Jenny Lidback

Jenny Lidback
Personal information
Full nameJenny Lidback
Nationality Peru
 Sweden
 United States
Born (1963-03-30) 30 March 1963 (age 63)
Lima, Peru
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Career
SportGolf
CollegeTexas Christian University
Louisiana State University
Turned professional1986
Former toursLPGA Tour (1989–2003)
Futures Tour
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Epson Tour8
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Chevron ChampionshipT10: 2000
Women's PGA C'shipT11: 1999
U.S. Women's Open12th: 1996
du Maurier ClassicWon: 1995
Women's British OpenT56: 2001
Achievements and awards
Futures Tour
Player of the Year		1988

Jenny Lidback (born 30 March 1963) is a professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career

Lidback was born in Lima, Peru in 1963 to Swedish parents. She attended Texas Christian University and Louisiana State University.

Professional career

Lidback's rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1989. In 1995, her only win on the tour came at one of the major championships, the du Maurier Ltd. Classic. She had her best finish on the money list in the same year, placing 21st. She retired from tournament golf after the 2003 season.

Lidback became a U.S. citizen in May 2003. Her nephew, Roberto Castro, plays on the PGA Tour.

Professional wins (9)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Aug 27, 1995 du Maurier Classic −8 (71-69-68-72=280) 1 stroke Sweden Liselotte Neumann

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1998 Sara Lee Classic United States Donna Andrews
United States Nancy Lopez
United States Barb Mucha		 Mucha won with birdie on second extra hole

Futures Tour wins (8)

  • 1986 (1) Cape Coral Classic
  • 1987 (3) Paradise Island Classic, Spring Valley Lake Classic, Oronoque Village Classic
  • 1988 (4) Cheval Classic, Imperial Lakes Classic, Lake Eufaula Classic, Bob Barbour Toyota Classic

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1995du Maurier Classic−8 (71-69-68-72=280)1 strokeSweden Liselotte Neumann

Results timeline

Tournament1984198519861987198819891990
Nabisco Championship
LPGA Championship CUT CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT
du Maurier Classic CUT T75
Tournament1991199219931994199519961997199819992000
Nabisco Championship CUT T43 T55 CUT T10
LPGA Championship T64 CUT T17 T28 T38 CUT T43 T21 T11 T28
U.S. Women's Open CUT 12 T43 T19 T55 T31
du Maurier Classic CUT CUT T21 T16 1 T56 T37 T41 CUT T33
Tournament20012002
Nabisco Championship T48
LPGA Championship T47 CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT
Women's British Open ^ T56

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut.
T = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Nabisco Championship00001164
LPGA Championship000003149
U.S. Women's Open00000295
du Maurier Classic100113128
Women's British Open00000011
Totals1001294227
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1990 U.S. Open – 1998 du Maurier Classic)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

Team appearances

Professional

References

  1. ↑ "Neumann charges to du Maurier lead". The Fre Lance-Star. Associated Press. 26 August 1995. p. B9.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jenny Lidback profile" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "LPGA All-Time Winners List" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2010.
  4. ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2007.
  5. ↑ Livsey, Laury (6 August 2010). "Castro leads after second-round 63 in Kansas". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011.