PATRICIA MEUNIER-LEBOUC
Birthdate: November 16, 1972
Birthplace: Dijon, France
Age: 32
Ht: 5'4"
Home: Jupiter, Fla.
Turned Professional: 1994
Joined LPGA Tour: 2001
LPGA Tour Wins: 2 - 2002 State Farm Classic, 2003 Kraft Nabisco Championship
Player Notes:
Professional
2004 Highlights
• Gave birth to her first child, daughter Phildine Pearl, on Feb. 9.
• Returned to the Tour in May; best finish of the season was a tie for fourth at the Wendy's Championship for Children.
• Tied for fifth at the Wegmans Rochester LPGA Presented by Lincoln Mercury, where she recorded a season-low 65 during the third round, and tied for 10th at the Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi.
2004 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 36/69 (20)
Rds in the 60s: 16/69 (35)
Birdies: 234 (42)
Eagles: 5 (38)
Greens in reg: 68.1% (37)
Driving accuracy: 73% (54)
Sand saves: 27.1% (144)
Putts per GIR:1.80 (27)
Driving avg: 250.1 (85)
2003 Highlights
• Broke through for her first major victory at the Kraft Nabisco Championship in March; finished in the top 15 in all four major championships.
• Had a total of seven top-10 finishes, including a tie for third at the Safeway PING Presented by Yoplait and the Asahi Ryokuken International Championship at Mount Vintage and fifth place at the Weetabix Women's British Open, one of the LPGA's four majors.
• Carded a career-low 63 in the second round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic, where she tied for sixth.
• Tied for 13th at the U.S. Women's Open, where she crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings.
• Played most of the season while pregnant with her first child; is expecting in February, 2004.
• Had a perfect 2-0-0 record for the victorious European Solheim Cup Team.
2003 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 33/60 (11) Rds in the 60s: 25/60 (5) Birdies: 214 (47)
Eagles: 6 (20)
Greens in reg: 70.4% (9) Driving accuracy: 76.4% (18)
Sand saves: 36.5% (80)
Putts per GIR: 1.77 (6) Driving avg: 250.8 (71)
2002 Highlights
• Became the third Rolex First-Time Winner of the season with her win at the State Farm Classic, where she became the event's sixth consecutive first-time winner; her 64 in the first round bettered her previous career-low score by three strokes.
• Finished fourth at the season-ending ADT Championship.
2002 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 32/73 (25)Rds in the 60s: 14/73 (44)Birdies: 220 (43)
Eagles: 4 (36)Greens in reg: 65.4% (43)Driving accuracy: 69.5% (86)
Sand saves: 45.3% (19)Putting avg: 29.90 (60)Driving avg: 247.7 (88)
2001 Highlights
• Recorded two top-10 finishes, including a tie for sixth at both the Kathy Ireland Championship Honoring Harvey Penick and the State Farm Classic.
• Posted her career-low score of 67 during both sixth-place finishes and at the LPGA Champions Classic, where she tied for 18th.
2001 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 20/45 (31) Rds in the 60s: 10/45 (39) Birdies: 130 (129)
Eagles: 1 (126) Greens in reg: 71.5% (7) Driving accuracy: 61.3% (167)
Sand saves: 50% (13)Putting avg: 30.68 (144) Driving avg: 247.40 (53)
Career Highlights
• In 2000, tied for 27th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to gain non-exempt status for the 2001 season; a member of the victorious European Solheim Cup Team; won the French Open and Austrian Open on the Evian Ladies European Tour (LET).
• As a member of the LET, won the 1994 English Open, 1997 Irish Open and 1998 Air France Open.
Amateur
Meunier-Lebouc won the French Cup and the Greece International in 1993. In 1992, she placed fifth in the Women's World Amateur Team Championship and third at the European Team Junior Championship, as well as won the French Ladies Championship. . .Started playing golf at the age of 13. Credits her parents, husband Antoine Lebouc, who was a professional golfer on the European Tour, Nicole Ortis (mental preparation) and golf teacher Corinne Soules as the individuals most influencing her career. Hobbies include playing tennis, music, and spending time with her family and friends. Married Antone Lebouc on April 13, 1996.