Laura Davies
| Laura Davies | |
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| — Golfer — | |
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Davies at the 2009 Women's British Open
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Laura Jane Davies |
| Born |
5 October 1963 Coventry, England, UK |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Nationality |
 England
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| Residence | Ottershaw, Surrey, England, UK |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1985 |
| Current tour(s) |
LPGA Tour (joined 1988) Ladies European Tour (joined 1985) |
| Professional wins | 84 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 20 |
| Ladies European Tour | 45 (1st all-time) |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 7 |
| Ladies Asian Golf Tour | 2 |
| ALPG Tour | 8 |
| Other | 7 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 4) |
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| ANA Inspiration | 2nd: 1994 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 1994, 1996 |
| U.S. Women's Open | Won: 1987 |
| du Maurier Classic | Won: 1996 |
| Women's British Open | T8: 2004 |
| Evian Championship | T41: 2014 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 2015 (member page) |
| Ladies European Tour Player of the Year |
1996, 1999 |
| Ladies European Tour Rookie of the Year |
1985 |
| Ladies European Tour Order of Merit |
1985, 1986, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2006 |
| LPGA Tour Money Winner |
1994 |
| LPGA Tour Player of the Year |
1996 |
| GWAA Female Player of the Year |
1994, 1996 |
| Best Female Golfer ESPY Award |
1995 |
| Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
2000 |
| GWAA ASAPSports /Jim Murray Award |
2013 |
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Middle East Golf Awards Ultimate Recognition |
2014 |
| Senior career* | |||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | Myrtle Beach Seadawgs | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 1 | (0) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Dame Laura Jane Davies, DBE (born 5 October 1963), is an English female professional golfer who has achieved the status of her nation's most accomplished female golfer of modern times, being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list as well as winning the Ladies European Tour (LET) Order of Merit a record seven times: in 1985, 1986, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2006.
As of 2016, Davies has 84 professional wins worldwide, with 20 on the LPGA Tour, including four majors. From 1985 to 2010, she won at least one individual title somewhere in the world every season, except for 2005 and was the first golfer, male or female, to win tournaments on five continents in one year. She is a member of U.S.-based LPGA Tour and a life member of the Ladies European Tour. She was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2014 and was inducted in July 2015.
A native of Coventry, Davies began as an amateur international player for Great Britain, compiling a notable record. She was the 1983 English Intermediate Champion, the 1984 Welsh Open Stroke Play Champion and the South Eastern Champion in both 1983 and 1984. She was also a member of the Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup Team in 1984. She turned professional in 1985.
Davies started her professional career on the WPGET (now Ladies European Tour) in 1985 when she won both Rookie of the Year and Order of Merit titles. She subsequently won the Sports Journalists' Association Peter Wilson Trophy as International Newcomer of the Year 1985. She repeated the Order of Merit win in 1986 having won four titles, one of which was the British Women's Open (prior to it becoming a major).
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