Felicity Johnson (golfer)
| Felicity Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 26 February 1987 Birmingham, England |
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2006 |
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2007) LPGA Tour (joined 2013) |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 2 |
| ALPG Tour | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T34: 2015 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2013 |
| Women's British Open | T56: 2020 |
| Evian Championship | 65th: 2021 |
Felicity Johnson (born 26 February 1987) is an English professional golfer who has played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.
Johnson started playing golf at five years old and left school at 16 to pursue an amateur career. This was successful and she was named The Daily Telegraph Lady Golfer of the Year in 2005 after winning the 2005 English Women's Amateur Championship, was a member of the 2005 winning Vagliano Trophy team, and won 2005 Spirit International as part of the England Team.[1]
Johnson turned professional in 2006 and finished third at the 2008 ANZ Ladies Masters, the 2008 Göteborg Masters and the 2009 SAS Ladies Masters before earning her maiden win at the 2009 Tenerife Ladies Open at Golf Costa Adeje. She shot 62 (−10) in the first round of 2008 Göteborg Masters at Lycke Golf Course, a Ladies European Tour record. She claimed her second win at the 2011 Lacoste Ladies Open de France, winning a playoff with Diana Luna, the second playoff loss at the tournament in a row for Luna who was beaten in identical circumstances by Trish Johnson the previous year. More recently she was runner-up at the 2015 Lalla Meryem Cup and 2016 ISPS Handa New Zealand Open.[1]
In 2018, the R&A-supported Golf Foundation named her an official Ambassador.[2]
Amateur wins
[edit]Professional wins (4)
[edit]Ladies European Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Sep 2009 | Tenerife Ladies Open | −14 (69-72-66-67=274) | 2 strokes |  Becky Brewerton
|
| 2 | 2 Oct 2011 | Lacoste Ladies Open de France | −14 (68-70-69-67=274) | Playoff |  Diana Luna
|
ALPG Tour wins (2)
[edit]Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing England): 2003[4]
- Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2005 (winners)
- Spirit International (representing England): 2005 (winners)
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing England): 2005
- European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing England): 2004, 2006[5][6]
Professional
- The Queens (representing Ladies European Tour): 2017
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Felicity Johnson Bio". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "'Fantastic' Felicity Johnson accepts Ambassador role with the Golf Foundation". Golf Foundation. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Felicity Johnson Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "European Girls' Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Teammates Klatten, Scott Battle for Bragging Rights & Country at European Team Championship". Georgia State Sports Communications. 27 July 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "European Lady Junior's Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Felicity Johnson at the LPGA Tour official site
- Felicity Johnson at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Felicity Johnson at the WPGA Tour Australasia official site
- Felicity Johnson at the ALPG Tour official site (archived)
- Felicity Johnson at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site