Michele Redman (born April 15, 1965) is an American
professional golfer
A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...
who played on the
LPGA Tour from 1992 through 2011. She is currently the women's golf coach at the
University of Minnesota.
Redman was born in
Zanesville, Ohio. She attended Zanesville High School, where she played on the varsity boys' golf team. She attended
Indiana University, where she won four events, was named
All-American twice and All-Big Ten four times. She was the Big Ten Conference champion in 1987.
Redman played on the
Futures Tour
The Epson Tour, previously known as the LPGA Futures Tour, and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed Futures Tour and between 2012 and 2021 as the Symetra Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tou ...
from 1988 to 1991, winning three times in 1991.
Redman played on the
LPGA Tour from 1992 through 2011 and had two victories: the 1997
JAL Big Apple Classic
The Sybase Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour for twenty years, from 1990 to 2009. The event was originally known as the "Big Apple Classic", but the name was dropped in 2007 when the tournament relocated from t ...
and the 2000
First Union Betsy King Classic
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. She had her best finish on the money list in 2000, placing tenth. She was a member of the U.S.
Solheim Cup team in 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2005.
Before Redman's successful fourth attempt to make the LPGA tour, she played on the
Futures Tour
The Epson Tour, previously known as the LPGA Futures Tour, and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed Futures Tour and between 2012 and 2021 as the Symetra Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tou ...
where she posted three victories. Redman has two holes-in-one and has won over $4.5 million.
On August 10, 2011, it was announced that Redman would be the next women's golf coach at the
University of Minnesota. At the 2011
Safeway Classic
The Portland Classic is a women's professional golf tournament in Oregon on the LPGA Tour. Founded in 1972, the annual event in the Portland area is the oldest continuous event on the LPGA Tour. Tournament Golf Foundation has owned the tourna ...
, Redman announced her retirement from competing on the LPGA Tour.
On November 13, 2011, Redman won the 2011
Legends Tour Open Championship.
Michele Redman wins Legends Tour Open Championship at Innisbrook
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Professional wins (8)
LPGA Tour wins (2)
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
Futures Tour wins (3)
*1991 Chattanooga FUTURES Classic, Marriott's Griffin Gate FUTURES Classic, Charleston F.O.P. FUTURES Golf Classic
Legends Tour wins (3)
Results in LPGA majors
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
CUT = missed the half-way cut.
"T" = tied
Summary
*Starts – 70
*Wins – 0
*2nd-place finishes – 0
*3rd-place finishes – 0
*Top 3 finishes – 0
*Top 5 finishes – 3
*Top 10 finishes – 6
*Top 25 finishes – 30
*Missed cuts – 16
*Most consecutive cuts made – 10
*Longest streak of top-10s – 2
Team appearances
Professional
* Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2000
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, 2002
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(winners), 2003
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, 2005
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(winners)
* Handa Cup (representing the United States): 2011 (winners), 2015 (winners)
References
External links
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American female golfers
LPGA Tour golfers
Solheim Cup competitors for the United States
College golf coaches in the United States
Golfers from Ohio
Indiana University alumni
Sportspeople from Zanesville, Ohio
People from Port St. Lucie, Florida
People from Plymouth, Minnesota
1965 births
Living people
21st-century American women