Catriona Matthew
| Catriona Matthew | |
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Victory at the 2009 Women's British Open
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Catriona Isobel Matthew |
| Born |
25 August 1969 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Nationality |
 Scotland
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| Residence | North Berwick, Scotland |
| Spouse | Graeme Matthew |
| Children | Katie, Sophie |
| Career | |
| College | University of Stirling |
| Turned professional | 1995 |
| Current tour(s) |
LPGA Tour (joined 1995) LET (joined 1995) |
| Professional wins | 11 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 4 |
| Ladies European Tour | 6 |
| ALPG Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) |
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| ANA Inspiration | T2: 2007 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | 2nd: 2013 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T4: 2001 |
| du Maurier Classic | 5th: 1999 |
| Women's British Open | Won: 2009 |
| Evian Championship | T36: 2016 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Ladies European Tour Player of the Year |
2009 |
| Heather Farr Player Award | 2009 |
Catriona Isobel Matthew (née Lambert) MBE (born 25 August 1969) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays mainly on the US-based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.
Catriona Lambert was born in Edinburgh, and grew up in North Berwick. She learned to play golf on the Children's Course and North Berwick West Links in the town. She had a successful junior and amateur career, becoming Scottish Girls champion in 1986 and Scottish Under-21 Stroke Play champion in 1988 and 1989. She captured the Scottish Amateur title in 1991, 1993 and 1994, and the British Amateur title in 1993. She is also a two time winner of the St Rule Trophy played at St. Andrews. She was a member of the 1990, 1992 and 1994 Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup teams. She graduated from the University of Stirling in 1992 having studied accountancy, this being one of a few British universities offering golf scholarships.
Matthew qualified for the LPGA Tour by tying for fifth at the 1994 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 1995 season. She soon established herself on the Tour, and her best seasons were 2001 and 2005, when she finished tenth on the money list.
Matthew also qualified for the Ladies European Tour in 1995 and plays several events on that tour each season. She won her maiden professional tournament at the Holden Women's Australian Open in 1996. She won the 1998 McDonald's WPGA Championship on the Ladies European Tour. She was a member of the 1998 Solheim Cup Team and first reserve for the 2000 matches held in her native Scotland. When Helen Alfredsson hurt her wrist she was called into the team but Alfredsson recovered and Matthew did not play. She was somewhat controversially left out of the 2002 Solheim Cup team but was a captain's pick for the 2003 team, gaining the Cup winning point. She was a captain's pick for the 2005 team as well. She qualified outright for the 2007, 2009 and 2011 Solheim Cup teams.
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