Player Biography

WENDY DOOLAN Birthdate: December 16, 1968 Birthplace: Sydney, Australia Age: 38 Ht: 5’5" Home: Lakeland, Fla. Turned Professional: 1991
LPGA Tour Wins: 3 - 2001 LPGA Champions Classic, 2003 Welch's/Fry's Championship. 2004 Evian Masters Player Notes: Doolan was the British Ladies Open Amateur Championship runner-up in 1991 and represented Australia seven times internationally…Started playing golf at the age of 14...Credits her family as the individuals most influencing her career...Enjoys swimming and tennis...Non-voting member of the 2002-03 and 2006 LPGA Player Executive Committee...Qualified for the LPGA Tour on her third attempt. Professional 2006 • Competed in only 11 events due to a rib injury. • Best finish was a tie for 12th at the Corona Morelia Championship. • Carded a season-low 68 in the opening round of the McDonald’s LPGA Championship Presented by Coca- Cola and in the second round of the Wendy’s Championship for Children. 2006 Stats (rank) Rds under par: 13/33 (57) Rds in the 60s: 5/33 (70) Birdies: 93 (137) Eagles: 4 (31) Greens in reg: 68.8% (31) Driving accuracy: 73.3% (49) Sand saves: 44.1% (30) Putts per GIR: 1.89 (155) Driving avg: 259.4 (22) 2005 • Best of three top-10 finishes was a tie for ninth at the Kraft Nabisco Championship. • Tied for 10th at both the LPGA Takefuji Classic, where she carded back-to-back eagles during the first round, and the Mizuno Classic, where she carded a season-low 64 in the final round. 2005 Stats (rank) Rds under par: 21/66 (55) Rds in the 60s: 10/66 (52) Birdies: 192 (59) Eagles: 7 (7) Greens in reg: 69.7% (27) Driving accuracy: 66.6% (134) Sand saves: 33.3% (103) Putts per GIR: 1.86 (106) Driving avg: 259.2 (10) 2004 Highlights • Picked up her third career win and crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings at the Evian Masters, where she posted four-straight rounds in the 60s and carded a season-low 65 in the final round. • Recorded three other top-10 finishes: tied for fourth at the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, where she carded a 65 during the second round; tied for eighth at the McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola, where she carded a 65 during the third round; and tied for ninth at the Franklin American Mortgage Championship benefiting Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. 2004 Stats (Rank) Rds under par: 23/54 (35) Rds in the 60s: 13/54 (31) Birdies: 171 (88) Eagles: 7 (19) Greens in reg: 71.6% (8) Driving accuracy: 71% (77) Sand saves: 35.6% (81) Putts per GIR: 1.85 (97) Driving avg: 269.2 (2) 2003 Highlights • Recorded her second career win after posting four-straight rounds in the 60s at the Welch's/Fry's Championship, where she also carded a career-low 62 in the second round; her 29 birdies tied an LPGA record for most sub-par holes in a single event. • Recorded one other top-10 finish, sixth at the Asahi Ryokuken International Championship at Mount Vintage. 2003 Stats (Rank)   Rds under par: 23/62 (50)         Rds in the 60s: 15/62 (29)            Birdies: 202 (57)   Eagles: 5 (30)                  Greens in reg: 64.8% (61)             Driving accuracy: 62.9% (135) Sand saves: 35.8% (87)           Putts per GIR: 1.85 (105)      Driving avg: 268.8 (3)            2002 Highlights • Posted her season-best finish at The Office Depot Championship Hosted by Amy Alcott, where she tied for fourth. • Recorded two other top-10 finishes: fifth at the First Union Betsy King Classic and a tie for 10th at the Asahi Ryokuken International Championship at Mount Vintage. • Recorded a season-low 66 in the final round of the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Presented by ALLTEL. 2002 Stats (rank) Rds under par: 30/71 (29) Rds in the 60s: 19/71 (20) Birdies: 239 (29) Eagles: 9 (5) Greens in reg: 67.9% (21) Driving accuracy: 64.8% (134) Sand saves: 35.1% (82) Putting avg: 30.16 (87) Driving avg: 266.3 (3) 2001 Highlights • Became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the LPGA Champions Classic, where she defeated Wendy Ward with a birdie on the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff, the longest playoff on the LPGA Tour in nearly two years. • Posted a career-low round of 64 during the second (and final) round of the LPGA Champions Classic; the event was shortened from 54 to 36 holes due to inclement weather. • Crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings following her win at the LPGA Champions Classic. • Posted four additional top-10 finishes, including a tie for seventh at the U.S. Women’s Open, her best finish in a major championship. • Finished the season ranked first on Tour in driving distance, averaging 265.80 yards per drive. 2001 Stats (rank) Rds under par: 34/85 (50) Rds in the 60s: 23/85 (20) Birdies: 296 (15) Eagles: 4 (47) Greens in reg: 68% (34) Driving accuracy: 61% (169) Sand saves: 41.9% (70) Putting avg: 30.62 (135) Driving avg: 265.80 (1) Career Highlights • In 2000, best finish was second place at the Wegmans Rochester International. • In 1999, tied for third at the Longs Drugs Challenge; tied her career-low score of 65 during the third round of the First Union Betsy King Classic. • In 1998, best finish came at the Rainbow Foods LPGA Classic, where she finished tied for fifth. • In 1997, tied for third at the CoreStates Betsy King Classic; recorded her first career hole-in-one during the third round of the Welch's Championship. • In 1996, best finish was a tie for 12th at the Michelob Light Heartland Classic. • Played the Asian Ladies Tour from 1993-95. • Competed on the Futures Tour and the Women Professional Golfers' European Tour (WPGET) from 1992-95.