Star Money List. Maria played in 22 tournaments on the University in 1996. Now lives in Davenport, Florida.
US LPGA Tour where she recorded four top 10 finishes Married to caddie Shaun McBride, originally from
as follows: 2nd at the McDonalds LPGA Championship, Adelaide. Credits parents, coach, Liselotte Neumann
4th at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, T6th at the and Seve Ballesteros as individuals most influencing
Safeway International presented by Coca-Cola and T9th her career. Hobbies include reading, listening to music
at the Michelob ULTRA Open. and aerobics.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS LET VICTORIES
Secured maiden LPGA victory in 1999 SAFECO Classic. (2) 2004 Ladies English Open
Also won 1999 Mizuno Classic. LET career best 2nd in 2005 Ladies English Open
McDonalds WPGA Championship of Europe where she OTHER VICTORIES
lost play-off to Laura Davies. Posted new career best on (3) 1999 SAFECO Classic, 1999 Mizuno Classic, 2007
LET finishing 2nd at the Wales WPGA Championship of Navistar LPGA Classic.
Europe behind compatriot Åsa Gottmo. Won her maiden
SOLHEIM CUP
LET title in style at the Ladies English Open when she
2002, 2005, 2007
fired 19-under over three days at Nick Faldo’s Chart
Hills GC in Kent. Broke the €1million barrier in career
TOUR RECORD:
earnings. Successfully defended her Ladies English
Open title, again at Chart Hills GC in Kent, in 2005.
(Year, earnings/points, ranking)
Represented Europe in The 2005 Solheim Cup at 1996 £23,681 24 2003 83.23 56
Crooked Stick GC, Indiana, USA. Represented Europe 1997 £39,536 10 2004 221.08 25
again in The 2007 Solheim Cup at Halmstad Golfklubb 1998 £77,734 3 2005 €158,524.71 2
in Sweden. Won third LPGA title at the 2007 Navistar 1999 £51,877 11 2006 €80,173.20 21
LPGA Classic. 2000 833 55 2007 €198,282.54 5
PERSONAL 2001 – – 2008 €62,335.57 35
175cm with blonde hair and mixed colour eyes. 2002 6483.65 2
Graduated with a BA Hons in English from Stirling
MELANIE HOLMES-SMITH
Country Australia
Born 11/5/1981 – Melbourne
Turned Professional 1st August 2003
Joined Tour 2006
Tournaments Played 20
Career Best Finish T18th
Career Earnings (Euro) 4,565.62
Lowest Round 69 (2 times)
AMATEUR include shopping, gym, music and dancing, having
NZ Amateur Champion in 2002. NZ Strokeplay a blast with friends, fine wine and foods. Married to
Champion in 2003. Australian Junior Champion in 1999. Stuart Bryden. Started to play golf at age 10. Attached
Australian Tasman Cup Team 2003. Australia Sikrit Cup to Cobram-Barooga Golf Club.
Team 2003. Welsh Strokeplay U21 Champion 2000.
PROFESSIONAL
TOUR RECORD:
2008 Highlights
Mel played in just one event: the MFS Women’s
(Year, earnings/points, ranking)
Australian Open, where she missed the cut.
2006 €4,025.62 141 2008 – –
PERSONAL
2007 €540.00 165
180cm tall with blonde hair and blue eyes. Hobbies
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