Michele Redman

Michele Redman
— Golfer —
Personal information
Born (1965-04-15) April 15, 1965
Zanesville, Ohio
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality  United States
Residence Plymouth, Minnesota
Career
College Indiana University
Turned professional 1988
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (1992-2011)
Futures Tour (1988-1991)
Professional wins 7
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour 2
Symetra Tour 3
Other 2
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration T4: 2000
Women's PGA C'ship T6: 2002
U.S. Women's Open T5: 2004
du Maurier Classic T13: 1999
Women's British Open T5: 2004

Michele Redman (born April 15, 1965) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 1992 through 2011. She is currently the women's golf coach at the University of Minnesota.

Redman was born in Zanesville, Ohio. She attended Zanesville High School where she played on the varsity boy's golf team. She attended Indiana University where she won four events, was named All-American twice and All-Big Ten four times. She was the Big Ten Conference champion in 1987.

Redman played on the Futures Tour from 1988 to 1991, winning three times in 1991.

Redman played on the LPGA Tour from 1992 through 2011 and had two victories: the 1997 JAL Big Apple Classic and the 2000 First Union Betsy King Classic. She had her best finish on the money list in 2000, placing tenth. She was a member of the U.S. Solheim Cup team in 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2005.

Before Redman's successful fourth attempt to make the LPGA tour, she played on the Futures Tour where she posted three victories. Redman has two holes-in-one and has won over $4.5 million.

On August 10, 2011, it was announced that Redman would be the next women’s golf coach at the University of Minnesota. At the 2011 Safeway Classic, Redman announced her retirement from competing on the LPGA Tour.[1]

On November 13, 2011, Redman won the 2011 Legends Tour Open Championship.[2]

Professional wins (7)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 20, 1997 JAL Big Apple Classic -12 (64-67-71-70=272) 3 strokes Sweden Annika Sörenstam
2 Sep 10, 2000 First Union Betsy King Classic -14 (68-66-68=202) 3 strokes United States Jean Bartholomew
United States Meg Mallon

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2009 Safeway Classic South Korea M.J. Hur
Norway Suzann Pettersen		 Hur won with birdie on second extra hole
Redman eliminated with par on first hole.

Futures Tour wins (3)

Legends Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Nov 13, 2011 Legends Tour Open Championship −2 (72-70=142) 2 strokes United States Rosie Jones
2 Feb 24, 2013 Walgreens Charity Classic −5 (71-68=139) 2 strokes Canada Lorie Kane

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Kraft Nabisco Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP T54 DNP T42 T13 T4
LPGA Championship T64 CUT CUT T29 T41 CUT T18 CUT T17
U.S. Women's Open DNP T22 CUT 20 T14 T7 T49 T14 T23
du Maurier Classic CUT CUT T31 T25 T23 T41 T14 T13 T24
Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Kraft Nabisco Championship T18 T25 T21 22 T58 T11 T65 T21 T12 T48 CUT
LPGA Championship T10 T6 T11 CUT T49 T39 T46 T58 T31 T42 T34
U.S. Women's Open T16 T22 T39 T5 CUT CUT CUT 70 T40 CUT CUT
Women's British Open ^ CUT DNP T37 T5 T11 CUT T42 DNP T17 DNP DNP

^ 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
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Team appearances

Professional

References

  1. ↑ New challenge for Redman
  2. ↑ Michele Redman wins Legends Tour Open Championship at Innisbrook

External links

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