Liselotte Maria "Lotta" Neumann (born 20 May 1966) is a Swedish professional golfer.
Early years
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Born in FinspÃ¥ng, Sweden, Neumann had a successful amateur career. She was Swedish Amateur champion in 1982â€"83 and Swedish Match Play champion in 1983. Neumann played for Sweden in the European Team Championship in 1984 and the Espirito Santo Trophy in 1982 and 1984. She turned professional at the start of 1985.
Professional career
Neumann became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1988 after she qualified by tying for fourth at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in late 1987. She won that year's U.S. Women's Open and was declared Rookie of the Year. In total she has won thirteen times on the LPGA Tour. The 1988 U.S. Women's Open remains her only LPGA major, but she won the Women's British Open in 1994, when it was recognised as a major championship by the Ladies European Tour, but not by the LPGA Tour. Her best finish on the LPGA Tour money list is third in 1994, and she also came in the top ten in the money list in 1996, 1997 and 1998. Throughout her career she has played on the Ladies European Tour each season, as well as in Asia. In 1994 she topped the European Order of Merit, was voted Golf World's Most Improved Golfer and Swedish Golfer of the Year.
Neumann played for Europe in the Solheim Cup in 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000. She captained the team to victory in 2013 in Colorado, the first time Europe had won the cup on foreign soil, and the first time Europe won consecutive cups. Neumann won the Women's World Cup of Golf for Sweden in 2006 with Annika Sörenstam. She also earned Life Membership of the LET, a feat achieved by six other golfers.
Professional wins (32)
LPGA Tour wins (13)
LPGA Tour playoff record (2â€"2)
LPGA major is shown in bold.
Ladies European Tour wins (11)
- 1985 (2) Hoganas Open, IBM Ladies' European Open
- 1986 (1) BMW Ladies' German Open
- 1987 (1) Letting French Open
- 1988 (1) BMW Ladies' German Open
- 1991 (1) IBM Ladies' Open
- 1993 (1) Hennessy Ladies' Cup
- 1994 (3) Hennessy Cup, Weetabix Women's British Open (co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour), Trygg Hansa Ladies' Open
- 1995 (1) Trygg Hansa Ladies' Open
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (2)
- 1997 (1) Takara World Invitational
- 1998 (1) Gunze Cup World Ladies Golf Tournament
ALPG Tour wins (1)
- 1995 (1) Holden Women's Australian Open
Other wins (3)
- 1987 (1) Singapore Open (Asian Tour)
- 1992 (1) Sunrise Cup World Team Championship (with Helen Alfredsson)
- 2006 (1) Women's World Cup of Golf (team event with Annika Sörenstam; recognised by all the main women's tours, but not an official money event)
Legends Tour wins (3)
Major championships
Wins (1)
Results timeline
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
DNP = did not play.
CUT = missed the half-way cut.
"T" tied.
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Summary
- Starts â€" 85
- Wins â€" 1
- 2nd-place finishes â€" 5
- 3rd-place finishes â€" 4
- Top 3 finishes â€" 10
- Top 5 finishes â€" 13
- Top 10 finishes â€" 17
- Top 25 finishes â€" 32
- Missed cuts â€" 20
- Most consecutive cuts made â€" 14
- Longest streak of top-10s â€" 3
LPGA Tour career summary
Team appearances
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Sweden): 1982, 1984
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 1990, 1992 (winners), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 (winners), 2013 (winner, non-playing captain)
- World Cup (representing Sweden): 2006 (winners)
- Handa Cup (representing World team): 2011, 2013 (winners), 2014, 2015
Solheim Cup record
See also
- List of golfers with most Ladies European Tour wins
- List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins
External links
- Liselotte Neumann at the LPGA Tour official site
- Liselotte Neumann at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Liselotte Neumann at the Legends Tour official site
- Liselotte Neumann bio