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{{Short description|American professional golfer (born 1965)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
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| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1965|4|15}}
| birth_place       = [[Zanesville, Ohio]]
| death_date        = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1965|4|15}} -->
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| height            = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}
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| nationality       = {{USA}}
| residence         = [[Plymouth, Minnesota]]
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| college           = [[Indiana University Bloomington]]
| yearpro           = 1988
| retired           = <!-- Year retired -->
| tour              = 
| extour            = [[LPGA Tour]] (1992-2011)<br>[[Futures Tour]] (1988-1991)
| prowins           = 8
| lpgawins          = 2
| 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           = 3
| otherwins         = 3
| majorwins         = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins -->
| nabisco           = T4: 2000
| lpga              = T6: 2002
| wusopen           = T5: 2004
| dumaurier         = T13: 1999
| wbritopen         = T5: 2004
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'''Michele Redman''' (born April 15, 1965) is an American [[professional golfer]] who played on the [[LPGA Tour]] from 1992 through 2011.  She is currently the women's golf coach at the [[University of Minnesota]].

Redman was born in [[Zanesville, Ohio]]. She attended Zanesville High School, where she played on the varsity boys' golf team. She attended [[Indiana University Bloomington]], where she won four events, was named [[All-American]] twice and All-Big Ten four times. She was the Big Ten Conference champion in 1987. She was inducted into the Indiana University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.<ref>[https://iuhoosiers.com/honors/indiana-university-athletics-hall-of-fame/michele-redman/95 "Indiana University Athletics Hall Of Fame: Michele Redman"], ''Indiana University Hoosiers website''. Retrieved July 4, 2024.</ref>

Redman played on the [[Futures Tour]] from 1988 to 1991, winning three times in 1991.

Redman played on the LPGA Tour from 1992 through 2011 and had two victories: the 1997 [[JAL Big Apple Classic]] and the 2000 [[First Union Betsy King Classic]]. She had her best finish on the money list in 2000, placing tenth. She was a member of the U.S. [[Solheim Cup]] team in 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2005.

Before Redman's successful fourth attempt to make the LPGA tour, she played on the Futures Tour where she posted three victories. Redman has two holes-in-one and has won over $4.5 million.

On August 10, 2011, it was announced that Redman would be the next women's golf coach at the [[University of Minnesota]]. At the 2011 [[Safeway Classic]], Redman announced her retirement from competing on the LPGA Tour.<ref>[http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=29717&mid=2 New challenge for Redman]</ref>

On November 13, 2011, Redman won the 2011 [[Legends Tour]] Open Championship.<ref>[http://www.cfnews13.com/article/sports/2011/november/343280/Michele-Redman-wins-Legends-Tour-Open-Championship-at-Innisbrook Michele Redman wins Legends Tour Open Championship at Innisbrook]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Professional wins (8)==
===LPGA Tour wins (2)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|Jul 20, [[1997 LPGA Tour|1997]]
|[[JAL Big Apple Classic]]
|<nowiki>-12 (64-67-71-70=272)</nowiki>
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Annika Sörenstam]]
|-
|align=center|2
|Sep 10, [[2000 LPGA Tour|2000]]
|[[First Union Betsy King Classic]]
|<nowiki>-14 (68-66-68=202)</nowiki>
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jean Bartholomew]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Meg Mallon]]
|}

'''LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result
|-style="background:#F08080;"
|1
|2009
|[[Safeway Classic]]
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[M.J. Hur]]<br />{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Suzann Pettersen]]
|Hur won with birdie on second extra hole<br />Redman eliminated by par on first hole.
|}

===Futures Tour wins (3)===
*1991 Chattanooga FUTURES Classic, Marriott's Griffin Gate FUTURES Classic, Charleston F.O.P. FUTURES Golf Classic

===Legends Tour wins (3)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|Nov 13, [[2011 Legends Tour|2011]]
|Legends Tour Open Championship
|−2 (72-70=142)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosie Jones (golfer)|Rosie Jones]]
|-
|align=center|2
|Feb 24, [[2013 Legends Tour|2013]]
|Walgreens Charity Classic
|−5 (71-68=139)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Lorie Kane]]
|-
|align=center|3
|Sep 6, [[2019 Legends Tour|2019]]
|BJ's Charity Championship<br>(with [[Rosie Jones (golfer)|Rosie Jones]])
|−12 (59)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|PER}} {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jenny Lidback]] &<br>{{flagicon|PER}} [[Alicia Dibos]]
|}

==Results in LPGA majors==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 1992 !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000
|-
|align=left|[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T54
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T42
|T13
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|-
|align=left|[[LPGA Championship]]
|T64
|CUT
|CUT
|T29
|T41
|CUT
|T18
|CUT
|T17
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T22
|CUT
|20
|T14
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|T49
|T14
|T23
|-
|align=left|[[du Maurier Classic]]
|CUT
|CUT
|T31
|T25
|T23
|T41
|T14
|T13
|T24
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011
|-
|align=left|[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]]
|T18
|T25
|T21
|22
|T58
|T11
|T65
|T21
|T12
|T48
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[LPGA Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|T11
|CUT
|T49
|T39
|T46
|T58
|T31
|T42
|T34
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]]
|T16
|T22
|T39
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|70
|T40
|CUT
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[Women's British Open]] ^
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T37
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|T11
|CUT
|T42
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T17
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut.<br>
"T" = tied

===Summary===
*Starts – 70
*Wins – 0
*2nd-place finishes – 0
*3rd-place finishes – 0
*Top 3 finishes – 0
*Top 5 finishes – 3
*Top 10 finishes – 6
*Top 25 finishes – 30
*Missed cuts – 16
*Most consecutive cuts made – 10
*Longest streak of top-10s – 2

==Team appearances==
'''Professional'''
*[[Solheim Cup]] (representing the United States): [[2000 Solheim Cup|2000]], [[2002 Solheim Cup|2002]] (winners), [[2003 Solheim Cup|2003]], [[2005 Solheim Cup|2005]] (winners)
*[[Handa Cup]] (representing the United States): 2011 (winners), 2015 (winners)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{LPGA Tour player|michele-redman/82739}}
*{{Legends Tour player|id=michele-redman|old_id=185}}

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