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Name: MICHELE REDMAN
Birthdate: April 15, 1965
Birthplace: Zanesville, Ohio
Age: 39 Ht.: 5’8"
Home: Minneapolis, Minn.

College: Indiana Univ.

Turned Professional: 1989
LPGA Tour Wins: 2 - 1997 JAL Big Apple Classic, 1997 JAL Big Apple Classic. 2000 First Union Betsy King Classic.

PLAYER NOTES:
PROFESSIONAL
2003 HIGHLIGHTS: :

Best finish of the season was third place at the Wendy’s Championship for Children at Tartan Fields, where she tied her career-low score of 63 in the second round.

Recorded six additional top-10 finishes, including fifth places at The Office Depot Championship Hosted by Amy Alcott and Sybase Big Apple Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury.

Competed in her third Solheim Cup; posted a 2-0-1 record.

2003 STATS (Rank)

Rounds under par: 41/77 (16); Rds in the 60s: 19/77 (26); Birdies: 261 (27); Eagles: 9 (8); Greens in reg: 67.9% (26); Driving accuracy: 73% (44); Sand Saves: 45.8% (13); Putts per GIR: 1.77 (6); Driving average: 249.3 (87)

2002 HIGHLIGHTS:

Tied for second at both the Kellogg-Keebler Classic and Bank of Montreal Canadian Women’s Open; posted a season-low 64 during the first round of the Kellogg-Keebler Classic.

Finished third at the Samsung World Championship.

Posted 10 top-10 finishes, including five-in-a-row in late July, early August.

Crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings following the CISCO World Ladies Match Play Championship, where she tied for fifth.

Qualified for her second Solheim Cup, which was contested in Edina, Minn., near her home, and posted a 1-1-1 record for the victorious U.S. Team; partnered with Meg Mallon in the four-ball competition on the first day and tied The Solheim Cup record for most birdies made by an individual in a four-ball session with seven; Mallon/Redman together set a new record for most birdies by a four-ball team in one session with 10.

2002 STATS: (Rank)

Rounds under par: 48/86 (6); Rounds in the 60s: 28/86 (9); Birdies: 292 (10); Eagles: 6 (17); Greens in reg: 69% (14); Driving accuracy: 75.3% (28); Sand saves: 51.3% (4); Putting average: 29.34 (18); Driving average: 249.1 (81)

2001 HIGHLIGHTS:

Best finish of the season was third at the Longs Drugs Challenge, where she crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings.

Finished fourth at both The Office Depot Hosted by Amy Alcott and the Sybase Big Apple Classic Presented by Golf Magazine<D> and tied for fifth at the Subaru Memorial of Naples.

Recorded her second career hole-in-one during the third round of the Welch’s/Circle K Championship.

Recorded a career-best 71.04 scoring average.

2001 STATS: (Rank)

Rounds under par: 51/92 (8); Rounds in the 60s: 21/92 (36); Birdies: 306 (10); Eagles: 11 (4); Greens in reg: 69.6% (15); Driving accuracy: 72.2% (63); Sand saves: 39.4% (93); Putting average: 30.13 (68); Driving average: 244.00 (82)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

In 2000, captured her second career win at the First Union Betsy King Classic with all three rounds in the 60s (68-66-68); her win came in the second-to-last tournament in which players could earn Solheim Cup points, helping her to become one of three "rookies" to qualify for the U.S. Team.

In 1999, best finish was seventh place at The Office Depot; crossed the $1 million milestone in career earnings.

In 1998, best finish was second place at the State Farm Rail Classic, where she posted a career-low 63 during the second round.

In 1997, became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the JAL Big Apple Classic and posted five additional top-10 finishes.

In 1996, posted three top-20 finishes, including a season-best tie for 10th at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship.

In 1995, best finish was third place at the Star Bank LPGA Classic.

In 1994, season-best finish was a tie for seventh at the Rochester International.

In 1993, totaled six top-20 finishes, including a tie for 12th at both the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic and the Sun-Times Challenge.

In 1992, posted her first LPGA career hole-in-one during the second round of the Sega Women’s Championship; best finish was a tie for 13th at the Welch’s Classic.

Prior to qualifying for the LPGA Tour, played on the Futures Tour for three years, where she won three events and posted several top-10 finishes.

AMATEUR:

Redman was the 1983 Ohio State Junior champion. . . In 1986, she was a quarterfinalist at the U.S. Women’s Amateur and finished as the second-low Amateur at the U.S. Women’s Open. . . Played collegiate golf at Indiana University, where she won four college tournaments, twice was named an All-American and four times earned All-Big Ten Conference honors. In addition, she was the Big Ten Conference champion in 1987.

Started playing golf at the age of 11....Enjoys water sports, weightlifting and reading....Qualified for the Tour on her fourth attempt.