Amateur career

Mallon was born in Natick, Massachusetts. She started playing golf at the age of 7. She won the Michigan Amateur Championship title in 1983. She attended Mercy High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

She attended Ohio State University, where she earned All-Conference honors from 1984-85 and was the runner-up at the 1985 Big Ten Championship.

Professional career

Mallon joined the LPGA Tour in 1987. Her breakthrough year was 1991, when she won four times. Two of her victories were majors, the Mazda LPGA Championship and the U.S. Women's Open. She was also named Female Player of the Year by the Golf Writers Association of America and Most Improved Player by Golf Digest.

Mallon would win two more majors, the du Maurier Classic in 2000 and her second U.S. Women's Open in 2004. She also won the season-ending ADT Championship in 2003.

She won a total of 18 events on the tour, including four major championships. She also had nine top-10 placings on the money list, her best being second in 1991.

Mallon played for the United States in the Solheim Cup eight times: in 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2005. She served as an assistant team captain in 2009. She is the team captain in 2013.

Mallon was inducted into the Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996, the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame in 2002, and the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. She was recognized during the LPGA's 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA's top-50 players and teachers. She was a non-voting member of the LPGA Tour Player Executive Committee in 1999, 2004, and 2008.

Mallon announced her retirement from professional golf on July 7, 2010, shortly before the start of the 2010 U.S. Women's Open. She was inducted into the Palm Beach County Hall of Fame in 2011.

In 2003 during the second round of the Welch's/Fry's Championship, Mallon became the first player in LPGA history to shoot a 60, one stroke off the LPGA Tour's all-time record of 59 set by Annika Sörenstam in 2001. She is tied for second in the LPGA's all-time records for most career aces.

Professional wins (20)

LPGA Tour wins (18)

Legend

LPGA Tour major championships (4)

Other LPGA Tour (14)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Feb 4, 1991	Oldsmobile LPGA Classic	−12 (66-70-69-71=276)	2 strokes	Dana Lofland
2	Jun 30, 1991	Mazda LPGA Championship	−10 (68-68-71-67=274)	1 stroke	Pat Bradley Ayako Okamoto
3	Jul 14, 1991	U.S. Women's Open	−1 (70-75-71-67=283)	2 strokes	Pat Bradley
4	Oct 6, 1991	Daikyo World Championship	−3 (73-72-71=216)	5 strokes	Dottie Mochrie
5	Mar 14, 1993	PING/Welch's Championship (Tucson)	−16 (67-66-70-69=272)	1 stroke	Betsy King
6	May 9, 1993	Sara Lee Classic	−11 (70-71-64=205)	Playoff	Tina Tombs
7	Feb 24, 1996	Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open	−4 (74-70-68=212)	1 stroke	Karrie Webb
8	Apr 28, 1996	Sara Lee Classic	−6 (70-71-69=210)	2 strokes	Stephanie Farwig Pamela Wright
9	Aug 9, 1998	Star Bank LPGA Classic	−17 (64-66-68=199)	Playoff	Dottie Pepper
10	Jan 24, 1999	Naples LPGA Memorial	−16 (69-67-69-67=272)	1 stroke	Helen Alfredsson Kelly Robbins
11	May 16, 1999	Sara Lee Classic	−17 (66-65-68=199)	1 stroke	Annika Sörenstam Kris Tschetter
12	Jun 11, 2000	Wegmans Rochester International	−8 (74-67-72-67=280)	2 strokes	Wendy Doolan
13	Aug 13, 2000	du Maurier Classic	−6 (73-68-72-69=282)	1 stroke	Rosie Jones
14	Aug 18, 2002	Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open	−4 (71-71-69-73=284)	3 strokes	Michelle Ellis Catriona Matthew Michele Redman
15	Nov 23, 2003	ADT Championship	−7 (71-71-72-67=281)	1 stroke	Annika Sörenstam
16	Jul 4, 2004	U.S. Women's Open	−10 (73-69-67-65=274)	2 strokes	Annika Sörenstam
17	Jul 11, 2004	BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open	−18 (65-70-65-70=270)	4 strokes	Beth Daniel
18	Aug 8, 2004	Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic	−7 (66-69-74-68=277)	1 stroke	Se Ri Pak Karen Stupples

LPGA Tour playoff record (2-1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1992	The Phar-Mor in Youngstown	Donna Andrews Beth Daniel Betsy King	King won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1993	Sara Lee Classic	Tina Tombs	Won with birdie on third extra hole
3	1998	Star Bank LPGA Classic	Dottie Pepper	Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

• 1998 JCPenney Classic (with Steve Pate)

Legends Tour wins (1)

• 2014 Walgreens Charity Championship

Major championships

Wins (4)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1991	LPGA Championship	−10 (68-68-71-67=274)	1 stroke	Pat Bradley, Ayako Okamoto
1991	U.S. Women's Open	−1 (70-75-71-67=283)	2 strokes	Pat Bradley
2000	du Maurier Classic	−6 (73-68-72-69=282)	1 stroke	Rosie Jones
2004	U.S. Women's Open	−10 (73-69-67-65=274)	2 strokes	Annika Sörenstam

Results timeline

Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989
Kraft Nabisco Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
LPGA Championship	DNP	DNP	T61	T29
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	DNP	T44	CUT
du Maurier Classic	DNP	DNP	DNP	T59

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Kraft Nabisco Championship	T9	T30	5	T49	T11	T16	T2	CUT	T16	2	3
LPGA Championship	T20	1	T26	T45	T11	T15	T10	T22	T6	T11	T17
U.S. Women's Open	T9	1	4	21	T6	2	T19	T43	CUT	T5	T2
du Maurier Classic	CUT	T23	T13	T64	T4	T12	4	T30	T4	T66	1

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Kraft Nabisco Championship	T28	T36	T33	T48	T50	T66	73	T15	DNP	CUT
LPGA Championship	T17	T12	T27	16	T33	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Women's Open	T30	T22	CUT	1	T13	CUT	CUT	T58	CUT	DNP
Women's British Open ^	T28	T8	T37	CUT	CUT	CUT	68	DNP	DNP	DNP

^ 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" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.

Summary

• Starts - 84
• Wins - 4
• 2nd-place finishes - 4
• 3rd-place finishes - 2
• Top 3 finishes - 10
• Top 5 finishes - 16
• Top 10 finishes - 20
• Top 25 finishes - 41
• Missed cuts - 17
• Most consecutive cuts made - 24
• Longest streak of top-10s - 2 (5 times)

Team appearances

Professional

• Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 1992, 1994 (winners), 1996 (winners), 1998 (winners), 2000, 2002 (winners), 2003, 2005 (winners)
• World Cup (representing the United States): 2005
• Handa Cup (representing the United States): 2010 (winners), 2011 (winners), 2014 (winners), 2015 (winners)

[ Source: Wikipedia ]