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{{short description|American professional golfer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date= June 2021}} 
{{Infobox golfer
| name              = Meg Mallon
| image             = 2009 Solheim Cup - Meg Mallon (1).jpg
| imagesize         = 200px 
| caption           = Mallon in August 2009
| nickname          = 
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1963|4|14}} 
| birth_place       = [[Natick, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| death_date        =  <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1963|4|14}} --> 
| death_place       = 
| height            = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}
| weight            = 
| nationality       = {{USA}}
| residence         = [[Ocean Ridge, Florida]], U.S.
| partner           = [[Beth Daniel]]
| children          = 
| college           = [[Ohio State University]]
| yearpro           = 1987
| tour              = [[LPGA Tour]] (1987–2010)
| extour            = 
| prowins           = 20
| lpgawins          = 18
| letwins           = <!-- Number of Ladies European Tour wins -->
| jlpgawins         = <!-- LPGA of Japan Tour wins -->
| klpgawins         = <!-- LPGA of Korea Tour wins -->
| lagtwins          = <!-- Number of Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins -->
| alpgwins          = <!-- Number of ALPG Tour wins -->
| futwins           = <!-- Number of Futures Tour wins -->
| otherwins         = 2
| majorwins         = 4
| nabisco           = 2nd/T2: [[1996 Kraft Nabisco Championship|1996]], [[1999 Kraft Nabisco Championship|1999]]
| lpga              = '''Won''': [[1991 LPGA Championship|1991]]
| wusopen           = '''Won''': [[1991 U.S. Women's Open|1991]], [[2004 U.S. Women's Open|2004]]
| dumaurier         = '''Won''': [[2000 du Maurier Classic|2000]]
| wbritopen         = T8: [[2002 Women's British Open|2002]]
| wghofid           = meg-mallon
| wghofyear         = 2017
| award1            = GWAA Female<br>Player of the Year
| year1             = 1991
| award2            = [[William and Mousie Powell Award|LPGA William and<br>Mousie Powell Award]]
| year2             = 1999
}}
'''Meg Mallon''' (born April 14, 1963) is an American [[professional golfer]]. She became a member of the [[LPGA Tour]] in 1987 and won 18 LPGA Tour events, including four [[women's major golf championships|major championships]], during her career. Mallon was inducted into the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/news/2016/10/18/world-golf-hall-of-fame-new-members.html |title=Love III gets Hall of Fame call: Woosnam, Mallon, Ochoa, Longhurst also included in Class of 2017 |publisher=PGA Tour |date=October 18, 2016}}</ref>

==Early life and amateur career==
Mallon was born on April 14, 1963, 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 (Farmington Hills, Michigan)|Mercy High School]] in [[Farmington Hills, Michigan]].

Mallon attended [[Ohio State University]], where she earned All-Conference honors from 1984 to 1985 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''. She 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.

Mallon won a total of 18 events on the tour, including  four [[women's majors|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.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/7506835/meg-mallon-named-us-captain-2013-solheim-cup Meg Mallon is U.S. Solheim captain]</ref>

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]].<ref name="mallon-retires">Golfweek.com, [http://www.golfweek.com/news/2010/jul/07/will-win-fades-mallon-retires/?PRO-LPGA As will to win fades, Mallon, 47, retires] 2010-07-07</ref> 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)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|LPGA Tour major championships (4)
|- 
|Other LPGA Tour (14) 
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Feb 4, [[1991 LPGA Tour|1991]]
|[[Oldsmobile LPGA Classic]]
|−12 (66-70-69-71=276)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dana Lofland]]
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|2
|align=right|Jun 30, 1991
|'''[[Mazda LPGA Championship]]'''
|−10 (68-68-71-67=274)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Bradley (golfer)|Pat Bradley]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ayako Okamoto]]
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|3
|align=right|Jul 14, 1991
|'''[[U.S. Women's Open]]'''
|−1 (70-75-71-67=283)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Bradley (golfer)|Pat Bradley]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|Oct 6, 1991
|[[Daikyo World Championship]]
|−3 (73-72-71=216)
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dottie Mochrie]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|Mar 14, [[1993 LPGA Tour|1993]]
|[[Welch's/Fry's Championship|PING/Welch's Championship (Tucson)]]
|−16 (67-66-70-69=272)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Betsy King]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|May 9, 1993
|[[Sara Lee Classic]]
|−11 (70-71-64=205)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Tina Tombs]]
|-
|align=center|7
|align=right|Feb 24, [[1996 LPGA Tour|1996]]
|[[Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open]]
|−4 (74-70-68=212)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karrie Webb]]
|-
|align=center|8
|align=right|Apr 28, 1996
|[[Sara Lee Classic]]
|−6 (70-71-69=210)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stephanie Farwig]]<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Pamela Wright]]
|-
|align=center|9
|align=right|Aug 9, [[1998 LPGA Tour|1998]]
|[[Star Bank LPGA Classic]]
|−17 (64-66-68=199)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dottie Pepper]]
|-
|align=center|10
|align=right|Jan 24, [[1999 LPGA Tour|1999]]
|[[Naples LPGA Memorial]]
|−16 (69-67-69-67=272)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Helen Alfredsson]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelly Robbins]]
|-
|align=center|11
|align=right|May 16, 1999
|[[Sara Lee Classic]]
|−17 (66-65-68=199)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Annika Sörenstam]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kris Tschetter]]
|-
|align=center|12
|align=right|Jun 11, [[2000 LPGA Tour|2000]]
|[[Wegmans Rochester International]]
|−8 (74-67-72-67=280)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Wendy Doolan]]
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|13
|align=right|Aug 13, 2000
|'''[[du Maurier Classic]]'''
|−6 (73-68-72-69=282)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosie Jones (golfer)|Rosie Jones]]
|-
|align=center|14
|align=right|Aug 18, [[2002 LPGA Tour|2002]]
|[[Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open]]
|−4 (71-71-69-73=284)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michelle Ellis]]<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Catriona Matthew]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michele Redman]]
|-
|align=center|15
|align=right|Nov 23, [[2003 LPGA Tour|2003]]
|[[ADT Championship]]
|−7 (71-71-72-67=281)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Annika Sörenstam]]
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|16
|align=right|Jul 4, [[2004 LPGA Tour|2004]]
|'''[[U.S. Women's Open]]'''
|−10 (73-69-67-65=274)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Annika Sörenstam]]
|-
|align=center|17
|align=right|Jul 11, 2004
|[[BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open]]
|−18 (65-70-65-70=270)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Beth Daniel]]
|-
|align=center|18
|align=right|Aug 8, 2004
|[[Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic]]
|−7 (66-69-74-68=277)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Se Ri Pak]]<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Karen Stupples]]
|}

