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LINDSEY WRIGHT
Birthdate: December 31, 1979
Birthplace: Tonbridge Wells, England
Age: 28 Ht.: 5'6"
Home: Albury, New South Wales, Australia
College: Pepperdine
Turned Professional: 2004
Joined LPGA Tour: 2005
LPGA Tour Victories: 0
PLAYER NOTES
2007 Highlights
Recorded a career-low finish at the McDonald’s LPGA Championship Presented, where she finished fourth and tied her career-low 66 in the final round.
Also tied for fifth at the Wegmans LPGA and at the HSBC Women’s World Match Play Championship. 2007 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 27/73 (31) Rds in the 60s: 10/73 (51) Birdies: 203 (46)
Eagles: 2 (56) Greens in Reg: 64.6% (25) Driving Accuracy: 72.6% (17)
Sand Saves: 36.2% (90) Putts per GIR: 1.85 (76) Driving Avg: 246.1 (92)
In 2006, recorded a season-best tie for sixth at the CN Canadian Women’s Open; carded a career-low 66 during the second round of the Fields Open in Hawaii, where she tied for ninth.
2005 Highlights
Recorded a career-best tie for fifth at the Longs Drugs Challenge, where she carded a career-low 67 in the first round.
Tied for 16th at both the McDonald’s LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola and the BMO Financial Group Canadian Women’s Open.
2005 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 17/62 (74) Rds in the 60s: 4/62 (114) Birdies: 163 (83)
Eagles: 4 (23) Greens in Reg: 63.8% (99) Driving Accuracy: 76% (44)
Sand Saves: 35.7% (84) Putts per GIR: 1.81 (27) Driving Avg: 245.5 (83)
2004 Highlights
Competed on the Futures Tour, where she won the Bank of Ann Arbor FUTURES Golf Classic, and finished second on the money list to earn exempt status for the 2005 LPGA Tour season.
In 2003, tied for 54th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 2004 season; turned professional in June and competed on the Futures Tour, where she won the G.E. Futures Professional Gold Classic.
Amateur Highlights
Wright finished second at the 2001 NCAA Championship while at Pepperdine University. She was a semifinalist at the 2002 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, finished second at the 2002 World Cup in Malaysia, and was a finalist at the 2002 British Amateur Championship. She played in the 2003 Kraft Nabisco Championship as an amateur and tied for 57th.
Personal
Started playing golf at the age of 9. . . Credits her parents Linda and Len and her brothers Neil and James as the individuals most influencing her career. . . Enjoys playing guitar and reading. . . Is an Australian citizen. . . Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt.
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