MICHELLE ELLIS
Birthdate: May 14, 1976
Birthplace: Casino NSW Australia
Age: 29
Ht: 5'5"
Home: Lakeland, Fla.
Turned Professional: 1999
LPGA Tour Wins: None
Player Notes:
Professional
2004 Highlights
• Posted her season-best finish at the Office Depot Championship Hosted by Amy Alcott, where she tied for eighth.
• Tied for 10th at the U.S. Women's Open.
• Carded a season-low 65 in the third round of the Welch's/Fry's Championship.
• Recorded her second LPGA career hole-in-one during the second round of the Sybase Classic Presented by Lincoln Mercury.
2004 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 19/51 (58)Rds in the 60s: 11/51 (45)Birdies: 156 (105)
Eagles: 1 (148) Greens in reg: 67.2% (47) Driving accuracy: 69.8% (87)
Sand saves: 32.6% (113)Putts per GIR: 1.82 (53)Driving avg: 254.9 (48)
2003 Highlights
• Best finish was a tie for sixth at the Wendy's Championship for Children at Tartan Fields, where she recorded a season-low 66 in the third round.
• Tied for ninth at the Wegmans Rochester LPGA.
2003 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 27/70 (46)Rds in the 60s: 12/70 (59)Birdies: 220 (44)
Eagles: 3 (52) Greens in reg: 64.9% (58)Driving accuracy: 68% (94)
Sand saves: 42.4% (32)Putts per GIR: 1.82 (54)Driving avg: 257.6 (37) 2002 Highlights
• Posted back-to-back career-best finishes with ties for second at the Weetabix Women's British Open, one of the LPGA's four majors, and the Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open for her first two career top-10 finishes on the LPGA Tour.
• Tied for sixth at the First Union Betsy King Classic.
• Carded a career-low 64 in the final round of the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Presented by ALLTEL, where she tied for 17th.
2002 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 25/66 (48)Rds in the 60s: 12/66 (48)Birdies: 218 (45)
Eagles: 4 (36)Greens in reg: 64.3% (54)Driving accuracy: 69.3% (88)
Sand saves: 35.6% (80)Putting avg: 29.68 (44)Driving avg: 258.6 (25)
2001 Highlights
• Best finish of her rookie season was a tie for 17th at the Electrolux USA Championship Hosted by Vince Gill and Amy Grant.
• Posted a career-low 66 during the first round of the Standard Register PING, where she tied for 26th; also tied for 21st at the Welch's/Circle K Championship.
• Recorded the first hole-in-one of her LPGA career during the final round of the First Union Betsy King Classic.
• Won the M&T Bank Loretto Futures Golf Classic on the SBC Futures Tour.
2001 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 17/69 (116)Rds in the 60s: 9/69 (89) Birdies: 169 (97)
Eagles: 7 (17)Greens in reg: 61.9% (114) Driving accuracy: 68.7% (103)
Sand saves: 41.9% (73) Putting avg: 30.33 (92) Driving avg: 243.50 (88)
Career Highlights
• In 2000, won three tournaments and finished second on the SBC Futures Tour money list to earn exempt status for the LPGA Tour's 2001 season.
• In 1999, turned professional and competed on the SBC Futures Tour.
Amateur
In six years as an amateur, Ellis won nine times and recorded 10 other top-10 finishes. She was a two-time Australian Amateur champion (1997-98) and finished fourth as the Australian representative at the 1998 World Cup competition. Ellis was the top-ranked amateur in Australia in 1998. . .Started playing golf at the age of 13...Credits her family, the great golf programs in Australia and Meg Mallon as the biggest influences on her career. . .Hobbies include music and reading.