Trish Johnson

Patricia Mary "Trish" Johnson MBE (born 17 January 1966) is an English professional golfer. She won three times on the LPGA Tour and 19 times on the Ladies European Tour. As a senior she has won both senior women's major championships, the U.S. Senior Women's Open and the Senior LPGA Championship.

Early life Johnson was born in Bristol, South West England, United Kingdom. Her father and her three brothers were all golfers, one of them was a professional golfer. She practiced other sports, including badminton, soccer and tennis, but took up golf at age nine influenced by her family, playing at Royal North Devon Golf Club, a links course and the oldest golf club in England. She preferred to learn by herself rather than taking golf lessons.

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 won the English Women's Amateur Championship, was the English Women's Strokeplay Champion and repeated as England Under-23 Champion. In 1986 she represented Great Britain and Ireland in the Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships and the Curtis Cup. At the 1986 Curtis Cup match, on foreign soil at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kansas, her team won with 13−5 against United States and Johnson won maximum points in her four games.

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 19 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.

Her latest regular victory came at the age of 48 years, 7 months, and 15 days at the 2014 Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open, making her the oldest ever winner on the Ladies European Tour and tied third on the all-time-list of most wins on the tour. 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.

Senior career After turning 50, Johnson has won six tournaments on the Legends Tour, where most tournaments had an age limit of 45, including three senior women's major golf championships. She won the inaugural Senior LPGA Championship in 2017 and repeated that victory in 2021.

At the 2023 U.S. Senior Women's Open at Waverley Country Club in Portland, Oregon, which had an age limit of 50, Johnson, at 57 years of age, was tied at fourth, five strokes from leader Catriona Matthew after two rounds. She advanced to the lead after a third round 5-under-par 67 and finished winner, one stroke ahead of Leta Lindley after the final round. Johnson received a winner's check of $180,000, twice as much as the highest prize on any regular win in her career.

In September 2024, the England Golf Federation announced that Johnson was selected to be inducted in to the England Golf Hall of Fame.

In June 2025 Johnson was in the King's Birthday honors list becoming an MBE .

Amateur wins 1984 England Under-21 Championship, England Under-23 Championship 1985 English Women's Amateur Championship, English Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, England Under-23 Championship, French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship

Professional wins (29) LPGA Tour wins (3)

Ladies European Tour wins (19) ^ Nation team event, with two rounds of better-ball and two rounds of a greensome variation, sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour, counted as a tour win but with unofficial prize money and not counted in the Order of Merit.

Ladies European Tour playoff record (2–4) Source:

Other wins (1)

Legends Tour wins (6) LegendLegends Tour major championships (3)Other Legends Tour (3)

Senior major championships Wins (3)

Ladies European Tour career summary Year Earnings Order of Meritrank Scoringaverage1987£35,71851988£2,110901989£11,631361990£83,04311991£18,155191992£51,80541993£17,451171994£31,309151995£52,46471996£80,33331997£45,742972.401998£73,190472.131999£117,214470.862000€115,131271.932001€66,0431672.712002€36,0112773.712003€89,066971.732004€160,051271.822005€116,190971.912006€72,288242007€202,468472.352008€67,7823473.122009€46,5674072.302010€139,925972.112011€30,8397173.272012€124,4381071.902013€50,0554472.632014€92,6071772.382015€27,43475.002016€32,0935273.612017 − −74.29

Yellow for top-10 finishes, green for first.

Team appearances Amateur European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing England): 1984, 1986 (winners) Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1985 (winners) European Ladies' Team Championship (representing England): 1985 Women's Home Internationals (representing England): 1985 (winners), 1986 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 VCI European Ladies Golf Cup (representing England): 2008 (winners) Handa Cup (representing World team): 2013 (winners), 2014, 2015 The Queens (representing Europe): 2016

Solheim Cup record Year Totalmatches TotalW-L-H SinglesW-L-H FoursomesW-L-H FourballsW-L-H Pointswon Points%Career255–13–71–7–02–4–22–2–58.534%199030–3–00–1–0lost to P. Bradley 8&70–1–0lost w/M de Lorenzi 5&40–1–0lost w/M de Lorenzi 2&100%199231–1–11–0–0def P. Sheehan 2&10–1–0lost w/F.Descampe 1dn0–0–1halved w/F.Descampe1.550%199430–3–00–1–0lost to B. Daniel 1dn0–1–0lost w/P. Wright 2dn0–1–0lost w/P. Wright 3&200%199642–1–10–1–0lost to D. Pepper 3&21–0–0won w/L. Davies 4&31–0–1won w/L. Davies 6&5, halved w/A. Sorenstam2.562.5%199820–2–00–1–0lost to D. Pepper 3&20–1–0lost w/L. Davies 3&1 00%200042–1–10–1–0lost to D. Pepper 2&11–0–1won w/S. Gustafson 3&2, halved w/S. Gustafson1–0–0won w/S. Gustafson 3&22.562.5%200530–1–2 0–1–0lost to P.Hurst 2&10–0–1halved w/S. Gustafson0–0–1halved w/I. Tinning133.3%200730–1–2 0–1–0lost to A.Stanford 3&20–0–2halved w/L. Davies, halved w/I. Tinning133.3%