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Laura Davies
Englishwoman Laura Davies (b. Coventry, 10 May 1963) is the most successful woman golfer the United Kingdom has produced in recent times. She is a member of both of the two leading women's tours, the U.S. based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.
As of the end of the 2004 season, Davies has accumulated 20 official victories on the LPGA Tour. She finished top of the money list in 1994 and was second in each of the following two years. At the same date she had more thirty seven victories on the Ladies European Tour and she topped that tour's order of merit in 1985, 1986, 1992, 1996, 1999 and 2004.
Davies was awarded an OBE in 1988 and a CBE in 2000.
LPGA Major Tournament victories
- LPGA Championship: 1994, 1996
- U.S. Open: 1987
- du Maurier Classic: 1996
See also
Golfers with most LPGA Tour wins
External link
Profile on the Ladies European Tour's official site
Profile on the LPGA's official site
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