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Laura Davies
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Davies at the 2009 Women's British Open
Personal information
Full name Laura Jane Davies
Born (1963-10-05) 5 October 1963 (age 61)
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nationality  England
Residence Ottershaw, Surrey, England
Career
Turned professional 1985
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 1988)
Ladies European Tour (joined 1985)
Professional wins 87
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour 20
Ladies European Tour 45 (1st all-time)
LPGA of Japan Tour 7
Ladies Asian Golf Tour 2
ALPG Tour 8
Other 5 (regular)
4 (senior)
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
(Wins: 4)
Kraft Nabisco C'ship 2nd: 1994
LPGA Championship Won: 1994, 1996
U.S. Women's Open Won: 1987
du Maurier Classic Won: 1996
Women's British Open T8: 2004
The Evian Championship T41: 2014
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame 2015
Ladies European Tour
Player of the Year
1996, 1999
Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year
1985
Ladies European Tour
Order of Merit
1985, 1986, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2006
LPGA Tour
Money Winner
1994
LPGA Tour
Player of the Year
1996
GWAA Female
Player of the Year
1994, 1996
Best Female Golfer
ESPY Award
1995
Commander of the Order
of the British Empire
2000
GWAA ASAPSports
/Jim Murray Award
2013
Middle East Golf Awards
Ultimate Recognition
2014
Laura Davies
Personal information
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Myrtle Beach Seadawgs 1 (0)
Total 1 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Dame Laura Jane Davies, DBE (born 5 October 1963) is an English professional golfer. She has achieved the status of her nation's most accomplished female golfer of modern times, being the second non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list as well as winning the Ladies European Tour (LET) Order of Merit a record seven times: in 1985, 1986, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2006.

As of 2018, Davies has 87 professional wins worldwide, with 20 on the LPGA Tour, including four majors. From 1985 to 2010, she won at least one individual title somewhere in the world every season, except for 2005, and was the first golfer, male or female, to win tournaments on five continents in one year. She is a member of U.S.-based LPGA Tour and a life member of the Ladies European Tour. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2015.

Amateur career

A native of Coventry, Davies began as an amateur international player for Great Britain, compiling a notable record. She was the 1983 English Intermediate Champion, the 1984 Welsh Ladies Open Stroke Play Champion and the South Eastern Champion in both 1983 and 1984. She was also a member of the Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup Team in 1984. She turned professional in 1985.

Professional career

Davies started her professional career on the WPGET (now Ladies European Tour) in 1985 when she won both Rookie of the Year and Order of Merit titles. She subsequently won the Sports Journalists' Association Peter Wilson Trophy as International Newcomer of the Year 1985. She repeated the Order of Merit win in 1986 having won four titles, one of which was the Women's British Open (prior to it becoming a major).

In 1987 she went to the United States and won the U.S. Women's Open in an 18-hole playoff against Ayako Okamoto and JoAnne Carner. It was a victory that led the LPGA to amend its constitution. Davies was not a member of the LPGA Tour, so the LPGA changed its constitution to grant Davies automatic membership. For six days, Davies was holder of both the U.S and British Open titles. The 1987 Women's British Open took place the week after the U.S. Women's Open and in her defence Davies finished tied second, one shot behind winner Alison Nicholas.

Since 1988 Laura Davies has played on both the LPGA and Ladies European Tours. In 1988 Davies won twice as a rookie on the LPGA Tour, three times on the Ladies European Tour and once in Japan, becoming the first woman ever to win on all three major Tours in the same year.

In 1990 she was a member of the inaugural European Solheim Cup Team. She returned as part of every European team through 2011, the only player to do so. Davies is the all-time leader in points won in the Solheim Cup, breaking the record of Annika Sörenstam by winning a Saturday fourballs match partnered by Melissa Reid on 24 September 2011. Davies went on the increase her record point total to 25 by halving her singles match with Juli Inkster on 25 September 2011, as the Europeans captured the Solheim Cup for the fourth time.

In 1994 she was the first golfer, male or female, to win on five different golf tours in one calendar year: US, Europe, Asia, Japan and Australia. and became the first European player to be ranked unofficial number one in the world on the Ping Leaderboard. In 1996, she was again ranked number one on the Ping leaderboard.

Davies is the only player to participate in the first 12 Solheim Cup matches (1990–2011) on either the United States or European side. She was appointed as non-playing assistant captain for the European teams at the 2019, 2021 and 2023 Solheim Cup tournaments.

Davies was part of the LPGA team at the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge three times between 1994 and 1996.

Davies also was part of a mixed team event of PGA Tour and LPGA Tour players at the JCPenney Classic four times between 1996 and 1999. Davies won the event in 1999 alongside John Daly.

