LINDSEY WRIGHT
Birthdate: December 31, 1979
Birth Place: Tonbridge Wells, England
Age: 29 - Ht.: 5’6"
Home: Albury, New South Wales, Australia
College: Pepperdine
Turned Professional: 2004
Joined LPGA Tour: 2005
LPGA Tour Victories: 0
Player Notes:
Started playing golf at the age of nine. 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. Wright finished second at the 2001 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship while at Pepperdine University. She was a semifinalist at the 2002 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, finished second low individual at the 2002 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship in Malaysia and was a finalist at the 2002 British Ladies Open Amateur Championship. She played in the 2003 Kraft Nabisco Championship as an amateur and tied for 57th.
* In 2008, recorded a career-best third-place finish at the Fields Open in Hawaii; crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings at the Ginn OPEN, where she tied for 17th.
* In 2007, best finish was fourth place at the McDonald’s LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola.
* In 2006, best finish was a tie for sixth at the CN Canadian Women’s Open.
* In 2005, best finish was a tie for fifth at the Longs Drugs Challenge.
* In 2004, 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 season.
* In 2003, turned professional in June and competed on the Futures Tour, where she won the G.E. Futures Professional Golf Classic; tied for 54th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 2004 LPGA season.
2003 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -1; Rounds Played - 4; In Money - 1; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 75.25; Money - $0.00; Best Finish - T-57th at the Kraft Nabisco Championship
2004 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -1; Rounds Played - 4; In Money - 1; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 70.50 Rank (6th); Money - $6,034.00 Rank (173rd); Best Finish - T-37th at the LPGA State Farm Classic
2005 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -22; Rounds Played - 62; In Money - 14; Top-10 Finishes - 1; Scoring Average - 73.44 Rank (85th); Money - $146,307.00 Rank (65th); Best Finish - T-5th at the Longs Drugs Challenge
2006 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -26; Rounds Played - 77; In Money - 19; Top-10 Finishes - 3; Scoring Average - 71.95 Rank (35th); Money - $295,398.00 Rank (45th); Best Finish - T-6th at the CN Canadian Women’s Open
2007 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -24; Rounds Played - 73; In Money - 18; Top-10 Finishes - 3; Scoring Average - 72.77 Rank (40th); Money - $368,423.00 Rank (38th); Best Finish - 4th at the McDonald’s LPGA Championship
2008 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -24; Rounds Played - 80; In Money - 20; Top-10 Finishes - 4; Scoring Average - 71.94 Rank (36th); Money - $424,937.00 Rank (42nd); Best Finish - 3rd at the Fields Open in Hawaii