Introduction
Patricia Mary "Trish" Johnson (born 17 January 1966) is an English professional golfer.
Amateur career
Johnson was born in Bristol. She had a successful amateur career. She was South Western Champion in 1983 and 1984. In 1984 she was both England Under-23 and Under-21 Champion. In 1985 she was England Amateur Champion, England Strokeplay Champion and repeated as England Under-23 Champion. In 1986 she represented GB & I in the Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships and the Curtis Cup, where she won maximum points.
Professional career
Johnson turned professional in March 1987. She won three tournaments in her first year as a professional and was Rookie of Year on the Ladies European Tour in 1987. She won four tournaments in 1990 and won the 1990 Order of Merit. Overall she has won 18 tournaments on the Ladies European Tour and has finished in the top ten of the Order of Merit on thirteen occasions, including second places in 2000 and 2004 when she won the 2004 Wales "Golf as it should be" Ladies Open. Her latest victory came at the 2007 BMW Ladies Italian Open.
Johnson won the 1987 LPGA Tour Qualifying School to earn playing rights for the 1988 season. She has three wins on the US-based LPGATour. She won the 1993 Las Vegas LPGA tournament and the following week's LPGA Atlanta Women's Championship. Her last LPGA victory was the 1996 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic.
She was a member of the European Solheim Cup team in 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, and 2007 and teamed with Laura Davies to represent England at the 2007 Women's World Cup of Golf.
Professional wins (23)
Ladies European Tour wins (19)
- 1987 (3) McEwan's Wirral Classic, Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic, Woolmark Matchplay Championship
- 1990 (4) Hennessy Cup, Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic, European Open, Longines Classic
- 1992 (1) Skol La Manga Club Classic
- 1996 (2) Marks & Spencer European Open, Open de France Dames
- 1999 (2) Open de France Dames, Marrakech Open
- 2000 (1) The Daily Telegraph Ladies British Masters
- 2004 (1) Wales "Golf as it should be" Ladies Open
- 2007 (1) BMW Ladies Italian Open
- 2008 (1) VCI European Ladies Golf Cup (with Rebecca Hudson)
- 2010 (2) Tenerife Ladies Open, Open de France Feminin
- 2014 (1) Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open
LPGA Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Apr 1993 | Las Vegas LPGA | −7 (71-71-67=209) | 4 strokes |  Missie McGeorge |
| 2 | 18 Apr 1993 | Atlanta Women's Championship | −6 (72-72-68-70=282) | 2 strokes | Sherri Steinhauer |
| 3 | 29 Sep 1996 | Fieldcrest Cannon Classic | −18 (67-71-68-64=270) | 3 strokes | Kim Saiki |
Other wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1992 World Team Championship (individual)
- 2016 The Legends Championship (Legends Tour)
Ladies European Tour career summary
| Year | Earnings | Order of Merit rank | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | £35,718 | 5 | |
| 1988 | £2,110 | 90 | |
| 1989 | £11,631 | 36 | |
| 1990 | £83,043 | 1 | |
| 1991 | £18,155 | 19 | |
| 1992 | £51,805 | 4 | |
| 1993 | £17,451 | 17 | |
| 1994 | £31,309 | 15 | |
| 1995 | £52,464 | 7 | |
| 1996 | £80,333 | 3 | |
| 1997 | £45,742 | 9 | 72.40 |
| 1998 | £73,190 | 4 | 72.13 |
| 1999 | £117,213.96 | 4 | 70.86 |
| 2000 | €115,131.17 | 2 | 71.93 |
| 2001 | €66,042.79 | 16 | 72.71 |
| 2002 | €36,010.60 | 27 | 73.71 |
| 2003 | €89,065.52 | 9 | 71.73 |
| 2004 | €160,051.42 | 2 | 71.82 |
| 2005 | €116,190.21 | 9 | 71.91 |
| 2006 | €72,288.12 | 24 | |
| 2007 | €202,467.75 | 4 | |
| 2008 | €67,782.36 | 34 | |
| 2009 | €46,566.67 | 40 | |
| 2010 | €139,924.93 | 9 | |
| 2011 | €30,838.93 | 71 | |
| 2012 | €124,438.10 | 10 | |
| 2013 | €50,054.59 | 44 | |
| 2014 | €92,607.33 | 17 |
Yellow for top-10 finishes, green for first.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1986 (winners)
- Espirito Santo Trophy: (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1986
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 1990, 1992 (winners), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 (winners), 2005, 2007
- World Cup (representing England): 2007, 2008
- Handa Cup (representing World team): 2013 (winners), 2014, 2015
- The Queens (representing Europe): 2016
Solheim Cup record
| Year | Total matches | Total W-L-H | Singles W-L-H | Foursomes W-L-H | Fourballs W-L-H | Points won | Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 25 | 5–13–7 | 1–7–0 | 2–4–2 | 2–2–5 | 8.5 | 34% |
| 1990 | 3 | 0–3–0 | 0–1–0 lost to P. Bradley 8&7 | 0–1–0 lost w/M de Lorenzi 5&4 | 0–1–0 lost w/M de Lorenzi 2&1 | 0 | 0% |
| 1992 | 3 | 1–1–1 | 1–0–0 def P. Sheehan 2&1 | 0–1–0 lost w/F.Descampe 1dn | 0–0–1 halved w/F.Descampe | 1.5 | 50% |
| 1994 | 3 | 0–3–0 | 0–1–0 lost to B. Daniel 1dn | 0–1–0 lost w/P. Wright 2dn | 0–1–0 lost w/P. Wright 3&2 | 0 | 0% |
| 1996 | 4 | 2–1–1 | 0–1–0 lost to D. Pepper 3&2 | 1–0–0 won w/L. Davies 4&3 | 1–0–1 won w/L. Davies 6&5, halved w/A. Sorenstam | 2.5 | 62.5% |
| 1998 | 2 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 lost to D. Pepper 3&2 | 0–1–0 lost w/L. Davies 3&1 | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000 | 4 | 2–1–1 | 0–1–0 lost to D. Pepper 2&1 | 1–0–1 won w/S. Gustafson 3&2, halved w/S. Gustafson | 1–0–0 won w/S. Gustafson 3&2 | 2.5 | 62.5% |
| 2005 | 3 | 0–1–2 | 0–1–0 lost to P.Hurst 2&1 | 0–0–1 halved w/S. Gustafson | 0–0–1 halved w/I. Tinning | 1 | 33.3% |
| 2007 | 3 | 0–1–2 | 0–1–0 lost to A.Stanford 3&2 | 0–0–2 halved w/L. Davies, halved w/I. Tinning | 1 | 33.3% |