Her four consecutive victories at the J Golf Phoenix LPGA International between 1994 and 1997 made Davies the first LPGA player to win the same tournament in four consecutive years.

She represented England at the Women's World Cup of Golf in 2000 (with Trish Johnson when winning individually), 2005 (with Karen Stupples), 2006 (with Kirsty Taylor) and 2007 (with Trish Johnson). She was a Captain's pick for the International Team at the 2006 Lexus Cup.

In 2004 Davies was the first woman to compete in the men's European Tour, entering the ANZ Championship in Sydney, Australia, playing from the same tees as the men. She failed to make the cut, finishing second to last. She currently holds the LPGA Tour record for most eagles in a season, scoring 19 during the 2004 season.

Davies was the first woman to compete in a European Senior Tour event. She played in the 2018 Shipco Masters in Denmark, from the same tees as her male opponents.

In 2018, aged 55, Davies finished runner up at Bank of Hope Founders Cup on the LPGA Tour, including shooting a Saturday round of 63.

On 15 July 2018, Davies claimed the inaugural U.S. Senior Women's Open at Chicago Golf Club by shooting 16-under-par for a 10-shot victory over fellow Hall of Famer Juli Inkster. Then on 17 October, she made the "senior slam" by following that up by capturing her second senior major, the Senior LPGA Championship at French Lick Resort in Indiana with a score of 8-under-par, a four shot margin over Helen Alfredsson and Silvia Cavalleri.

Awards and honours

In 1993 Davies was elected Honorary Lifetime Member of the Ladies European Tour, at the time named the WPGA Tour, for services to the tour.

She was named the Sports Journalists' Association Sportswoman of the Year 1995 and 1996.

Davies won the Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Award in 1996.

She was recognized during the LPGA's 50th anniversary in 2000 as one of the top 50 players in the history of the LPGA.

Davies was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1988 Birthday Honours, Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2000, and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours, all for services to women's golf.

In January 2013, the Golf Writers Association of America announced that Davies would be the year's recipient of the ASAP Sports/Jim Murray Award, which recognises a golfer for "cooperation, quotability and accommodation with the media." The other finalists were Luke Donald and Greg Norman. The award was presented at the annual GWAA dinner at Augusta, Georgia, on 10 April.

In February 2015, Davies was announced as one of seven women, invited as the first female honorary members of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. The other six women were HRH Princess Anne, Renee Powell, Belle Robertson, Lally Segard, Louise Suggs and Annika Sörenstam. They joined the existing 15 male honorary members, whom included President George H. W. Bush, Peter Thomson CBE, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player.

She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2015.

On 18 April 2016, Davies was appointed the first honorary president of the Parliamentary Golf Group, an all-party organisation of MPs working to improve the state of golf in the United Kingdom. On 12 July 2016, Davies was presented with the "Spirit of Golf" Award from the Golf Foundation in a ceremony at Royal Troon. Davies is the first recipient of the prestigious honour.

Off-course activities

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Laura Davies on the practice range during the Women's British Open 2004 at Sunningdale Golf Club

Davies published an autobiography in 1996.

Davies enjoys all sports and is an avid football fan and a Liverpool F.C. supporter. She organises the annual football match at the Evian Masters tournament in France and she has in the past been fined by the Ladies European Tour for watching an England versus Spain European Championship football match on a portable television during the final round of the 1996 Evian Masters in France, a tournament she nevertheless won.

She is also the captain of the Rest of the World team in the annual Rest of the World V Australia cricket match held during the ANZ Ladies Masters.

In 2001, Davies joined the BBC Sport commentary team member at The Open Championship. and has regularly appeared in the commentary box for major golfing events on the BBC.

Davies has built a nine-hole golf course (one full size green and greenside bunker plus nine tees) in the garden of her house.

In 2004, she hosted a celebrity fourball tournament for the charity Sport Relief.

Davies has always had an interest in gambling, having formerly been a bookmaker's assistant, and this interest led to her becoming a racehorse owner.

In 2006 Davies completed a 56-mile charity walk along the Great Wall of China to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital. In 2012, she was named by the Golf Club Managers' Association's Golf Club Management magazine as the 32nd most powerful person in British golf due to her ability to inspire girls and women to play the game.

Football career

In 1997, 33-year-old Davies signed a four-year contract worth $1 as part of a publicity stunt for newly established American soccer team Myrtle Beach Seadawgs in the USISL D-3 Pro League. She played in one league game for the club, a six-minute cameo in a 4–1 loss against New Jersey Imperials on 18 April 1997. The future United States national soccer team international Tim Howard made his away debut in the game. Howard wrote in his book that the Seadawgs had offered a bonus of $500 to any player who could assist Davies score a goal.

