Felicity Johnson (born 26 February 1987) is an English

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

who has played on the U.S.-based

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and the

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. Johnson started playing golf at five years old and left school at 16 to pursue an amateur career. This was successful and she was named ''

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'' Lady Golfer of the Year in 2005 after winning the 2005 English Women's Amateur Championship, was a member of the 2005 winning

Vagliano Trophy The Vagliano Trophy is a biennial women's amateur golf tournament. It is co-organised by The R&A and the European Golf Association and is contested by teams representing "Great Britain and Ireland" and the "Continent of Europe". It is played in o ...

team, and won 2005 Spirit International as part of the England Team. Johnson turned professional in 2006 and finished third at the 2008 ANZ Ladies Masters, the 2008

Göteborg Masters The Göteborg Masters was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that took place in Sweden. The tournament was first played 2008 and meant to be a recurring annual event, but the 2009 tournament was cancelled due to fi ...

and the 2009

SAS Ladies Masters The SAS Ladies Masters was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour. It was played in Norway between 2002 and 2009, in July or August each year. The tournament was the first LET event to be held in Norway. Scandinavian Ai ...

before earning her maiden win at the 2009 Tenerife Ladies Open at Golf Costa Adeje. She shot 62 (−10) in the first round of 2008

at Lycke Golf Course, a Ladies European Tour record. She claimed her second win at the 2011

Lacoste Ladies Open de France The Open de France Dames is a women's professional golf tournament in France on the Ladies European Tour. It has been played annually since 1987, with four exceptions: 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1998. Since the 2011 edition, Lacoste has been the title ...

, winning a playoff with

Diana Luna Diana Luna (born 3 September 1982) is a professional golfer from Italy. Career Luna was born in Rome, Italy and turned professional in 2001. She won her first event on the Ladies European Tour in 2004 at the Tenerife Ladies Open, beating Beck ...

, the second playoff loss at the tournament in a row for Luna who was beaten in identical circumstances by

Trish Johnson Patricia Mary "Trish" Johnson MBE (born 17 January 1966) is an English professional golfer. She won three times on the LPGA Tour and 19 times on the Ladies European Tour. As a senior she has won both senior women's major championships, the U ...

the previous year. More recently she was runner-up at the 2015

Lalla Meryem Cup The Lalla Meryem Cup is a women's professional golf tournament in Morocco under the high patronage of His Majesty Mohammed VI of Morocco, King Mohammed VI. It was held in Rabat until it moved to Agadir in 2011. It moved back to Rabat in 2016. The ...

and 2016 ISPS Handa New Zealand Open. In 2018,

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-supported Golf Foundation named her an official Ambassador.

Amateur wins

*2005 English Women's Amateur Championship

Professional wins (4)

Ladies European Tour wins (2)

ALPG Tour wins (2)

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

Mount Broughton Classic *

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

Seasons Aged Care Brisbane Invitational

Team appearances

Amateur *

European Girls' Team Championship The European Girls' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women up to 18 organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1991. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1991 to 1999 and has bee ...

(representing England): 2003 *

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2005 (winners) * Spirit International (representing England): 2005 (winners) *

European Ladies' Team Championship The European Ladies' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1959. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been pl ...

(representing England):

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

European Lady Junior's Team Championship The European Lady Junior's Team Championship was a European amateur team golf championship for women under 22 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1968. It was played every year until 1984, then every second y ...

(representing England): 2004, 2006 Professional * The Queens (representing Ladies European Tour): 2017

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Felicity English female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers LPGA Tour golfers Golfers from Birmingham, West Midlands 1987 births Living people 21st-century English sportswomen