Background
Mallon, Meg was born on April 14, 1963 in Natick, Massachusetts, United States.
Mallon, Meg was born on April 14, 1963 in Natick, Massachusetts, United States.
She attended Mercy High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan. She attended Ohio State University, where she earned All-Conference honors from 1984-1985 and was the runner-up at the 1985 Big Ten Championship.
She started playing golf at the age of 7. Mallon joined the LPGA Tour in 1987. Two of her victories were majors, the Mazda LPGA Championship and the United States. Women"s Open.
She also had nine top-10 placings on the money list, her best being second in 1991.
Mallon played for the United States in the Solheim Cup eight times: in 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2005. She served as an assistant team captain in 2009.
She is the team captain in 2013. Mallon was inducted into the Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996, the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame in 2002, and the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.
She was recognized during the LPGA"s 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA"s top-50 players and teachers.
Mallon announced her retirement from professional golf on July 7, 2010, shortly before the start of the 2010 United States. Women"s Open. She was inducted into the Palm Beach County Hall of Fame in 2011. In 2003 during the second round of the Welch"s/Fry"s Championship, Mallon became the first player in LPGA history to shoot a 60, one stroke off the LPGA Tour"s all-time record of 59 set by Annika Sörenstam in 2001.
She is tied for second in the LPGA"s all-time records for most career aces.
LPGA Tour wins (18) Other wins (1) Legends Tour wins (1) Wins (4) Results timeline The Women"s British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001. DNP = did not play. CUT = missed the half way cut.
"T" indicates a tie for a place. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
Summary Starts – 84 Wins – 4 2nd-place finishes – 4 3rd-place finishes – 2 Top 3 finishes – 10 Top 5 finishes – 16 Top 10 finishes – 20 Top 25 finishes – 41 Missed cuts – 17 Most consecutive cuts made – 24 Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (5 times) Professional Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 1992, 1994 (winners), 1996 (winners), 1998 (winners), 2000, 2002 (winners), 2003, 2005 (winners) World Cup (representing the United States): 2005 Handa Cup (representing the United States): 2010 (winners), 2011 (winners), 2014 (winners), 2015 (winners).
She was a non-voting member of the LPGA Tour Player Executive Committee in 1999, 2004, and 2008.