Professional wins (87)

LPGA Tour wins (20)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (4)
Other LPGA Tour (16)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner(s)-up
1 26 Jul 1987 U.S. Women's Open −3 (72-70-72-71=285) Playoff United States JoAnne Carner
Japan Ayako Okamoto
2 20 Mar 1988 Circle K LPGA Tucson Open −10 (64-74-69-72=278) 1 stroke United States Robin Walton
3 5 Jun 1988 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic −11 (69-70-69-69=277) 3 strokes United States Nancy Lopez
4 18 Jun 1989 Lady Keystone Open −9 (67-73-67=207) 1 stroke United States Pat Bradley
5 10 Mar 1991 Inamori Classic −11 (70-68-72-67=277) 4 strokes United States Lynn Connelly
United States Judy Dickinson
6 16 May 1993 McDonald's Championship −7 (66-69-73-69=277) 1 stroke United States Sherri Steinhauer
7 20 Mar 1994 Standard Register PING −15 (69-72-66-70=277) 4 strokes United States Elaine Crosby
United States Beth Daniel
8 8 May 1994 Sara Lee Classic −13 (65-70-68=203) 1 stroke United States Meg Mallon
9 15 May 1994 McDonald's LPGA Championship −5 (70-72-69-68-279) 3 strokes United States Alice Ritzman
10 19 Mar 1995 Standard Register PING −12 (69-68-70-73=280) 1 stroke United States Beth Daniel
11 23 Apr 1995 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship −15 (67-67-67=201) 4 strokes United States Kelly Robbins
12 24 Mar 1996 Standard Register PING −8 (71-73-69-71=284) 1 stroke United States Kristal Parker-Manzo
13 12 May 1996 McDonald's LPGA Championship E (72-71-70=213) 1 stroke United States Julie Piers
14 4 Aug 1996 du Maurier Classic −11 (71-70-70-66=277) 2 strokes United States Nancy Lopez
Australia Karrie Webb
15 25 Aug 1996 Star Bank LPGA Classic −12 (68-66-70=204) 3 strokes United States Pat Hurst
United States Maggie Will
16 23 Mar 1997 Standard Register PING −15 (70-69-70-68=277) Playoff United States Kelly Robbins
17 22 Nov 1998 PageNet Tour Championship −11 (66-67-75-69=277) 4 strokes United States Brandie Burton
United States Pat Hurst
Australia Karrie Webb
18 13 Feb 2000 Los Angeles Women's Championship −5 (67-71-73=211) 3 strokes Sweden Carin Koch
Scotland Janice Moodie
United States Michele Redman
19 7 May 2000 The Philips Invitational −5 (68-67-68-72=275) 2 strokes United States Dottie Pepper
20 10 Jun 2001 Wegmans Rochester International −9 (68-68-69-74=279) 3 strokes Sweden Maria Hjorth
United States Wendy Ward

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–8)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1987 U.S. Women's Open United States JoAnne Carner
Japan Ayako Okamoto
Won 18-hole playoff (Davies:71, Okamoto:73, Carner:74)
2 1992 ShopRite LPGA Classic France Anne Marie Palli Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 1992 Rail Charity Golf Classic United States Nancy Lopez Lost to par on first extra hole
4 1994 JAL Big Apple Classic United States Beth Daniel Lost to birdie on first extra hole
5 1995 Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf Sweden Annika Sörenstam Lost to birdie on first extra hole
6 1996 State Farm Rail Classic United States Michelle McGann
United States Barb Whitehead
McGann won with birdie on third extra hole
7 1996 Toray Japan Queens Cup Japan Mayumi Hirase Lost to par on third extra hole
8 1997 Standard Register PING United States Kelly Robbins Won with par on first extra hole
9 1997 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic United States Tammie Green Lost to eagle on fifth extra hole
10 1999 PageNet Championship South Korea Se Ri Pak
Australia Karrie Webb
Pak won with birdie on first extra hole

LPGA majors are shown in bold.

