MICHELE REDMAN
Birthdate: April 15, 1965
Birth Place: Zanesville, Ohio
Age: 44 - Ht.: 5’8"
Home: Minneapolis, Minn.
College: Indiana Univ.
Turned Professional: 1989
Joined LPGA Tour: 1992
LPGA Victories (2): 1997 JAL Big Apple Classic. 2000 First Union Betsy King Classic. The Solheim Cup (4): 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005.
Player Notes:
Started playing golf at the age of 11. Credits Sam Carmichael as the individual most influencing her career. Enjoys boating and snowmobiling. Has one daughter, McKenna. Inducted into the National Golf Coaches Association Players Hall of Fame on Jan. 10, 2006. Qualified for the Tour on her fourth attempt. Redman was the 1983 Ohio State Junior Girls champion. In 1986, she was a quarterfinalist at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and finished as the second-low amateur at the U.S. Women’s Open. She played collegiate golf at Indiana University, where she won four tournaments, twice was named an All-American and four times earned All-Big Ten Conference honors. In addition, she was the Big Ten Conference champion in 1987.
* In 2008, best finish was a tie for 12th at the Wegmans LPGA.
* In 2007, best finish was a tie for seventh at the LPGA State Farm Classic, where she crossed the $5 million mark in career earnings.
* In 2006, best finish was a tie for fifth at the Ginn Clubs and Resorts Open.
* In 2005, best finish was a tie for second at the ADT Championship; tied for sixth at the MasterCard Classic honoring Alejo Peralta, where she crossed the $4 million mark in career earnings; was a member of the victorious U.S. Solheim Cup Team.
* In 2004, best finishes were ties for fifth at the U.S. Women’s Open and the Weetabix Women’s British Open.
* In 2003, best finish - of the season was third place at the Wendy’s Championship for Children at Tartan Fields, where she tied her career-low score of 63 in the second round; recorded six additional top-10 finishes; competed in her third Solheim Cup, posting a 2-0-1 record.
* In 2002, best finish was a tie for second at both the Kellogg-Keebler Classic and Bank of Montreal Canadian Women’s Open; crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings following the CISCO World Ladies Match Play Championship, where she tied for fifth; was a member of the victorious U.S. Solheim Cup Team.
* In 2001, best finish was third at the Longs Drugs Challenge, where she crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings; recorded the second hole-in-one of her LPGA career during the third round of the Welch’s/Circle K Championship.
* In 2000, captured her second career win at the First Union Betsy King Classic with all three rounds in the 60s (68-66-68); her win came in the second-to-last tournament in which players could earn Solheim Cup points, helping her to become one of three "rookies" to qualify for the U.S. Team.
* In 1999, best finish was seventh place at The Office Depot; crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings with a tie for ninth at the Sunrise Hawaiian Ladies Open.
* In 1998, best finish was second place at the State Farm Rail Classic, where she posted a career-low 63 during the second round.
* In 1997, became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the JAL Big Apple Classic and posted five additional top-10 finishes.
* In 1996, posted three top-20 finishes, including a season-best tie for 10th at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship.
* In 1995, best finish was third place at the Star Bank LPGA Classic.
* In 1994, season-best finish was a tie for seventh at the Rochester International.
* In 1993, totaled six top-20 finishes, including a tie for 12th at both the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic and the Sun-Times Challenge.
* In 1992, posted her first LPGA career hole-in-one during the second round of the Sega Women’s Championship; Best finish was a tie for 13th at the Welch’s Classic.
* In 1991, qualified for the Tour by tying for eighth at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 1992 LPGA season.
* Prior to qualifying for the LPGA Tour, played on the Futures Tour for three years, where she won three events and posted several top-10 finishes.
1992 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -27; Rounds Played - 79; In Money - 17; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 73.48; Money - $48,706.00; Best Finish - T-13th at the Welch’s Championship
1993 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -24; Rounds Played - 72; In Money - 15; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 72.61; Money - $64,518.25; Best Finish - T-12th at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic and Chicago Challenge
1994 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -23; Rounds Played - 73; In Money - 18; Top-10 Finishes - 3; Scoring Average - 72.05; Money - $113,918.00; Best Finish - T-7th at the Wegmans LPGA
1995 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -26; Rounds Played - 86; In Money - 22; Top-10 Finishes - 6; Scoring Average - 72.10; Money - $195,251.00; Best Finish - 3rd at the The Champions Classic
1995 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -26; Rounds Played - 84; In Money - 20; Top-10 Finishes - 1; Scoring Average - 72.92; Money - $87,733.00; Best Finish - T-10th at the Atlanta Charity Championship
1997 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -28; Rounds Played - 88; In Money - 19; Top-10 Finishes - 6; Scoring Average - 72.17; Money - $293,831.00; Best Finish - Win at the Sybase Classic
1998 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -27; Rounds Played - 80; In Money - 17; Top-10 Finishes - 1; Scoring Average - 72.50; Money - $156,950.00; Best Finish - 2nd at the LPGA State Farm Classic
1999 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -27; Rounds Played - 92; In Money - 24; Top-10 Finishes - 6; Scoring Average - 71.15; Money - $273,383.00; Best Finish - T-7th at the The Office Depot and Safeway Classic
2000 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -28; Rounds Played - 97; In Money - 25; Top-10 Finishes - 9; Scoring Average - 71.62; Money - $585,694.00 Rank (10th); Best Finish - Win at the Wachovia LPGA Classic hosted by Betsy King
2001 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -27; Rounds Played - 92; In Money - 25; Top-10 Finishes - 10; Scoring Average - 71.04; Money - $552,317.00 Rank (17th); Best Finish - 3rd at the Longs Drugs Challenge
2002 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -25; Rounds Played - 86; In Money - 25; Top-10 Finishes - 10; Scoring Average - 70.80; Money - $666,849.00 Rank (13th); Best Finish - T-2nd at the Kellogg-Keebler Classic and CN Canadian Women’s Open
2003 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -22; Rounds Played - 77; In Money - 21; Top-10 Finishes - 7; Scoring Average - 71.19; Money - $469,018.00 Rank (24th); Best Finish - 3rd at the Wendy’s Championship for Children
2004 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -22; Rounds Played - 82; In Money - 21; Top-10 Finishes - 5; Scoring Average - 71.24 Rank (23rd); Money - $473,886.00 Rank (24th); Best Finish - T-5th at the U.S. Women’s Open and Ricoh Women’s British Open
2005 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -22; Rounds Played - 74; In Money - 20; Top-10 Finishes - 7; Scoring Average - 71.59 Rank (19th); Money - $540,167.00 Rank (25th); Best Finish - T-2nd at the ADT Championship
2006 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -21; Rounds Played - 65; In Money - 16; Top-10 Finishes - 2; Scoring Average - 71.71 Rank (24th); Money - $307,948.00 Rank (41st); Best Finish - T-5th at the Ginn Clubs and Resort Open
2007 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -20; Rounds Played - 63; In Money - 15; Top-10 Finishes - 2; Scoring Average - 72.83 Rank (42nd); Money - $186,462.00 Rank (61st); Best Finish - T-7th at the LPGA State Farm Classic
2008 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -19; Rounds Played - 70; In Money - 18; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 72.01 Rank (39th); Money - $234,907.00 Rank (60th); Best Finish - T-12th at the Wegmans LPGA
