MEG MALLON
Birthdate: April 14, 1963
Birthplace: Natick, Mass.
Age: 42
Ht: 5’6"
Home: Ocean Ridge, Fla.
College: Ohio State
Turned Professional: 1986
Joined LPGA Tour: 1987
LPGA Tour Wins: 18 - 1991 Oldsmobile LPGA Classic, Mazda LPGA Championship, U.S. Women’s Open, Daikyo World Championship. 1993 PING/Welch’s Championship, Sara Lee Classic. 1996 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open, Sara Lee Classic. 1998 Star Bank LPGA Classic. 1999 Subaru Memorial of Naples, Sara Lee Classic. 2000 Wegmans Rochester International, du Maurier Classic, 2002 Bank Of Mentreal Canadian Women's Open, 2003 ADT Championship, 2004 U.S. Women's Open, BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open, Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.
Unofficial Win: 1998 JC Penney Classic (with Steve Pate)
Player Notes:
Professional
2004 Highlights
• Carded a 65 (-6) on Sunday of the U.S. Women's Open, the lowest closing round in the championship's history, to capture her second U.S. Women's Open title; set the record for the longest period of time between U.S. Women's Open wins (13 years); crossed the $8 million mark in career earnings with her $560,000 first-place paycheck.
• Won the BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open the very next week, leading wire-to-wire and carding season-low 65s during the first and third rounds; is one of four players in LPGA history (with Jane Geddes, Louise Suggs and Se Ri Pak) to follow a U.S. Women's Open win with another victory the very next week.
• Won the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger, her third win in five starts.
• Tied for second at the Office Depot Championship Hosted by Amy Alcott.
2004 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 48/78 (5)
Rds in the 60s: 24/78 (13)
Birdies: 278 (26)
Eagles: 4 (63)
Greens in reg: 72.6% (4)
Driving accuracy: 77.9% (18)
Sand saves: 34.8% (88)
Putts per GIR: 1.78 (12)
Driving avg: 245.6 (112)
2003 Highlights
• Fired a final-round 67 to come from behind and win the season-ending ADT Championship by a single stroke over Annika Sorenstam; crossed the $7 million mark in career earnings with the victory.
• Recorded a total of 10 top-10 finishes, including second place at the Sybase Big Apple Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury and a tie for second at the Wachovia LPGA Classic hosted by Betsy King; also finished fourth at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez and tied for fourth at the LPGA Corning Classic.
• In the second round of the Welch's/Fry's Championship, became the first player in LPGA history to shoot a 60, one stroke off the Tour's all-time record of 59 set by Annika Sorenstam in 2001; with scores of 64-60 in the first two rounds, tied the LPGA record for lowest 36-hole raw score total, 124 (-16).
• Was a member of the U.S. Solheim Cup Team, her seventh appearance in the event; with 14 career points, is tied with Dottie Pepper for most points scored for the U.S. Team.
• Notched her eighth career hole-in-one during the third round of the Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi; is tied for second in the LPGA's all-time records for most career aces.
2003 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 48/88 (13)
Rds in the 60s: 26/88 (16) Birdies: 332 (6)
Eagles: 2 (79)
Greens in reg: 68.3% (22) Driving accuracy: 78.6% (9)
Sand saves: 37.1% (72)
Putts per GIR: 1.76 (4)
Driving avg: 242.7 (126)
2002 Highlights
• Won the Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open for her 14th career victory and first in more than two years (her last victory, at the 2000 du Maurier Classic, was also played in Quebec).
• Recorded four additional top-10 finishes-tied for fifth at the Williams Championship and ADT Championship, tied for eighth at the Weetabix Women's British Open and tied for 10th at the Wegmans Rochester LPGA.
• Recorded a season-low 64 during the final rounds of the Welch's/Circle Championship and Williams Championship.
• Crossed the $6 million mark in career earnings following the LPGA Corning Classic, where she tied for 21st.
• Qualified for her sixth U.S. Solheim Cup Team, where she posted a 3-1 record; paired with Michele Redman on Friday and set a record for most birdies (10) by a four-ball team.
