Trish Johnson

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::summary English professional golfer (born 1966) ::

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| | image | 2010 Women's British Open - Trish Johnson (6).jpg | | imagesize | 250px | | caption | Johnson during 2010 Women's British Open | | fullname | Patricia Mary Johnson | | birth_date | | | birth_place | Bristol, England | | death_date | | | height | | | nationality | | | yearpro | 1987 | | retired | | | tour | Legends Tour | | extour | Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour | | prowins | 29 | | lpgawins | 3 | | letwins | 19 (T3rd all-time) | | otherwins | 7 | | majorwins | | | nabisco | T8: 1993 | | lpga | 8th/T8: 1993, 1997 | | wusopen | 10th: 1998 | | dumaurier | T3: 1991 | | wbritopen | T19: 2001 | | evian | CUT: 2014 | | wghofid | | | wghofyear | | | award1 | Ladies European Tour Rookie of the Year | | year1 | 1987 | | award2 | Ladies European Tour Order of Merit | | year2 | 1990 | | awardssection | | | module | {{Infobox person|embed=yes | | signature | Trish_Johnson_signature.jpg | ::

| name = Trish Johnson

| image = 2010 Women's British Open - Trish Johnson (6).jpg | imagesize = 250px | caption = Johnson during 2010 Women's British Open | fullname = Patricia Mary Johnson | nickname = | birth_date = | birth_place = Bristol, England | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | nationality = | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 1987 | retired = | tour = Legends Tour | extour = Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour | prowins = 29 | lpgawins = 3 | letwins = 19 (T3rd all-time) | otherwins = 7 | majorwins = | nabisco = T8: 1993 | lpga = 8th/T8: 1993, 1997 | wusopen = 10th: 1998 | dumaurier = T3: 1991 | wbritopen = T19: 2001 | evian = CUT: 2014 | wghofid = | wghofyear = | award1 = Ladies European Tour Rookie of the Year | year1 = 1987 | award2 = Ladies European Tour Order of Merit | year2 = 1990 | awardssection = | module = {{Infobox person|embed=yes | signature = Trish_Johnson_signature.jpg Patricia Mary "Trish" Johnson MBE (born 17 January 1966) is an English professional golfer. She won three times on the LPGA Tour and 19 times on the Ladies European Tour. As a senior she has won both senior women's major championships, the U.S. Senior Women's Open and the Senior LPGA Championship.

Early life

Johnson was born in Bristol, South West England, United Kingdom. Her father and her three brothers were all golfers, one of them was a professional golfer. She practiced other sports, including badminton, soccer and tennis, but took up golf at age nine influenced by her family, playing at Royal North Devon Golf Club, a links course and the oldest golf club in England. She preferred to learn by herself rather than taking golf lessons.

Amateur career

She was South Western Champion in 1983 and 1984. In 1984 she was both England Under-23 and Under-21 Champion. In 1985 she won the English Women's Amateur Championship, was the English Women's Strokeplay Champion and repeated as England Under-23 Champion. In 1986 she represented Great Britain and Ireland in the Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships and the Curtis Cup. At the 1986 Curtis Cup match, on foreign soil at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kansas, her team won with 13−5 against United States and Johnson won maximum points in her four games. | title = World Amateur Team Championship Record Books | publisher = International Golf Federation | url = http://www.internationalgolffederation.org/recordbook/wplayer2.asp?fname=Patricia&mname=&lname=Johnson&country=Great%20Britain%20and%20Ireland | access-date = 26 May 2007}} | title = 1986 Curtis Cup Match | publisher = United States Golf Association | url = http://www.curtiscup.org/2004/history/us_teams/1986.html | access-date = 26 May 2007}}

Professional career

Johnson turned professional in March 1987. She won three tournaments in her first year as a professional and was Rookie of Year on the Ladies European Tour in 1987. She won four tournaments in 1990 and won the 1990 Order of Merit. Overall, she has won 19 tournaments on the Ladies European Tour and has finished in the top ten of the Order of Merit on thirteen occasions, including second places in 2000 and 2004. |title = Johnson wins in spectacular style in Wales |publisher = Ladies European Tour |author = Martin Park |date = 15 August 2005 |url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4506&page=71 |access-date = 26 May 2007 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184542/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4506&page=71 |archive-date = 30 September 2007 |df = dmy-all

Her latest regular victory came at the age of 48 years, 7 months, and 15 days at the 2014 Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open, making her the oldest ever winner on the Ladies European Tour and tied third on the all-time-list of most wins on the tour.

