Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (born 16 November 1972) is a French former

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who played on the

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and the LPGA Tour. Her birth name was Meunier and she is married to Antoine Lebouc, a French professional golfer who played on the European Tour in the 1990s.

Amateur career

Meunier was born in Dijon, France. She won the French Cup and the Greece International in 1993. In 1992, she won the French Ladies Championship, placed fifth in the World Team Championship and finished third at the European Team Junior Championship.

Professional career

Meunier-Lebouc turned professional in

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and initially played on the

, gaining her maiden victory in her rookie season at the Waterford English Open. She has won 5 more times on the LET and finished in the top 10 in the Order of Merit in

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and

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. She qualified for the LPGA Tour by tying for 27th at the

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to earn non-exempt status for the 2001 season. In her rookie year in

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, Meunier-Lebouc recorded two top-ten finishes, then won the

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, and the

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, a

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. She was the 54-hole leader at the

2003 Women's British Open The 2003 Women's British Open was held 31 July to 3 August at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. It was the 27th edition of the Women's British Open, and the third as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. TNT Sports and A ...

, but finished in solo fifth place. In February

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

, she gave birth to her first child, daughter Phildine Pearl, and opted not to defend her title at the

2004 Kraft Nabisco Championship The 2004 Kraft Nabisco Championship was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 25–28 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 33rd edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and the 22nd edition as a ...

in late March. In

, Meunier-Lebouc became the first French player to compete in the Solheim Cup, and returned in

. Meunier-Lebouc retired from playing professional golf in 2009, and became a golf instructor at the Ibis Golf & Country Club in 2010.Ibis Golf Instruction

Professional wins (8)

LPGA Tour (2)

Ladies European Tour (5)

(1) Waterford Dairies Ladies' English Open *

(1)

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

(1)

Air France Madame Open The Air France Madame Open, known in its final installment as Air France Madame Biarritz Open, was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that took place in France France (), officially the French Republic ( ...

(2)

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Other wins (1)

*1997 (1) Praia D'el Rey European Cup (team competition)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (2001 British – 2004 British) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

LPGA Tour career summary

Team appearances

Amateur * Espirito Santo Trophy (representing France):

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* European Ladies' Team Championship (representing France):

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Professional * Solheim Cup (representing Europe):

(winners),

(winners) * World Cup (representing France): 2005

Solheim Cup record

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Meunier-Lebouc French female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers LPGA Tour golfers Winners of LPGA major golf championships Solheim Cup competitors for Europe Mediterranean Games medalists in golf Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Sportspeople from Dijon Sportspeople from Jupiter, Florida 1972 births Living people 20th-century French women 21st-century French women