Michele Redman


Michele Redman is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 1992 through 2011. She is currently the women's golf coach at the University of Minnesota.
Redman was born in Zanesville, Ohio. She attended Zanesville High School, where she played on the varsity boys' golf team. She attended Indiana University Bloomington, where she won four events, was named All-American twice and All-Big Ten four times. She was the Big Ten Conference champion in 1987. She was inducted into the Indiana University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.
Redman played on the Futures Tour from 1988 to 1991, winning three times in 1991.
Redman played on the LPGA Tour from 1992 through 2011 and had two victories: the 1997 JAL Big Apple Classic and the 2000 First Union Betsy King Classic. She had her best finish on the money list in 2000, placing tenth. She was a member of the U.S. Solheim Cup team in 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2005.
Before Redman's successful fourth attempt to make the LPGA tour, she played on the Futures Tour where she posted three victories. Redman has two holes-in-one and has won over $4.5 million.
On August 10, 2011, it was announced that Redman would be the next women's golf coach at the University of Minnesota. At the 2011 Safeway Classic, Redman announced her retirement from competing on the LPGA Tour.
On November 13, 2011, Redman won the 2011 Legends Tour Open Championship.

Professional wins (8)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

LPGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12009Safeway Classic

Futures Tour wins (3)

  • 1991 Chattanooga FUTURES Classic, Marriott's Griffin Gate FUTURES Classic, Charleston F.O.P. FUTURES Golf Classic

    Legends Tour wins (3)

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament20012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT18T25T2122T58T11T65T21T12T48CUT
LPGA ChampionshipT10T6T11CUTT49T39T46T58T31T42T34
U.S. Women's OpenT16T22T39T5CUTCUTCUT70T40CUTCUT
Women's British Open ^CUTT37T5T11CUTT42T17

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
CUT = missed the half-way cut.
"T" = tied

Summary

  • Starts – 70
  • Wins – 0
  • 2nd-place finishes – 0
  • 3rd-place finishes – 0
  • Top 3 finishes – 0
  • Top 5 finishes – 3
  • Top 10 finishes – 6
  • Top 25 finishes – 30
  • Missed cuts – 16
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 10
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2

    Team appearances

Professional
  • Solheim Cup : 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005
  • Handa Cup : 2011, 2015