Ladies European Tour wins (45)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 30 Jun 1985 Belgian Ladies Open −6 (70-71-73-72=286) 1 stroke England Maxine Burton
2 14 Jun 1986 McEwan's Wirral Classic −11 (72-71-70-72=285) 3 strokes England Penny Grice-Whittaker
England Beverley New
Scotland Dale Reid
3 13 Sep 1986 Greater Manchester Tournament −20 (63-70-67-68=268) 3 strokes England Penny Grice-Whittaker
4 12 Oct 1986 Women's British Open −17 (71-73-69-70=283) 4 strokes United States Peggy Conley
Spain Marta Figueras-Dotti
5 24 Oct 1986 La Manga Spanish Open −10 (72-72-68-74=286) 4 strokes Australia Corinne Dibnah
6 14 Sep 1987 Italian Ladies' Open −3 (73-72-69-71=285) 1 stroke Sweden Liselotte Neumann
7 30 Apr 1988 Ford Ladies' Classic −8 (72-76-69-75=292) 1 stroke Australia Corinne Dibnah
8 18 Sep 1988 Italian Ladies' Open −19 (65-67-69-68=269) 9 strokes France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya
9 16 Oct 1988 Biarritz Ladies Open −9 (65-67-68-67=267) 1 stroke France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya
10 15 Oct 1989 Laing Ladies Charity Classic −16 (72-64-72-68=276) 3 strokes Scotland Jane Connachan
Australia Corinne Dibnah
United States Susan Moon
Scotland Dale Reid
11 28 Oct 1990 AGF Biarritz Ladies Open
(Tournament shortened from 72 to 36 holes due to rain)
−2 (63-73=136) 1 stroke England Alison Nicholas
12 21 Apr 1991 Valextra Classic −7 (71-71-70-69=281) 4 strokes Spain Tania Abitbol
13 28 Jun 1992 European Ladies Open −11 (72-70-71-72=285) 2 strokes Sweden Catrin Nilsmark
14 2 Aug 1992 Ladies English Open −11 (72-69-69-71=281) 7 strokes Spain Tania Abitbol
France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi
Australia Corinne Dibnah
England Alison Nicholas
15 20 Sep 1992 BMW Italian Ladies' Open −14 (66-66-73-69=274) 5 strokes France Sandrine Mendiburu
16 5 Sep 1993 Waterford Dairies Ladies' English Open −11 (71-72-64-70=277) 1 stroke France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi
17 31 Jul 1994 Holiday Ireland Women's Open −6 (70-72-69-71=282) 8 strokes Sweden Carin Koch
Wales Helen Wadsworth
18 7 Aug 1994 The New Skoda Women's Scottish Open −10 (69-69-68-72=278) 1 stroke Denmark Karina Ørum
19 10 Jun 1995 Evian Masters −17 (68-67-69-67=271) 5 strokes Sweden Annika Sörenstam
20 30 Jul 1995 Guardian Irish Holidays Open −25 (67-66-66-68=267) 16 strokes Sweden Åsa Gottmo
21 13 Aug 1995 Woodpecker Women's Welsh Open −14 (68-69-71-70=278) 3 strokes Australia Wendy Doolan
22 3 Sep 1995 Wilkinson Sword Ladies' English Open −9 (72-67-70-70=279) 1 stroke Denmark Karina Ørum
23 22 Jun 1996 Evian Masters −14 (72-69-65-68=274) 4 strokes Sweden Carin Koch
24 15 Sep 1996 Wilkinson Sword Ladies' English Open −15 (72-66-68-67=273) 4 strokes Sweden Helen Alfredsson
25 20 Oct 1996 Italian Ladies' Open di Sicilia −10 (68-70-68-76=282) 3 strokes Germany Tina Fischer
England Fiona Pike
26 8 Jun 1997 Ford-Stimorol Danish Open −9 (68-70-69=207) 3 strokes Sweden Maria Hjorth
27 21 Sep 1997 Hennessy Cup E (75-71-68-74=288) 1 stroke Australia Anne-Marie Knight
28 26 Jul 1998 Chrysler Open -8 (72-71-71-70=284) 6 strokes England Trish Johnson
Spain Raquel Carriedo
29 4 Jul 1999 Chrysler Open −15 (71-69-66-67=273) 8 strokes England Alison Nicholas
30 8 Aug 1999 McDonald's WPGA Championship −8 (70-69-69-72=280) Playoff Sweden Maria Hjorth
31 22 Aug 1999 Compaq Open −15 (67-69-71-70=277) 4 strokes Sweden Helen Alfredsson
32 17 Sep 2000 TSN Ladies World Cup Golf (individual event) −7 (71-67-71=209) 3 strokes Sweden Sophie Gustafson
France Marine Monnet
33 9 Sep 2001 WPGA International Matchplay 5 & 4 Scotland Janice Moodie
34 4 Aug 2002 P4 Norwegian Masters −5 (73-69-68-73=283) Playoff Spain Ana Larraneta
35 23 Feb 2003 ANZ Ladies Masters1 −13 (67-68-68=203) 1 stroke Australia Rebecca Stevenson
Australia Karrie Webb
36 7 Mar 2004 AAMI Women's Australian Open1 −5 (68-68-77-70=283) 6 strokes Australia Rachel Teske
37 27 Aug 2006 SAS Masters −11 (69-68-68=205) 6 strokes Belgium Ellen Smets
38 29 Sep 2007 UNIQA Ladies Golf Open −16 (69-65-66=200) 4 strokes Sweden Sophie Gustafson
39 14 Sep 2008 UNIQA Ladies Golf Open −15 (71-67-67-68=273) 3 strokes England Lisa Hall
40 15 Feb 2009 Women's Australian Open1 −7 (74-76-67-68=285) 1 stroke Spain Tania Elósegui
41 28 Feb 2010 Pegasus New Zealand Women's Open1 −9 (69-71-71-68=279) 2 strokes Australia Sarah Kemp
Sweden Pernilla Lindberg
Norway Marianne Skarpnord
42 16 May 2010 UniCredit Ladies German Open −11 (71-72-66-68=277) 2 strokes England Melissa Reid
43 5 Sep 2010 UNIQA Ladies Golf Open −11 (70-65-70=205) 1 stroke France Virginie Lagoutte-Clément
44 19 Sep 2010 Open De España Femenino −11 (65-66-71=202) 2 strokes Australia Frances Bondad
England Rebecca Hudson
United States Christina Kim
45 13 Nov 2010 Hero Honda Women's Indian Open −3 (65-78-70=213) Playoff South Africa Tandi Cuningham
Sweden Louise Friberg
Thailand Nontaya Srisawang
Note: Davies won the Women's British Open once before it became co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour in 1994 and recognized as a major championship by the LPGA Tour in 2001 and the Evian Championship (formerly named the Evian Masters) twice before it became co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour in 2000 and recognized as a major championship by the LPGA Tour in 2013.

