Anne-Marie Knight (born 18 August 1970) is an Australian professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour (LET) 1996–2006. She was the 1996 LET Rookie of the Year and won the 1999 Ladies' German Open .
| Anne-Marie Knight | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 18 August 1970 | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Australia | ||
| Residence | Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1995 | ||
| Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (1996–2006) ALPG Tour LPGA Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 1 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Ladies European Tour | 1 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| Chevron Championship | DNP | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2004 | ||
| du Maurier Classic | DNP | ||
| Women's British Open | CUT: 2003, 2004, 2005 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Ameteur career
editKnight had a successful amateur career and won the 1993 Australian Women's Amateur. In 1995, she was runner-up at the U.S. Women's Amateur at Brookline, having lost the final to Kelli Kuehne, 4 and 3.[1]
She represented Australia at the 1991 Tasman Cup, the Queen Sirikit Cup in China (1992) and Indonesia (1994), the 1994 Espirito Santo Trophy at Le Golf National in Paris, and won the 1995 Astor Trophy at Royal Sydney Golf Club.
Professional career
editKnight turned professional in 1995 and finished second in the Q-School at La Manga to join the Ladies European Tour in 1996. She became the LET Rookie of the Year, following three runner-up finishes at the Women's Welsh Open, Danish Ladies Open and Ladies European Open.
In 1997, she was solo runner-up at the 1997 Hennessy Ladies Cup, a stroke behind Laura Davies, and finished a career best 8th in the Order of Merit. She won the Ladies' German Open in 1999, shooting a course record 64 in the final round to finish a stroke ahead of Laura Davies and Sophie Gustafson. In 2003, she was runner-up at the Ladies Italian Open, one stroke behind Ludivine Kreutz.
Knight was the third ranked Australian player ahead of the inaugural Women's World Cup of Golf in 2005, losing out on selection to Karrie Webb and Wendy Doolan.[2]
She also made 11 appearances in LPGA Tour events between 1997 and 1999.[3]
After retiring from professional touring in 2007, Knight became the head teaching professional at West Beach Parks Golf in Adelaide.[4]
Ameteur wins
edit- 1989 South Australian State Junior Championship
- 1990 South Australian Amateur Championship, New Zealand Junior Championship
- 1991 South Australian Amateur Championship
- 1992 South Australian Amateur Championship
- 1993 Australian Women's Amateur
Professional wins (1)
editLadies European Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Jul 1999 | stilwerk Ladies' German Open | 74-69-71-64=278 | −10 | 1 stroke |  Laura Davies Sophie Gustafson
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Results in LPGA majors
edit| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | ||
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Knight only played in the Opens.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Tasman Cup (representing Australia): 1991
- Queen Sirikit Cup (representing Australia): 1992, 1994
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Australia): 1994
- Astor Trophy (representing Australia): 1995 (winners)
References
edit- ^ "U.S. Women's Amateur Champions". USGA. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Top Players Not Certain for Cup". The New York Times. Associated Press. 28 November 2004. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "LPGA Tour Career Money". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Knight honoured to lead Australia at PGA Women's Cup". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
External links
edit- Anne-Marie Knight at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Anne-Marie Knight at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)