Anne-Marie Knight Explained

Anne-Marie Knight
Birth Date:18 August 1970
Residence:Adelaide, Australia
Yearpro:1995
Extour:Ladies European Tour (1996–2006)
ALPG Tour
LPGA Tour
Prowins:1
Letwins:1
Nabisco:DNP
Lpga:DNP
Wusopen:CUT: 2004
Dumaurier:DNP
Wbritopen:CUT: 2003, 2004, 2005
Award1:Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year
Year1:1996

Anne-Marie Knight (born 18 August 1970) is an Australian professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour (LET) 1996–2006. She was the 1996 LET Rookie of the Year and won the 1999 Ladies' German Open .

Ameteur career

Knight had a successful amateur career and won the 1993 Australian Women's Amateur. In 1995, she was runner-up at the U.S. Women's Amateur at Brookline, having lost the final to Kelli Kuehne, 4 and 3.[1]

She represented Australia at the 1991 Tasman Cup, the Queen Sirikit Cup in China (1992) and Indonesia (1994), the 1994 Espirito Santo Trophy at Le Golf National in Paris, and won the 1995 Astor Trophy at Royal Sydney Golf Club.

Professional career

Knight turned professional in 1995 and finished second in the Q-School at La Manga to join the Ladies European Tour in 1996. She became the LET Rookie of the Year, following three runner-up finishes at the Women's Welsh Open, Danish Ladies Open and Ladies European Open.

In 1997, she was solo runner-up at the 1997 Hennessy Ladies Cup, a stroke behind Laura Davies, and finished a career best 8th in the Order of Merit. She won the Ladies' German Open in 1999, shooting a course record 64 in the final round to finish a stroke ahead of Laura Davies and Sophie Gustafson. In 2003, she was runner-up at the Ladies Italian Open, one stroke behind Ludivine Kreutz.

Knight was the third ranked Australian player ahead of the inaugural Women's World Cup of Golf in 2005, losing out on selection to Karrie Webb and Wendy Doolan.[2]

She also made 11 appearances in LPGA Tour events between 1997 and 1999.[3]

After retiring from professional touring in 2007, Knight became the head teaching professional at West Beach Parks Golf in Adelaide.[4]

Ameteur wins

Professional wins (1)

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament 2003 2004 2005
U.S. Women's OpenCUT
Women's British OpenCUTCUTCUT
Note: Knight only played in the Opens.
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Women's Amateur Champions . USGA . 27 September 2023.
  2. News: Top Players Not Certain for Cup . The New York Times . Associated Press . 28 November 2004 . 27 September 2023.
  3. Web site: LPGA Tour Career Money . LPGA Tour . 27 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Knight honoured to lead Australia at PGA Women's Cup . PGA of Australia . 27 September 2023.