Ladies European Tour playoff record (3–6)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1986 British Olivetti Tournament Scotland Dale Reid Lost. Reid won with birdie on first extra hole.
2 1987 Bowring Ladies Scottish Open Scotland Dale Reid Lost on second extra hole
3 1993 Hennessy Ladies Cup Sweden Liselotte Neumann Lost to birdie by Neumann on first extra hole
4 1999 McDonalds WPGA Championship Sweden Maria Hjorth Won with par on second extra hole.
5 1999 Donegal Irish Ladies Open Spain Raquel Carriedo
Germany Elisabeth Esterl
France Sandrine Mendiburu
Lost. Mendiburu won with par on second extra hole. Esterl was eliminated with bogey on first extra hole.
6 2002 P4 Norwegian Masters Spain Ana Larraneta Won with birdie on second extra hole
7 2009 UNIQA Ladies Golf Open Sweden Linda Wessberg Lost on second extra hole
8 2010 Hero Honda Women's Indian Open South Africa Tandi Cuningham
Sweden Louise Friberg
Thailand Nontaya Srisawang
Won with eagle on first extra hole
9 2012 UniCredit Ladies German Open France Anne-Lise Caudal Lost. Caudal won with birdie on second extra hole.

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (7)

  • 1988 (1) Itoki Classic
  • 1994 (1) Itoen Ladies Open
  • 1995 (1) Itoen Ladies Open
  • 1996 (2) Satake Japan Classic, Itoen Ladies Open
  • 1999 (1) Takara World Invitational
  • 2001 (1) Itoen Ladies Open

ALPG Tour wins (8)

  • 1993 (1) Australian Ladies Masters
  • 1994 (1) Australian Ladies Masters
  • 2003 (1) ANZ Ladies Masters1
  • 2004 (1) AAMI Women's Australian Open1
  • 2008 (1) LG Bing Lee Women's NSW Open
  • 2009 (1) Women's Australian Open1
  • 2010 (2) Pegasus New Zealand Women's Open1, Kangaroo Valley Resort Classic

Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (2)

  • 1993 (1) Thailand Ladies Open
  • 1994 (1) Thailand Ladies Open

Other wins (5)

  • 1996 (1) JCPenney/LPGA Skins Game
  • 1998 (1) JCPenney/LPGA Skins Game
  • 1999 (2) Praia d'El Rey European Cup (Ladies European Tour team event), JCPenney Classic (with John Daly)
  • 2008 (1) Lalla Meryem Cup

Legends Tour wins (4)