Johnson won the 1987 LPGA Tour Qualifying School to earn playing rights for the 1988 season. She has three wins on the US-based LPGA Tour. She won the 1993 Las Vegas LPGA tournament and the following week's LPGA Atlanta Women's Championship. Her last LPGA victory was the 1996 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic. | title = Tournament Chronology 1990–1999 | publisher = LPGA Tour | url = http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology90-99.pdf | access-date = 26 May 2007}}

She was a member of the European Solheim Cup team in 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, and 2007 and teamed with Laura Davies to represent England at the 2007 Women's World Cup of Golf. | title = Women's World Cup of Golf:Final Results | publisher = LPGA Tour | url = http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=2&pid=9577 | access-date = 26 May 2007}}

Senior career

After turning 50, Johnson has won six tournaments on the Legends Tour, where most tournaments had an age limit of 45, including three senior women's major golf championships. She won the inaugural Senior LPGA Championship in 2017 and repeated that victory in 2021.

At the 2023 U.S. Senior Women's Open at Waverley Country Club in Portland, Oregon, which had an age limit of 50, Johnson, at 57 years of age, was tied at fourth, five strokes from leader Catriona Matthew after two rounds. She advanced to the lead after a third round 5-under-par 67 and finished winner, one stroke ahead of Leta Lindley after the final round. Johnson received a winner's check of $180,000, twice as much as the highest prize on any regular win in her career.

Johnson became the player with most victories in senior women's majors championships and one of three players who, during their careers, have won both of the two senior majors. The other two players are Laura Davies and Helen Alfredsson.

Awards, honors

In 2010, Johnson earned Life Time Membership of the Ladies European Tour, reaching the criteria for the honor after the tour decided to retrospectively award points for her 2008 win of the European Nations Cup.

In September 2024, the England Golf Federation announced that Johnson was selected to be inducted in to the England Golf Hall of Fame.

In June 2025 Johnson was in the King's Birthday honors list becoming an MBE .

Amateur wins

• 1984 England Under-21 Championship, England Under-23 Championship
• 1985 English Women's Amateur Championship, English Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, England Under-23 Championship, French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship

Professional wins (29)

LPGA Tour wins (3)

::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 4 Apr 1993 | Las Vegas LPGA | −7 (71-71-67=209) | 4 strokes | USA Missie McGeorge | | 2 | 18 Apr 1993 | Atlanta Women's Championship | −6 (72-72-68-70=282) | 2 strokes | USA Sherri Steinhauer | | 3 | 29 Sep 1996 | Fieldcrest Cannon Classic | −18 (67-71-68-64=270) | 3 strokes | USA Kim Saiki | ::

Ladies European Tour wins (19)

::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 6 Jun 1987 | date=July 1987 |title=Siffror, WPGA-Touren, McEwan's Wirral Classic |language=sv |trans-title=Numbers, WPGA Tour, McEwan's Wirral Classic |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/rr573t9b/88 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=89 |number=7}} | −4 (72-70-73-77=292) | Playoff | AUS Karen Lunn | | 2 | 25 Jul 1987 | date=August 1987 |title=Resultat |trans-title=Results |url=http://www.e-magin.se/paper/2xh8nrv4/popup/1? |access-date=12 October 2023 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=90 |language=sv |number=8}} | −22 (64-60-60-58=242) | 11 strokes | AUS Corinne Dibnah | | 3 | 25 Oct 1987 | Woolmark Ladies' Matchplay | 4 and 3 | FRA Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | | | 4 | 13 May 1990 | Hennessy Ladies' Cup | −3 (72-68-71-74=285) | 3 strokes | FRA Marie-Laure de Lorenzi, USA Tammie Green | | 5 | 15 Jul 1990 | Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic | −11 (61-66-58-64=249) | 5 strokes | AUS Corinne Dibnah | | 6 | 16 Sep 1990 | Ladies European Open | −12 (71-67-69-69=276) | 2 strokes | USA Michelle Estill, USA Pearl Sinn | | 7 | 11 Nov 1990 | Longines Classic | +2 (72-71-75-68=286) | 6 strokes | SCO Gillian Stewart | | 8 | 31 May 1992 | Skol La Manga Club Classic | −10 (73-66-67-68=274) | 1 stroke | BEL Florence Descampe, SWE Catrin Nilsmark | | 9 | 8 Sep 1996 | Marks & Spencer European Open | −14 (74-66-64-70=274) | 5 strokes | SWE Pernilla Sterner, AUS Anne-Marie Knight | | 10 | 13 Oct 1996 | Open de France Dames | −19 (62-68-70=200) | 10 strokes | ESP Raquel Carriedo-Tomás | | 11 | 11 Jul 1999 | date=December 1999 |title=American Express Tour, Penningligan (Slutställning) |trans-title=American Express Tour, Money leaders (final standings) |url=http://www.e-magin.se/paper/5xx2hhjn/paper/50#/paper/fq3fs717/69 |access-date=28 September 2023 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=68 |language=Swedish |number=12}} (2) | −6 (70-70-75-67=282) | 1 stroke | ENG Alison Nicholas | | 12 | 24 Oct 1999 | Marrakech Palmeraie Open | −12 (70-67-67=204) | 5 strokes | BEL Valérie Van Ryckeghem | | 13 | 6 Aug 2000 | The Daily Telegraph Ladies British Masters | −9 (68-71-68=207) | 2 strokes | NOR Vibeke Stensrud | | 14 | 15 Aug 2004 | Wales "Golf as it should be" Ladies Open | −15 (73-70-69-65=277) | 3 strokes | DNK Iben Tinning, ENG Laura Davies | | 15 | 26 May 2007 | BMW Ladies Italian Open | | | | | 16 | 6 Apr 2008 | VCI European Ladies Golf Cup^ (with ENG Rebecca Hudson) | −21 (267) | 5 strokes | DEU Martina Eberl / Anja Monke BEL Ellen Smets / Lara Tadiotto | | 17 | 4 Jul 2010 | Tenerife Ladies Open | −14 (67-71-66-70=274) | 1 stroke | FRA Virginie Lagoutte | | 18 | 12 Sep 2010 | title=Open de France Feminin, Final result |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/reports-page?url=tmresult~result%3DPF~&id=2010&code=TM50&title=Final%20Result |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=ladieseuropeantour.com |publisher=Ladies European Tour}} (3) | −14 (70-67-63-74=274) | Playoff | ITA Diana Luna | | 19 | 29 Aug 2014 | Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open | −7 (66-70-73=209) | 2 strokes | FRA Gwladys Nocera | ::

