Felicity Johnson (born 26 February 1987) is an
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professional golfer
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who has played on the U.S.-based
LPGA Tour
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and the
Ladies European Tour
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.
Johnson started playing golf at five years old and left school at 16 to pursue an amateur career. This was successful and she was named ''
The Daily Telegraph
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'' Lady Golfer of the Year in 2005 after winning the 2005
English Women's Amateur Championship
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The English Women's Amateur Championship is contested thro ...
, was a member of the 2005 winning
Vagliano Trophy
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team, and won 2005
Spirit International as part of the England Team.
Johnson turned professional in 2006 in and finished third at the 2008
ANZ Ladies Masters, the 2008
Göteborg Masters and the 2009
SAS Ladies Masters before earning her maiden win at the 2009
Tenerife Ladies Open at Golf Costa Adeje. She shot 62 (−10) in the first round of 2008
Göteborg Masters at Lycke Golf Course, a
Ladies European Tour record. She claimed her second win at the 2011
Lacoste Ladies Open de France
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Since the 2011 edition, Lacoste has been the tit ...
, winning a playoff with
Diana Luna
Diana Luna (born 3 September 1982) is a professional golfer from Italy.
Luna was born in Rome, Italy and turned professional in 2001. She won her first event on the Ladies European Tour in 2004 at the Tenerife Ladies Open, beating Becky Brewe ...
, the second playoff loss at the tournament in a row for Luna who was beaten in identical circumstances by
Trish Johnson
Patricia Mary "Trish" Johnson (born 17 January 1966) is an English professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
Johnson was born in Bristol. Her three brothers were all golfers, one of them was a professional golfer. She practiced other ...
the previous year. More recently she was runner-up at the 2015
Lalla Meryem Cup
The Lalla Meryem Cup is a women's professional golf tournament in Morocco under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. It was held in Rabat until it moved to Agadir in 2011. It moved back to Rabat in 2016.
The tournament has been pl ...
and 2016
ISPS Handa New Zealand Open
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.
In 2018,
the R&A
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-supported Golf Foundation named her an official Ambassador.
Amateur wins
*2005
English Women's Amateur Championship
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The English Women's Amateur Championship is contested thro ...
Professional wins (3)
Ladies European Tour wins (2)
ALPG Tour wins
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2016
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Mount Broughton Classic
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2018
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Seasons Aged Care Brisbane Invitational
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When the tournament started in 2015 it was the first professional women' ...
Team appearances
Amateur
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European Girls' Team Championship The European Girls' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women up to 18 organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1991. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1991 to 1999 and has bee ...
(representing England): 2003
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Vagliano Trophy
The Vagliano Trophy is a biennial women's amateur golf tournament. It is co-organised by The R&A and the European Golf Association and is contested by teams representing "Great Britain and Ireland" and the "Continent of Europe". It is played in od ...
(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2005 (winners)
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Spirit International (representing England): 2005 (winners)
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European Ladies' Team Championship The European Ladies' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1959.
It was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been pla ...
(representing England):
2005
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European Lady Junior's Team Championship The European Lady Junior's Team Championship was a European amateur team golf championship for women under 22 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1968. It was played every year until 1984, then every second ye ...
(representing England): 2004, 2006
Professional
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The Queens (representing Ladies European Tour): 2017
References
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English female golfers
Ladies European Tour golfers
LPGA Tour golfers
Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands
1987 births
Living people