'''LPGA Tour playoff record (2–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"
|align=center|1
|1992
|[[The Phar-Mor in Youngstown]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Donna Andrews (golfer)|Donna Andrews]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Beth Daniel]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Betsy King]]
|King won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"
|align=center|2
|1993 
|[[Sara Lee Classic]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Tina Tombs]]
|Won with birdie on third extra hole
|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"
|align=center|3
|1998 
|[[Star Bank LPGA Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dottie Pepper]]
|Won with par on first extra hole
|}

===Other wins (1)===
*1998 [[JCPenney Classic]] (with [[Steve Pate]])

===Legends Tour wins (1)===
*[[2014 Legends Tour|2014]] Walgreens Charity Championship

==Major championships==

===Wins (4)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner(s)-up
|-style="background:#D8BFD8;"
| [[1991 LPGA Championship|1991]] ||[[LPGA Championship]] ||−10 (68-68-71-67=274) || 1 stroke ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Bradley (golfer)|Pat Bradley]], {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ayako Okamoto]]
|-style="background:#FBCEB1;"
| [[1991 U.S. Women's Open|1991]] ||[[U.S. Women's Open]] ||−1 (70-75-71-67=283) ||2 strokes ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Bradley (golfer)|Pat Bradley]]
|-style="background:#D8D8BF;"
| [[2000 du Maurier Classic|2000]] ||[[du Maurier Classic]] ||−6 (73-68-72-69=282) ||1 stroke ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosie Jones (golfer)|Rosie Jones]]
|-style="background:#FBCEB1;"
| [[2004 U.S. Women's Open|2004]] ||[[U.S. Women's Open]] ||−10 (73-69-67-65=274) ||2 strokes || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Annika Sörenstam]]
|}

===Results timeline===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament  !! 1986 !! 1987 !! 1988 !! 1989 
|-
|align=left|[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[LPGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T61
|T29
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T44
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[du Maurier Classic]] 
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T59
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 1990 !! 1991 !! 1992 !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000 
|-
|align=left|[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|T30
|style="background:yellow;"|5
|T49
|T11
|T16
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|CUT
|T16
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|style="background:yellow;"|3
|-
|align=left|[[LPGA Championship]]
|T20
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|T26
|T45
|T11
|T15
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|T22
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|T11
|T17
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]]
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|style="background:yellow;"|4
|21
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|T19
|T43
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|-
|align=left|[[du Maurier Classic]] 
|CUT
|T23
|T13
|T64
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|T12
|style="background:yellow;"|4
|T30
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|T66
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! [[2004 in golf|2004]] !! [[2005 in golf|2005]] !! [[2006 in golf|2006]] !! [[2007 in golf|2007]] !! [[2008 in golf|2008]] !! [[2009 in golf|2009]]!! [[2010 in golf|2010]]
|-
|align=left|[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]]
|T28
|T36
|T33
|T48
|T50
|T66
|73
|T15
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[LPGA Championship]]
|T17
|T12
|T27
|16
|T33
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]]
|T30
|T22
|CUT
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|T13
|CUT
|CUT
|T58
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[Women's British Open]] ^
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|T37
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|68
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut.<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

===Summary===
*Starts – 84
*Wins – 4
*2nd-place finishes – 4
*3rd-place finishes – 1
*Top 3 finishes – 9
*Top 5 finishes – 15
*Top 10 finishes – 21
*Top 25 finishes – 41
*Missed cuts – 18
*Most consecutive cuts made – 24
*Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (5 times)

==Team appearances==
'''Professional'''
*[[Solheim Cup]] (representing the United States): [[1992 Solheim Cup|1992]], [[1994 Solheim Cup|1994]] (winners), [[1996 Solheim Cup|1996]] (winners), [[1998 Solheim Cup|1998]] (winners), [[2000 Solheim Cup|2000]], [[2002 Solheim Cup|2002]] (winners), [[2003 Solheim Cup|2003]], [[2005 Solheim Cup|2005]] (winners), [[2013 Solheim Cup|2013]] (non-playing captain)
*[[Women's World Cup of Golf|World Cup]] (representing the United States): 2005
*[[Handa Cup]] (representing the United States): 2010 (winners), 2011 (winners), 2014 (winners), 2015 (winners)

==See also==
*[[List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins]]
*[[List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{LPGA Tour player|meg-mallon/82606}}
*{{Legends Tour player|id=meg-mallon|old_id=181}}
*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080310093220/http://golf.about.com/od/golferswomen/p/meg_mallon.htm |title=Meg Mallon at golf.about.com |date=March 10, 2008 }}

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