Emilee Klein

Emilee Klein

Born: June 11, 1974
Age: 50
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Biography

Emilee Klein (born June 11, 1974) is an American professional golfer and college golf coach who played on the LPGA Tour.

Klein was born in Santa Monica, California and grew up in Sherman Oaks, California. She had a successful amateur career winning several tournaments including the 1991 U.S. Girls' Junior. She played college golf at Arizona State University and won the 1994 NCAA Division I Championship as well as being on the winning team in 1993 and 1994. She was a member of the U.S. Curtis Cup team in 1994.

Klein qualified for the LPGA Tour in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in 1994. She won three times on the LPGA Tour between 1996 and 2001. She was a member of the 2002 Solheim Cup team.

After retiring from the LPGA Tour, Klein has been head golf coach at University of Central Florida (2005-2009), San Diego State University (2009-2011), and University of Tulsa (2014-present). Klein resigned from her position as head golf coach at San Diego State University in May 2011 to begin a career in the insurance industry. Klein became an insurance agent for State Farms Insurance in Beverly Hills, California, in June 2011. She was announced as the head women's golf coach at University of Tulsa on June 20, 2014.

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Amateur wins

  • 1988 California Women's Amateur
  • 1991 U.S. Girls' Junior
  • 1993 Broadmoor Invitational, North and South Amateur
  • 1994 NCAA Division I Championship

Professional wins

LPGA Tour (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Aug 11, 1996 PING/Welch's Championship (Boston) −15 (71-69-68-65=273) 2 strokes Karrie Webb
2 Aug 18, 1996 Weetabix Women's British Open −15 (68-66-71-72=277) 7 strokes Amy Alcott
Penny Hammel
3 Jul 15, 2001 Michelob Light Classic −11 (64-72-69=205) 6 strokes Annika Sörenstam

Note: Klein won the Weetabix Women's British Open before it became a major championship.

LPGA Tour playoff record (0-2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1995 State Farm Rail Classic Mary Beth Zimmerman Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2 1997 Diet Dr Pepper National Pro-Am Kelly Robbins Lost to par on second extra hole

Ladies European Tour (1)

  • 1996 (1) Weetabix Women's British Open (co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour)

Team appearances

Amateur

  • Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1994 (tie)

Professional

  • Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2002 (winners)

[ Source: Wikipedia ]


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