Legend
Legends Tour major championships (2)
Other Legends Tour (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 11 Nov 2012 ISPS Handa Legends Tour Open Championship −5 (70-71=141) 2 strokes United States Beth Daniel
United States Barb Moxness
2 15 Jul 2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open −16 (71-71-66-68=276) 10 strokes United States Juli Inkster
3 7 Sep 2018 BJ's Charity Championship (with England Trish Johnson) −10 (61) 2 strokes United States Patti Rizzo and
United States Michele Redman
United States Donna Caponi and
United States Laurie Rinker
4 17 Oct 2018 Senior LPGA Championship −8 (68-70-70=208) 4 strokes Sweden Helen Alfredsson
Italy Silvia Cavalleri

Note

  • 1 Co-sanctioned by ALPG Tour and Ladies European Tour

Major championships

Wins (4)

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner(s)-up
1987 U.S. Women's Open 1 shot deficit −3 (72-70-72-71=285) Playoff 1 United States JoAnne Carner, Japan Ayako Okamoto
1994 McDonald's LPGA Championship 1 shot lead −5 (70-72-69-68=279) 3 strokes United States Alice Ritzman
1996 McDonald's LPGA Championship 2 shot deficit E (72-71-70=213) 1 stroke United States Julie Piers
1996 du Maurier Classic 5 shot deficit −11 (71-70-70-66=277) 2 strokes United States Nancy Lopez, Australia Karrie Webb

1 In an 18-hole playoff: Davies 71, Okamoto 73, Carner 74.

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Chevron Championship CUT T33 T21 T42 T44 T23
Women's PGA Championship CUT T65 CUT T51
U.S. Women's Open T11 1 T50 T7 T26 T44
du Maurier Classic 2 17 CUT T3
Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Chevron Championship CUT T12 2 T3 T15 T16 T3 T70 T35
Women's PGA Championship T52 T45 1 2 1 T4 T44 T7 T6
U.S. Women's Open CUT T11 T12 T24 6 CUT T11 CUT T9
du Maurier Classic T20 T38 CUT 1 T16 T22 2 73
Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Chevron Championship T11 T21 4 T16 T23 CUT T20 T55
Women's PGA Championship T6 CUT CUT T42 T3 T65 T30 CUT WD
U.S. Women's Open CUT T32 CUT CUT CUT CUT T32 CUT T17
Women's British Open ^ T25 CUT T19 T8 T29 T16 CUT 77 T46
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Chevron Championship T48 T57 CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT T47 CUT
Women's PGA Championship T47 T57 CUT T64 T25 T53 CUT CUT CUT CUT 72
The Evian Championship ^^ CUT T41 T55 CUT CUT CUT CUT NT
Women's British Open ^ T69 CUT WD CUT T9 CUT CUT T59 CUT CUT CUT
Tournament 2021 2022 2023
Chevron Championship
Women's PGA Championship CUT CUT
U.S. Women's Open
The Evian Championship ^^
Women's British Open ^ 66 CUT WD

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.      Win      Top 10      Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut.
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Chevron Championship 0 1 2 4 4 14 28 22
Women's PGA Championship 2 1 1 5 8 9 35 22
U.S. Women's Open 1 0 0 1 4 10 28 16
The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 2 5 23 11
du Maurier Classic 1 2 1 4 4 8 12 10
Totals 4 4 4 14 22 46 133 83
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (1992 du Maurier – 1994 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1996 PGA – 1996 du Maurier)

Senior major championships

Wins (2)

Year Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open −16 (71-71-66-68=276) 10 strokes United States Juli Inkster
2018 Senior LPGA Championship −8 (68-70-70=208) 4 strokes Sweden Helen Alfredsson
Italy Silvia Cavalleri

