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Catriona Matthew (née Lambert) (born 25 August 1969) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.
[edit] Amateur career
Catriona Lambert was born in Edinburgh, but grew up in North Berwick and learned to play on the Children's Course and North Berwick West Links in the town. She had a successful junior and amateur career, becoming Scottish Girls champion in 1986 and Scottish Under-21 Stroke Play champion in 1988 and 1989. She captured the Scottish Amateur title in 1991, 1993 and 1994, and the British Amateur title in 1993.[1] She is also a two time winner of the St Rule Trophy played at St. Andrews. [2] She was a member of the 1990,[3] 1992[4] and 1994 Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup teams.[5] She graduated from the University of Stirling in 1992 having studied accountancy,this being one of a few British universities offering golf scholarships.[6]
[edit] Professional career
Matthew qualified for the LPGA Tour by tying for fifth at the 1994 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 1995 season.[7] She soon established herself on the tour, and her best season through 2004 was 2001, when she finished tenth on the money list. Her two LPGA victories came at the 2001 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open and the 2004 Wendy's Championship for Children. Her best finish in an LPGA major is a tie for third at the 2001 Women's British Open.
Matthew also plays a few Ladies European Tour events each season, and she won her maiden professional tournament at the Australian Ladies Open in 1996.[7] She also won the 1998 McDonald's WPGA Championship on that tour. She was a member of the 1998 Solheim Cup Team[8] and first reserve for the 2000 match held in her native Scotland. When Helen Alfredsson hurt her wrist she was called into the team but Alfredson recovered and Matthew didn't play.[9] She was somewhat controversially left out of the 2002 Solheim Cup team[10] [11] but was a captain's pick for the 2003 team,[12] [13] gaining the cup winning point.[14] She was a captain's pick for the 2005 team as well.[15] She teamed with Janice Moodie to represent Scotland at the 2005[16] and 2006 Women’s World Cup of Golf.[17] and was a member of the victorious International team captained by Annika Sörenstam in the inaugural Lexus Cup.[18]
In the official world rankings released on 21 February 2006, Matthew was ranked 19th in the world, making her the top British female golfer. She won the 2007 Scandinavian TPC Hosted by Annika.[19]
[edit] Personal life
Matthew's husband Graeme is her caddy and in January 2007 they had their first child, a daughter, Katie.[20]
[edit] Professional wins (5)
[edit] LPGA Tour (2)
[edit] Other (3)
[edit] Results in LPGA majors
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
DNP = did not play.
CUT = missed the half=way cut.
"T" tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] LPGA Tour career summary
| Year |
Majors |
Other wins |
LPGA wins |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank |
Average |
| 1995 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
37,832 |
100 |
73.59 |
| 1996 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
76,490 |
79 |
73.12 |
| 1997 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
221,276 |
33 |
72.15 |
| 1998 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
118,157 |
63 |
72.33 |
| 1999 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
370,162 |
21 |
71.53 |
| 2000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
278,382 |
32 |
72.10 |
| 2001 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
747,970 |
10 |
71.41 |
| 2002 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
567,394 |
15 |
71.22 |
| 2003 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
506,273 |
21 |
71.22 |
| 2004 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
650,444 |
14 |
71.16 |
| 2005 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
776,924 |
10 |
71.46 |
| 2006 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
191,153 |
65 |
72.90 |
| 2007 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
518,366 |
28 |
72.16 |
[edit] Solheim Cup Record
| Year |
Total Matches |
Total W-L-H |
Singles W-L-H |
4somes W-L-H |
4balls W-L-H |
Points Won |
Points % |
| Career |
13 |
2-1-0 |
2-1-0 |
2-2-2 |
2-2-0 |
7 |
53.8% |
| 1998 |
3 |
1-2-0 |
0-1-0 lost to S. Steinhauer 3&2 |
1-1-0 won w/A. Sorenstam 3&2, lost w/A. Sörenstam 3&2 |
|
1 |
33.33% |
| 2003 |
5 |
3-1-1 |
1-0-0 def R. Jones 3&1 |
1-0-1 won w/J. Moodie 5&3, halved w/J. Moodie |
1-1-0 lost w/L.Davies 2&1, won w/J. Moodie 4&3 |
3.5 |
70% |
| 2005 |
5 |
2-2-1 |
1-0-0 def W. Ward 3&2 |
0-1-1 halved w/C. Koch, lost w/A. Sörenstam 1dn |
1-1-0 won w/A. Sörenstam 2&1, lost w/C.Koch 1dn |
2.5 |
50% |
[edit] Notes and References
- ^ Catriona Matthew Full Career Biography. LET. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ St Rule Trophy. St. Andrews Links (2006-10-23). Retrieved on 2007-03-07.
- ^ Previous Curtis Cup Matches 1932-2002. USGA. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
- ^ 1992 Curtis Cup. USGA. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ 1994 Curtis Cup. USGA. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ Scots staying home on range. Scotland on Sunday (2007-03-11). Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ a b Catriona Matthew Player Profile. LPGA. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ Keeping the hardware. CNN (1998-09-20). Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ Tough play being the reserve. BBC (2002-09-17). Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ Reid chooses wild cards amid controversy. LET (2002-08-25). Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ Biting back. Scottish Golf (2002-10-16). Retrieved on 2007-03-24.
- ^ European Team announced. LET (2003-08-25). Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ Solheim Cup player profiles. LET (2003-08-30). Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ It's Solheim Time!. LET (2005). Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ The 2005 European Solheim Cup team announced. LET (2005-08-28). Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
- ^ Moodie and Matthew flying the flag at World Cup. LET (2005-02-11). Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ Stellar field for Women’s World Cup of Golf. LET (2005-11-14). Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ Internationals win The Lexus Cup. LET (2005-12-12). Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
- ^ Matthew wins Scandinavian TPC Hosted by Annika. Ladie European Tour (2007-08-12). Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ Matthew returns to the LPGA Tour. Golf Observer (2007-03-08). Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
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