Felicity Johnson (golfer)

Felicity Johnson (born 26 February 1987) is an English professional golfer who has played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

Felicity Johnson
Personal information
Born (1987-02-26) 26 February 1987
Birmingham, England
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Nationality England
Career
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s)Ladies European Tour (joined 2007)
LPGA Tour (joined 2013)
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour2
ALPG Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA InspirationDNP
Women's PGA C'shipT34: 2015
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2013
Women's British OpenT56: 2020
Evian ChampionshipT75: 2012

Johnson started playing golf at five years old and left school at 16 to pursue an amateur career. This was successful and she was named the Daily Telegraph Lady Golfer of the Year in 2005 after winning the 2005 English Amateur Champion, was a member of the 2005 winning Vagliano Trophy team, and won 2005 Spirit International as part of the England Team.[1]

Johnson turned professional in 2006 in and finished third at the 2008 ANZ Ladies Masters, the 2008 Göteborg Masters and the 2009 SAS Ladies Masters before earning her maiden win at the 2009 Tenerife Ladies Open at Golf Costa Adeje. She shot 62 (−10) in the first round of 2008 Göteborg Masters at Lycke Golf Course, a Ladies European Tour record. She claimed her second win at the 2011 Lacoste Ladies Open de France, winning a playoff with Diana Luna, the second playoff loss at the tournament in a row for Luna who was beaten in identical circumstances by Trish Johnson the previous year. More recently she was runner-up at the 2015 Lalla Meryem Cup and 2016 ISPS Handa New Zealand Open.[1]

In 2018, the R&A-supported Golf Foundation named her an official Ambassador.[2]

Amateur wins
  • 2005 Women's English Amateur[3]

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 29 Sep 2009 Tenerife Ladies Open −14 (69-72-66-67=274) 2 strokes Becky Brewerton
2 2 Oct 2011 Lacoste Ladies Open de France −14 (68-70-69-67=274) Playoff Diana Luna

ALPG Tour wins

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

  • The Queens (representing Ladies European Tour): 2017

References
  1. "Felicity Johnson Bio". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. "'Fantastic' Felicity Johnson accepts Ambassador role with the Golf Foundation". Golf Foundation. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. "Felicity Johnson Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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