^ Nation team event, with two rounds of better-ball and two rounds of a greensome variation, sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour, counted as a tour win but with unofficial prize money and not counted in the Order of Merit.

Ladies European Tour playoff record (2–4) ::data[format=table]

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1987	British Olivetti Tournament	SCO Jane Connachan	Lost. Connachan won with par on first extra hole.
2	1987	McEwan's Wirral Classic	AUS Karen Lunn	Won on second extra hole.
3	1996	Hennessy Cup	SWE Helen Alfredsson
SWE Liselotte Neumann	Lost. Alfredsson won with birdie on second extra hole.
Neumann eliminated on first hole.
4	1997	Deesse Ladies' Swiss Open	FRA Marie-Laure de Lorenzi	Lost.
5	1999	Laura Davies' Invitational	SWE Sofia Grönberg -Whitmore	Lost. Grönberg won win birdie on second extra hole.
6	2010	date=12 September 2010	title=Johnson tog tredje segern i Open de France	trans-title=Johnson took her third win in Open de France
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Other wins (1)

::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 18 Oct 1992 | Sunrise Cup World Team Championship (individual) | +3 (71-72-76=219) | Shared with SWE Liselotte Neumann | | ::

Legends Tour wins (6)

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Legend
Legends Tour major championships (3)
Other Legends Tour (3)
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::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 21 Aug 2016 | date=21 August 2016 |title=Trish Johnson outlasts Juli Inkster in Legends playoff |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/17362978/trish-johnson-outlasts-juli-inkster-legends-championship-playoff |access-date=29 August 2023}} | −5 (68-71=139) | Playoff | USA Juli Inkster | | 2 | 12 Jul 2017 | Senior LPGA Championship | −4 (67-72-73=212) | 3 strokes | USA Michele Redman | | 3 | 10 Jun 2018 | date=10 June 2018 |title=Trish Johnson wins Suquamish Clearwater Legends Cup at Kingston's White Horse Golf Club |website=SeattleSports.com |url=https://sports.mynorthwest.com/469613/trish-johnson-wins-suquamish-clearwater-legends-cup-at-kingstons-white-horse-golf-club/ |access-date=29 August 2023}} | −8 (66-70=136) | 5 strokes | USA Lisa Grimes | | 4 | 7 Sep 2018 | BJ's Charity Championship (with ENG Laura Davies) | −10 (61) | 2 strokes | USA Patti Rizzo and USA Michele Redman, USA Donna Caponi and USA Laurie Rinker | | 5 | 29 Aug 2021 | Senior LPGA Championship | −7 (67-73-69=209) | 1 stroke | WAL Becky Morgan | | 6 | 27 Aug 2023 | U.S. Senior Women's Open | −4 (73-72-67-72=284) | 1 stroke | USA Leta Lindley | ::

Senior major championships

Wins (3)

