Meg Mallon (born April 14, 1963) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1987 and won 18 LPGA Tour events, including four major championships, during her career. Mallon was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2017.

Early life and amateur career Mallon was born on April 14, 1963, in Natick, Massachusetts. She started playing golf at the age of 7. She won the Michigan Amateur Championship title in 1983. She attended Mercy High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

Mallon attended Ohio State University, where she earned All-Conference honors from 1984 to 1985 and was the runner-up at the 1985 Big Ten Championship.

Professional career Mallon joined the LPGA Tour in 1987. Her breakthrough year was 1991, when she won four times. Two of her victories were majors, the Mazda LPGA Championship and the U.S. Women's Open. She was also named Female Player of the Year by the Golf Writers Association of America and Most Improved Player by Golf Digest. She would win two more majors, the du Maurier Classic in 2000 and her second U.S. Women's Open in 2004. She also won the season-ending ADT Championship in 2003.

Mallon won a total of 18 events on the tour, including four major championships. 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. She was a non-voting member of the LPGA Tour Player Executive Committee in 1999, 2004, and 2008.

Mallon announced her retirement from professional golf on July 7, 2010, shortly before the start of the 2010 U.S. 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.

Professional wins (20) LPGA Tour wins (18) LegendLPGA Tour major championships (4)Other LPGA Tour (14) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Feb 4, 1991Oldsmobile LPGA Classic−12 (66-70-69-71=276)2 strokes Dana Lofland2Jun 30, 1991Mazda LPGA Championship−10 (68-68-71-67=274)1 stroke Pat Bradley Ayako Okamoto3Jul 14, 1991U.S. Women's Open−1 (70-75-71-67=283)2 strokes Pat Bradley4Oct 6, 1991Daikyo World Championship−3 (73-72-71=216)5 strokes Dottie Mochrie5Mar 14, 1993PING/Welch's Championship (Tucson)−16 (67-66-70-69=272)1 stroke Betsy King6May 9, 1993Sara Lee Classic−11 (70-71-64=205)Playoff Tina Tombs7Feb 24, 1996Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open−4 (74-70-68=212)1 stroke Karrie Webb8Apr 28, 1996Sara Lee Classic−6 (70-71-69=210)2 strokes Stephanie Farwig Pamela Wright9Aug 9, 1998Star Bank LPGA Classic−17 (64-66-68=199)Playoff Dottie Pepper10Jan 24, 1999Naples LPGA Memorial−16 (69-67-69-67=272)1 stroke Helen Alfredsson Kelly Robbins11May 16, 1999Sara Lee Classic−17 (66-65-68=199)1 stroke Annika Sörenstam Kris Tschetter12Jun 11, 2000Wegmans Rochester International−8 (74-67-72-67=280)2 strokes Wendy Doolan13Aug 13, 2000du Maurier Classic−6 (73-68-72-69=282)1 stroke Rosie Jones14Aug 18, 2002Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open−4 (71-71-69-73=284)3 strokes Michelle Ellis Catriona Matthew Michele Redman15Nov 23, 2003ADT Championship−7 (71-71-72-67=281)1 stroke Annika Sörenstam16Jul 4, 2004U.S. Women's Open−10 (73-69-67-65=274)2 strokes Annika Sörenstam17Jul 11, 2004BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open−18 (65-70-65-70=270)4 strokes Beth Daniel18Aug 8, 2004Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic−7 (66-69-74-68=277)1 stroke Se Ri Pak Karen Stupples

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11992The Phar-Mor in Youngstown Donna Andrews Beth Daniel Betsy KingKing won with birdie on first extra hole21993 Sara Lee Classic Tina TombsWon with birdie on third extra hole31998 Star Bank LPGA Classic Dottie PepperWon with par on first extra hole

Other wins (1) 1998 JCPenney Classic (with Steve Pate)

Legends Tour wins (1) 2014 Walgreens Charity Championship

Major championships Wins (4) YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner(s)-up 1991 LPGA Championship −10 (68-68-71-67=274) 1 stroke Pat Bradley, Ayako Okamoto 1991 U.S. Women's Open −1 (70-75-71-67=283) 2 strokes Pat Bradley 2000 du Maurier Classic −6 (73-68-72-69=282) 1 stroke Rosie Jones 2004 U.S. Women's Open −10 (73-69-67-65=274) 2 strokes Annika Sörenstam

Results timeline Tournament 1986 1987 1988 1989 Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipLPGA ChampionshipT61T29U.S. Women's OpenCUTT44CUTdu Maurier Classic T59 Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT9T305T49T11T16T2CUTT1623LPGA ChampionshipT201T26T45T11T15T10T22T6T11T17U.S. Women's OpenT91421T62T19T43CUTT5T2du Maurier Classic CUTT23T13T64T4T124T30T4T661 Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT28T36T33T48T50T6673T15CUTLPGA ChampionshipT17T12T2716T33CUTCUTCUTCUTU.S. Women's OpenT30T22CUT1T13CUTCUTT58CUTWomen's British Open ^CUTT8T37CUTCUTCUT68 ^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.

CUT = missed the half-way cut. "T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeKraft Nabisco Championship 0 2 1 4 5 9 20 18LPGA Championship 1 0 0 1 3 12 22 18U.S. Women's Open 2 2 0 6 8 12 23 16du Maurier Classic 1 0 0 4 4 7 12 11Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 3Totals 4 4 1 15 21 41 84 66 Most consecutive cuts made – 26 (1990 U.S. Open – 1996 du Maurier Classic) Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1998 du Maurier Classic – 1999 U.S. Open)

U.S. national team appearances Professional Solheim Cup: 1992, 1994 (winners), 1996 (winners), 1998 (winners), 2000, 2002 (winners), 2003, 2005 (winners), 2013 (non-playing captain) World Cup: 2005 Handa Cup: 2010 (winners), 2011 (winners), 2014 (winners), 2015 (winners)

See also List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins

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