LPGA Tour career summary

Year Events
played
Cuts
made*
Wins 2nds 3rds Top
tens
Best
finish
Earnings ($) Rank Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
1986 2 1 0 0 0 0 T11 5,8051 n/a 74.67 n/a
1987 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 66,7781 n/a 72.67 n/a
1988 21 15 2 1 0 4 1 160,382 15 72.98
1989 19 17 1 1 1 9 1 181,874 13 71.87
1990 17 12 0 1 0 1 T2 64,863 64 73.72
1991 24 18 1 0 2 6 1 200,831 20 73.16
1992 21 14 0 2 0 4 2 150,163 39 72.94
1993 16 15 1 0 0 3 1 240,643 20 72.00
1994 22 21 3 3 2 12 1 687,201 1 70.91
1995 17 16 2 3 1 9 1 530,349 2 71.37
1996 19 18 4 3 1 13 1 927,302 2 70.32
1997 21 19 1 1 2 7 1 483,571 8 70.86
1998 22 16 1 1 2 6 1 516,547 11 71.76
1999 24 22 0 3 1 9 2 501,798 14 71.33
2000 22 22 2 0 1 8 1 557,158 11 71.91
2001 19 14 1 1 0 6 1 492,143 18 71.84
2002 18 15 0 1 0 6 2 344,232 29 71.68
2003 22 19 0 2 1 5 2 525,902 19 71.27
2004 23 18 0 0 1 6 T3 351,961 36 71.04 T14
2005 22 18 0 0 2 3 T3 434,589 31 72.52 42
2006 19 12 0 1 0 1 T2 364,531 34 72.94 87
2007 24 22 0 1 2 6 2 692,010 21 71.71 13
2008 19 13 0 0 0 1 T9 112,914 95 73.16 100
2009 18 12 0 0 0 0 T17 97,681 87 73.56 114
2010 15 10 0 0 0 2 T6 88,2112 78 72.55 55
2011 12 6 0 0 0 0 T37 26,499 111 73.74 98
2012 15 7 0 0 0 0 T18 42,161 107 74.07 112
2013 14 5 0 0 0 0 T42 23,803 119 73.74 128
2014 18 12 0 0 0 2 T4 200,515 68 72.48 86
2015 14 4 0 0 0 0 T47 39,359 119 73.86 133
2016 15 4 0 0 0 0 T43 19,949 151 72.95 117
2017 13 4 0 0 0 0 T59 18,742 155 72.97 145
2018 15 5 0 1 0 1 T2 129,750 92 73.06 144
2019 12 1 0 0 0 0 T24 13,814 161 74.92 157
2020 6 1 0 0 0 0 72 8,295 156 76.14 n/a
2021 11 4 0 0 0 0 T43 25,024 153 75.24 155
2022 5 0 0 0 0 0 MC 0 n/a 76.75 n/a
2023 3 0 0 0 0 0 MC 0 n/a 79.00 n/a
  • official as of 2023 season

* Includes match play and other events without a cut.
1 Davies played in 1986 and 1987 as non-member of the LPGA Tour, why her money won was considered unofficial.
2 Davies's earnings of $37,549 at the 2010 Honda PTT LPGA Thailand were considered unofficial under LPGA rules and are not included in this total.

Ladies European Tour career summary

Year Tournaments
played
Cuts
made4
Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best
finish
Earnings
Order of Merit
rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
1985 20 11 1 3 0 10 1 £21,736 1
1986 19 19 4 2 0 13 1 £37,500 1 72.09 1
1987 13 13 1 3 2 13 1 £47,151 2 72.38
1988 10 10 3 1 0 8 1 £41,871 8 71.59
1989 10 9 1 0 0 3 1 £21,608 19 72.63
1990 12 12 1 0 2 6 1 £36,697 13 72.81
1991 12 11 1 2 1 6 1 £49,552 5 72.02
1992 9 9 3 1 2 8 1 £66,333 1 70.35 1
1993 10 10 1 1 0 10 1 £64,938 2 71.63 1
1994 7 7 2 0 1 6 1 £59,384 3 71.43
1995 9 9 4 1 0 7 1 £100,725 2 69.94
1996 8 8 2 0 1 6 1 £110,880 1 70.63
1997 6 6 2 0 0 3 1 £77,424 4 71.97 T4
1998 7 6 1 1 1 5 1 £70,918 5 71.96 1
1999 8 8 3 3 0 6 1 £204,521 1 70.50 1
2000 91 91 11 0 1 61 11 £52,2891 132 71.60 6
2001 9 8 1 0 1 3 1 £165,371 112 71.86 9
2002 7 5 1 0 0 4 1 116,655 92 72.00 11
2003 7 7 1 2 0 4 1 €171,703 32 71.08 6
2004 8 8 1 1 0 6 1 €242,401 12 70.31 1
2005 7 7 0 1 3 4 T2 €124,666 8 70.35 1
2006 11 11 1 6 0 8 1 €149,302 1 69.50 2
2007 10 8 1 1 0 5 1 €149,302 12 71.97 4
2008 12 12 1 0 1 6 1 €139,013 11 71.54 15
2009 10 9 1 1 0 6 1 €152,505 8 71.29 9
2010 18 16 5 1 1 9 1 €311,573 2 71.19 5
2011 18 15 0 1 0 2 T2 €50,363 48 72.09 37
2012 17 16 0 2 1 4 2 €130,293 9 71.88 11
2013 12 8 0 0 0 3 5 €59,141 33 72.17 31
2014 11 8 0 0 1 3 3 106,565 10 72.78 57
2015 11 9 0 0 1 2 3 €66,813 22 73,22
2016 13 4 0 0 0 0 T12 €17,385 832 73.84 105
2017 8 5 0 0 0 0 T19 €22,404 552 72.23 56
2018 8 4 0 0 0 0 T16 €10,862 752 73.55 106
2019 7 3 0 0 0 0 T24 €16,811 782 74.63 93
2020 6 3 0 0 0 0 T15 €13,778 872 73.94 64
2021 6 6 0 0 0 0 T15 €27,8353 1192,3 73.333 603
2022 5 1 0 0 0 0 64 €1,265 2042 76.40
2023 2 0 0 0 0 0 CUT 0 81.50

