Laura Davies
Dame Laura Jane Davies, DBE (born 5 October 1963) is an English female 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.
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Davies at the 2009 Women's British Open | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Laura Jane Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 October 1963 Coventry, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sporting 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chevron Championship | 2nd: 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 1994, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | Won: 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| du Maurier Classic | Won: 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's British Open | T8: 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evian Championship | T41: 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | Myrtle Beach Seadawgs | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 1 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.