Trish Johnson

Patricia Mary "Trish" Johnson (born 17 January 1966) is an English professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career
Johnson was born in Bristol. Her three brothers were all golfers, one of them was a professional golfer. She practised other sports, including badminton, soccer and tennis. She preferred to learn by herself rather than taking golf lessons.

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 GB & I in the Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships and the Curtis Cup, where she won maximum points.

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 when she won the 2004 Wales "Golf as it should be" Ladies Open. Her latest victory came at the 2007 BMW Ladies Italian Open.

Johnson won the 1987 LPGA Tour Qualifying School to earn playing rights for the 1988 season. She has three wins on the US-based LPGA 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
Johnson has won six tournaments on the Legends Tour, including three senior women's major golf championships; the inaugural Senior LPGA Championship in 2017 and 2021 and the 2023 U.S. Senior Women's Open.

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

Ladies European Tour wins (19)

 * 1987 (3) McEwan's Wirral Classic, Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic, Woolmark Ladies' Matchplay
 * 1990 (4) Longines Classic, Hennessy Ladies' Cup, Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic, Ladies European Open
 * 1992 (1) Skol La Manga Club Classic
 * 1996 (2) Marks & Spencer European Open, Open de France Dames
 * 1999 (2) Open de France Dames, Marrakech Open
 * 2000 (1) The Daily Telegraph Ladies British Masters
 * 2004 (1) Wales "Golf as it should be" Ladies Open
 * 2007 (1) BMW Ladies Italian Open
 * 2008 (1) VCI European Ladies Golf Cup (with Rebecca Hudson)
 * 2010 (2) Tenerife Ladies Open, Open de France Feminin
 * 2014 (1) Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open

Other wins (1)
this list may be incomplete
 * 1992 Sunrise Cup World Team Championship (individual)

Ladies European Tour career summary
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
 * 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
 * Handa Cup (representing World team): 2013 (winners), 2014, 2015
 * The Queens (representing Europe): 2016