Meaghan Francella
| Meaghan Francella | |
|---|---|
LPGA Tour (2006–13) | |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| Epson Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T5: 2007, 2009 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T7: 2010 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T17: 2009 |
| Women's British Open | T69: 2010 |
| Evian Championship | DNP |
Meaghan Francella (born May 12, 1982) is an American
LPGA Tour
.
Early life and amateur career
Francella was born in
All-American
in 2004. Francella graduated with a degree in communications in 2005.
Professional career
After completing her college eligibility in 2004, Francella joined the
Lakeland Duramed FUTURES Classic
, and recorded six additional top-10 finishes. She ended the season fifth on the Futures Tour money list which earned her fully exempt status on the LPGA Tour for 2007.
Francella's first win on the LPGA Tour came in her second start of 2007 at the MasterCard Classic, where she scored 68-68-69 with only two bogies over the three-round tournament and then held off world number one Annika Sörenstam in a four-hole playoff.[1][2]
Professional wins (3)
LPGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 11, 2007 | MasterCard Classic | −11 (68-68-69=205) | Playoff |  Annika Sörenstam
|
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | MasterCard Classic | Annika Sörenstam
|
Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
Futures Tour wins (1)
- 2006 (1) Lakeland Duramed Futures Classic
Other wins (1)
- 2010 (1) HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup(unofficial event on the LPGA Tour)
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014–21 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T5 | 70 | T5 | CUT | T25 | CUT | |||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | T17 | T34 | T42 | ||||
| Women's PGA Championship | T21 | T77 | T71 | T7 | CUT | T67 | CUT | CUT | |
| The Evian Championship ^ | |||||||||
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | T69 | CUT | |||||
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made* |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T69 | 2,525 | n/a | 75.00 | n/a |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T39 | 5,5554 | 183 | 73.75 | n/a |
| 2007 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 507,292 | 29 | 73.09 | 66 |
| 2008 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T13 | 117,682 | 88 | 73.75 | 131 |
| 2009 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T5 | 292,266 | 48 | 72.51 | 63 |
| 2010 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T7 | 168,016 | 57 | 73.04 | 77 |
| 2011 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T22 | 66,813 | 84 | 74.23 | 117 |
| 2012 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T24 | 28,935 | 116 | 74.37 | 121 |
| 2013 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T71 | 7,838 | 148 | 74.10 | 133 |
- Official through November 24, 2013[3]
* Includes matchplay and other events without a cut.
References
- ^ "Francella's first victory comes in four-hole playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. March 14, 2007. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ^ Mickey, Lisa D. (March 19, 2007). "Meaghan Francella Talks About First LPGA Tour Victory". LPGA. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
- ^ "Meaghan Francella stats". LPGA. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
External links
- Meaghan Francella at the LPGA Tourofficial site
- Meaghan Francella official blog