::data[format=table] | Year | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2017 | Senior LPGA Championship | −4 (67-72-73=212) | 3 strokes | USA Michele Redman | | 2021 | Senior LPGA Championship | −7 (67-73-69=209) | 1 stroke | WAL Becky Morgan | | 2023 | U.S. Senior Women's Open | −4 (73-72-67-72=284) | 1 stroke | USA Leta Lindley | ::

Ladies European Tour career summary

::data[format=table] | Year | Earnings | Order of Merit rank | Scoring average | |---|---|---|---| | 1987 | £35,718 | 5 | | | 1988 | £2,110 | 90 | | | 1989 | £11,631 | 36 | | | 1990 | £83,043 | 1 | | | 1991 | £18,155 | 19 | | | 1992 | £51,805 | 4 | | | 1993 | £17,451 | 17 | | | 1994 | £31,309 | 15 | | | 1995 | £52,464 | 7 | | | 1996 | £80,333 | 3 | | | 1997 | £45,742 | 9 | 72.40 | | 1998 | £73,190 | 4 | 72.13 | | 1999 | £117,214 | 4 | 70.86 | | 2000 | €115,131 | 2 | 71.93 | | 2001 | €66,043 | 16 | 72.71 | | 2002 | €36,011 | 27 | 73.71 | | 2003 | €89,066 | 9 | 71.73 | | 2004 | €160,051 | 2 | 71.82 | | 2005 | €116,190 | 9 | 71.91 | | 2006 | €72,288 | 24 | | | 2007 | €202,468 | 4 | 72.35 | | 2008 | €67,782 | 34 | 73.12 | | 2009 | €46,567 | 40 | 72.30 | | 2010 | €139,925 | 9 | 72.11 | | 2011 | €30,839 | 71 | 73.27 | | 2012 | €124,438 | 10 | 71.90 | | 2013 | €50,055 | 44 | 72.63 | | 2014 | €92,607 | 17 | 72.38 | | 2015 | €27,434 | | 75.00 | | 2016 | €32,093 | 52 | 73.61 | | 2017 | − | − | 74.29 | ::

Yellow for top-10 finishes, green for first.

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing England): 1984, 1986 (winners)
• Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1985 (winners)
• European Ladies' Team Championship (representing England): 1985
• Women's Home Internationals (representing England): 1985 (winners), 1986
• Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1986 (winners)
• Espirito Santo Trophy: (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1986

Professional

• Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 1990, 1992 (winners), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 (winners), 2005, 2007
• World Cup (representing England): 2007, 2008
• VCI European Ladies Golf Cup (representing England): 2008 (winners)
• Handa Cup (representing World team): 2013 (winners), 2014, 2015
• The Queens (representing Europe): 2016

Solheim Cup record

::data[format=table] | Year | Total matches | Total W-L-H | Singles W-L-H | Foursomes W-L-H | Fourballs W-L-H | Points won | Points % | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Career | 25 | 5–13–7 | 1–7–0 | 2–4–2 | 2–2–5 | 8.5 | 34% | | 1990 | 3 | 0–3–0 | 0–1–0 lost to P. Bradley 8&7 | 0–1–0 lost w/M de Lorenzi 5&4 | 0–1–0 lost w/M de Lorenzi 2&1 | 0 | 0% | | 1992 | 3 | 1–1–1 | 1–0–0 def P. Sheehan 2&1 | 0–1–0 lost w/F.Descampe 1dn | 0–0–1 halved w/F.Descampe | 1.5 | 50% | | 1994 | 3 | 0–3–0 | 0–1–0 lost to B. Daniel 1dn | 0–1–0 lost w/P. Wright 2dn | 0–1–0 lost w/P. Wright 3&2 | 0 | 0% | | 1996 | 4 | 2–1–1 | 0–1–0 lost to D. Pepper 3&2 | 1–0–0 won w/L. Davies 4&3 | 1–0–1 won w/L. Davies 6&5, halved w/A. Sorenstam | 2.5 | 62.5% | | 1998 | 2 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 lost to D. Pepper 3&2 | 0–1–0 lost w/L. Davies 3&1 | | 0 | 0% | | 2000 | 4 | 2–1–1 | 0–1–0 lost to D. Pepper 2&1 | 1–0–1 won w/S. Gustafson 3&2, halved w/S. Gustafson | 1–0–0 won w/S. Gustafson 3&2 | 2.5 | 62.5% | | 2005 | 3 | 0–1–2 | 0–1–0 lost to P.Hurst 2&1 | 0–0–1 halved w/S. Gustafson | 0–0–1 halved w/I. Tinning | 1 | 33.3% | | 2007 | 3 | 0–1–2 | 0–1–0 lost to A.Stanford 3&2 | | 0–0–2 halved w/L. Davies, halved w/I. Tinning | 1 | 33.3% | ::

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