2002 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 34/68 (17)Rds in the 60s: 18/68 (21)Birdies: 222 (41)
Eagles: 2 (89)Greens in reg: 70.1% (9)Driving accuracy: 78.1% (9)
Sand saves: 43.1% (29)Putting avg: 30.03 (77)Driving avg: 243.1 (120)
2001 Highlights
• Posted nine top-10 finishes, including fifth-place finishes at the Evian Masters, Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Presented by ALLTEL, Wendy’s Championship for Children at New Albany, AFLAC Champions Presented by Southern Living and Tyco/ADT Championship.
• Recorded the Tour’s first hole-in-one of the season during the first round of the YourLife Vitamins LPGA Classic and posted her second hole-in-one of the season at the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Presented by ALLTEL; tied for fifth in the LPGA’s all-time records for most holes-in-one recorded during a career.
2001 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 50/80 (5) Rds in the 60s: 26/80 (10) Birdies: 282 (24)
Eagles: 3 (63) Greens in reg: 71% (11) Driving accuracy: 78.4% (13)
Sand saves: 46.9% (23)Putting avg: 29.51 (16) Driving avg: 243.90 (83)
Career Highlights
• In 2000, posted a total of 16 top-10 finishes, including her 12th and 13th career wins at the Wegmans Rochester International and the du Maurier Classic, one of the LPGA’s four major championships, respectively; tied for second at the U.S. Women’s Open and posted three consecutive runner-up finishes at the Weetabix Women’s British Open (tied), Oldsmobile Classic and First Union Betsy King Classic (tied); crossed the $5 million mark in career earnings on Aug. 13 after her win ($180,000) at the du Maurier Classic; became one of four players in LPGA history (along with Juli Inkster, Annika Sorenstam and Karrie Webb) to earn $1 million in a single season (Se Ri Pak became the fifth in 2001).
• In 1999, captured her 10th and 11th career wins at the Naples LPGA Memorial and the Sara Lee Classic, respectively; crossed the $4 million mark in career earnings on May 17 with her first-place finish ($112,500) at the Sara Lee Classic; recorded her fourth and fifth career holes-in-one during the first rounds of the Firstar LPGA Classic and New Albany Golf Classic, respectively.
• In 1998, recorded her ninth career LPGA victory at the Star Bank LPGA Classic, where she posted four rounds in the 60s and defeated Dottie Pepper in a sudden-death playoff; recorded her third career hole-in-one during the final round of the HEALTHSOUTH Inaugural; recorded a career-low score of 62 during the first round of the City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic.
• In 1997, best finish was second at the Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open; crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings on July 20 with her third-place finish ($50,949) at the JAL Big Apple Classic.
• In 1996, won two tournaments, the Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open and the Sara Lee Classic; recorded her second career hole-in-one at the Weetabix Women’s British Open.
• In 1995, best finish was second place at the U.S. Women’s Open; crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings at the LPGA Corning Classic; recorded the first hole-in-one of her LPGA career during the fourth round of the PING Welch’s Championship.
• In 1994, best finish was second place at the Sara Lee Classic.
• In 1993, earned two victories, the PING/Welch’s Championship in Tucson and the Sara Lee Classic, where she defeated Tina Tombs on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.
• In 1992, finished second at the Inamori Classic, Los Coyotes LPGA Classic and the Phar-Mor in Youngstown, where she lost to Betsy King in a four-way sudden-death playoff; crossed $1 million in career earnings.
In 1991, became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the Oldsmobile LPGA Classic and went on to win the Mazda LPGA Championship, U.S. Women’s Open and the Daikyo World Championship; one of six women to win the LPGA Championship and U.S. Women’s Open in the same year.
• In 1990, best finish was third place at the Crestar-Farm Fresh Classic; also tied for third at the Phar-Mor at Inverrary.
• In 1989, best finish was a tie for fifth at the Rail Charity Golf Classic.
• In 1988, best finish was 21st at the SAFECO Classic.
Amateur
Mallon attended Ohio State University, where she earned All-Conference honors in 1984-85 and was the runner-up at the 1985 Big Ten Championship. In 1983, Mallon captured the Michigan Amateur Championship title. . .Credits Paul VanLoozen, Elmer Preskorn, Mike McGetrick and her parents as the individuals most influencing her career...Winner of Golf Digest’s Most Improved Player Award in 1991...Inducted into the Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996... Recognized during the LPGA’s 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA’s top 50 players and teachers...Hobbies include music, sports and travel. . .Home suffered some damage after two hurricanes rolled through in 2004.