Meg Mallon

Meg Mallon (born April 14, 1963) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1987 and won 18 LPGA Tour events, including four major championships, during her career. Mallon was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2017.[1]

Meg Mallon
Mallon in August 2009
Personal information
Full nameMeg Mallon
Born (1963-04-14) April 14, 1963
Natick, Massachusetts
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Nationality United States
ResidenceOcean Ridge, Florida
PartnerBeth Daniel
Career
CollegeOhio State University
Turned professional1987
Retired2010
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (1987–2010)
Professional wins20
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour18
Other2
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 4)
ANA Inspiration2nd/T2: 1996, 1999
Women's PGA C'shipWon: 1991
U.S. Women's OpenWon: 1991, 2004
du Maurier ClassicWon: 2000
Women's British OpenT8: 2002
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame2017 (member page)
GWAA Female
Player of the Year		1991
LPGA William and
Mousie Powell Award		1999

Amateur career

Mallon was born in Natick, Massachusetts. She started playing golf at the age of 7. She won the Michigan Amateur Championship title in 1983. She attended Mercy High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

She attended Ohio State University, where she earned All-Conference honors from 1984–85 and was the runner-up at the 1985 Big Ten Championship.

Professional career

Mallon joined the LPGA Tour in 1987. Her breakthrough year was 1991, when she won four times. Two of her victories were majors, the Mazda LPGA Championship and the U.S. Women's Open. She was also named Female Player of the Year by the Golf Writers Association of America and Most Improved Player by Golf Digest.

Mallon would win two more majors, the du Maurier Classic in 2000 and her second U.S. Women's Open in 2004. She also won the season-ending ADT Championship in 2003.

She won a total of 18 events on the tour, including four major championships. She also had nine top-10 placings on the money list, her best being second in 1991.

Mallon played for the United States in the Solheim Cup eight times: in 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2005. She served as an assistant team captain in 2009. She is the team captain in 2013.[2]

Mallon was inducted into the Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996, the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame in 2002, and the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. She was recognized during the LPGA's 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA's top-50 players and teachers. She was a non-voting member of the LPGA Tour Player Executive Committee in 1999, 2004, and 2008.

Mallon announced her retirement from professional golf on July 7, 2010, shortly before the start of the 2010 U.S. Women's Open.[3] She was inducted into the Palm Beach County Hall of Fame in 2011.

In 2003 during the second round of the Welch's/Fry's Championship, Mallon became the first player in LPGA history to shoot a 60, one stroke off the LPGA Tour's all-time record of 59 set by Annika Sörenstam in 2001. She is tied for second in the LPGA's all-time records for most career aces.

Professional wins (20)

LPGA Tour wins (18)
Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (4)
Other LPGA Tour (14)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Feb 4, 1991 Oldsmobile LPGA Classic −12 (66-70-69-71=276) 2 strokes Dana Lofland
2 Jun 30, 1991 Mazda LPGA Championship −10 (68-68-71-67=274) 1 stroke Pat Bradley
Ayako Okamoto
3 Jul 14, 1991 U.S. Women's Open −1 (70-75-71-67=283) 2 strokes Pat Bradley
4 Oct 6, 1991 Daikyo World Championship −3 (73-72-71=216) 5 strokes Dottie Mochrie
5 Mar 14, 1993 PING/Welch's Championship (Tucson) −16 (67-66-70-69=272) 1 stroke Betsy King
6 May 9, 1993 Sara Lee Classic −11 (70-71-64=205) Playoff Tina Tombs
7 Feb 24, 1996 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open −4 (74-70-68=212) 1 stroke Karrie Webb
8 Apr 28, 1996 Sara Lee Classic −6 (70-71-69=210) 2 strokes Stephanie Farwig
Pamela Wright
9 Aug 9, 1998 Star Bank LPGA Classic −17 (64-66-68=199) Playoff Dottie Pepper
10 Jan 24, 1999 Naples LPGA Memorial −16 (69-67-69-67=272) 1 stroke Helen Alfredsson
Kelly Robbins
11 May 16, 1999 Sara Lee Classic −17 (66-65-68=199) 1 stroke Annika Sörenstam
Kris Tschetter
12 Jun 11, 2000 Wegmans Rochester International −8 (74-67-72-67=280) 2 strokes Wendy Doolan
13 Aug 13, 2000 du Maurier Classic −6 (73-68-72-69=282) 1 stroke Rosie Jones
14 Aug 18, 2002 Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open −4 (71-71-69-73=284) 3 strokes Michelle Ellis
Catriona Matthew
Michele Redman
15 Nov 23, 2003 ADT Championship −7 (71-71-72-67=281) 1 stroke Annika Sörenstam
16 Jul 4, 2004 U.S. Women's Open −10 (73-69-67-65=274) 2 strokes Annika Sörenstam
17 Jul 11, 2004 BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open −18 (65-70-65-70=270) 4 strokes Beth Daniel
18 Aug 8, 2004 Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic −7 (66-69-74-68=277) 1 stroke Se Ri Pak
Karen Stupples

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1992 The Phar-Mor in Youngstown Donna Andrews
Beth Daniel
Betsy King		 King won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1993 Sara Lee Classic Tina Tombs Won with birdie on third extra hole
3 1998 Star Bank LPGA Classic Dottie Pepper Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

Legends Tour wins (1)
  • 2014 Walgreens Charity Championship

Major championships

Wins (4)
YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner(s)-up
1991LPGA Championship−10 (68-68-71-67=274)1 stroke Pat Bradley, Ayako Okamoto
1991U.S. Women's Open−1 (70-75-71-67=283)2 strokes Pat Bradley
2000du Maurier Classic−6 (73-68-72-69=282)1 stroke Rosie Jones
2004U.S. Women's Open−10 (73-69-67-65=274)2 strokes Annika Sörenstam

Results timeline
Tournament1986198719881989
Kraft Nabisco Championship
LPGA Championship T61 T29
U.S. Women's Open CUT T44 CUT
du Maurier Classic T59
Tournament19901991199219931994199519961997199819992000
Kraft Nabisco Championship T9 T30 5 T49 T11 T16 T2 CUT T16 2 3
LPGA Championship T20 1 T26 T45 T11 T15 T10 T22 T6 T11 T17
U.S. Women's Open T9 1 4 21 T6 2 T19 T43 CUT T5 T2
du Maurier Classic CUT T23 T13 T64 T4 T12 4 T30 T4 T66 1
Tournament2001200220032004200520062007200820092010
Kraft Nabisco Championship T28 T36 T33 T48 T50 T66 73 T15 CUT
LPGA Championship T17 T12 T27 16 T33 CUT CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Women's Open T30 T22 CUT 1 T13 CUT CUT T58 CUT
Women's British Open ^ CUT T8 T37 CUT CUT CUT 68

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut.
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary
  • Starts – 84
  • Wins – 4
  • 2nd-place finishes – 4
  • 3rd-place finishes – 1
  • Top 3 finishes – 9
  • Top 5 finishes – 15
  • Top 10 finishes – 21
  • Top 25 finishes – 41
  • Missed cuts – 18
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 24
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (5 times)

Team appearances

Professional

See also

References
  1. "Love III gets Hall of Fame call: Woosnam, Mallon, Ochoa, Longhurst also included in Class of 2017". PGA Tour. October 18, 2016.
  2. Meg Mallon is U.S. Solheim captain
  3. Golfweek.com, As will to win fades, Mallon, 47, retires 2010-07-07
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