1 Davies's 2000 LET appearances, cuts made, wins, top tens, best finish and earnings include her win at the individual event at the 2000 TSN Ladies World Cup Golf with a first prize of £25,000, which was considered unofficial in the Order of Merit but counted among her LET wins.
2 2000–2004 and 2018–2022 LET Order of Merit rankings were decided by a points system.
3 Five tournaments included in 2021 LET earnings, Order of Merit and scoring average, not including 2021 Aramco Team Series - Jeddah.
4 Includes match play and other events without a cut.

Team appearances

Amateur

  • European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing England): 1983 (winners), 1984
  • Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1984

Professional

  • Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 1990, 1992 (winners), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 (winners), 2002, 2003 (winners), 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 (winners)
  • World Cup (representing England): 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Lexus Cup (representing International team): 2006
  • Handa Cup (representing World team): 2013 (winners), 2014, 2015
  • The Queens (representing Europe): 2015 (playing captain)
  • European Championships (representing Great Britain): 2018

Solheim Cup record

Year Total
matches
Total
W–L–H
Singles
W–L–H
Foursomes
W–L–H
Fourballs
W–L–H
Points
won
Points
%
Career 46 22–18–6 5–5–2 8–6–1 9–7–3 25 54.35%
1990 3 2–1–0 1–0–0 def. R. Jones 3&2 1–0–0 won w/ A. Nicholas 2&1 0–1–0 lost w/ A. Nicholas 4&3 2 66.7%
1992 3 3–0–0 1–0–0 def. B. Burton 4&2 1–0–0 won w/ A. Nicholas 1 up 1–0–0 won w/ A. Nicholas 1 up 3 100%
1994 3 1–2–0 0–1–0 lost to B. Burton 1 dn 1–0–0 won w/ A. Nicholas 2&1 0–1–0 lost w/ A. Nicholas 2&1 1 33.3%
1996 5 3–2–0 0–1–0 lost to M. McGann 3&2 1–1–0 lost w/ A. Nicholas 1 dn,
won w/ T. Johnson 4&3
2–0–0 won w/ T. Johnson 6&5,
won w/ L. Hackney 6&5
3 60%
1998 5 3–1–1 1–0–0 def. P. Hurst 1 up 1–1–0 lost w/ T. Johnson 3&1,
won w/ C. Sörenstam, 3&2
1–0–1 halved w/ C. Sörenstam,
won w/ L. Hackney 2up
3.5 70%
2000 4 1–2–1 0–1–0 lost to K. Robbins 3&2 1–1–0 won w/ A. Nicholas 4&3,
lost w/ A. Nicholas 6&5
0–0–1 halved w/ R. Carriedo 1.5 37.5%
2002 5 2–3–0 0–1–0 lost to M. Mallon 3&2 1–1–0 won w/ P. Martí 2 up,
lost w/ P. Martí 2&1
1–1–0 lost w/ P. Martí 1 dn,
won w/ S. Gustafson 1up
2 40%
2003 4 1–2–1 1–0–0 def. M. Mallon,
conceded on 15
0–0–1 halved w/ C. Koch 0–2–0 lost w/ C. Matthew 2&1,
lost w/ S.Gustafson 2&1
1.5 37.5%
2005 5 3–2–0 0–1–0 lost to P. Creamer 7&5 1–1–0 won w/ M. Hjorth 2&1,
lost w/ M. Hjorth 3&2
2–0–0 won w/ S. Pettersen 4&3,
won w/ A. Sörenstam 4&2
3 60%
2007 4 2–1–1 1–0–0 def B. Lincicome 4&3 0–1–0 lost w/ B. Brewerton 2&1 1–0–1 halved w/ T. Johnson,
won w/ B. Brewerton 2 up
2.5 62.5%
2009 2 0–1–1 0–0–1 halved with B. Lang 0–1–0 lost w/ B. Brewerton 5&4 0.5 25%
2011 3 1–1–1 0–0–1 halved with J. Inkster 1–1–0 lost w/ M. Reid 1 dn,
won w/ M. Reid 4&3
1.5 50%

See also

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  • List of golfers with most Ladies European Tour wins
  • List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins
  • List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins
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