2013 LET Tour Guide (pdf) - Ladies European Tour

Alison Nicholas MBE
Country
England
Born
6 March 1962 – Gibraltar
Exempt Status
Lifetime Member
Turned Professional 1984
Joined Tour 1984
Career Victories (Last) 18 worldwide wins (1999)
Career Holes-In-One 2
Career Earnings (Euro) 1,724,615.50
Tournaments Played 267
Top Ten Finishes 134
Lowest Round 64
PROFESSIONAL
First Tour victory came in 1987 Weetabix Women’s British
Open since when she has added 11 more Tour titles.
Twice won three times in a season. Finished 2nd in
Order of Merit three years running from 1988. Formed
formidable partnership with Laura Davies in Solheim Cup.
Scored two LPGA victories in the 1995 Corning Classic
and the PING-AT&T Wireless Services LPGA Golf
Championship. Showed remarkable consistency on 1999
LET, securing top-10 finishes in seven of her nine events.
Called a two-shot penalty against herself in second round
of 1999 Donegal Irish Ladies Open, eventually missed
out on a playoff by one shot. Represented the victorious
European side in The Solheim Cup 2000 and secured 2.5
vital points. Was appointed Vice Captain of The Solheim
Cup for 2003 and 2005. Retired from competitive golf in
2004 after 20 years on Tour. Assisted at The 2007
Solheim Cup in Halmstad, Sweden. Served as European
Solheim Cup Captain for The 2009 Solheim Cup at Rich
Harvest Farms, Sugar Grove, Illinois, USA. Was reappointed
as European Solheim Cup Captain for the
12th match at Killeen Castle, Ireland, in 2011 when
Europe defeated the USA by a score of 15-13.
AMATEUR
British Strokeplay Champion 1983, North of England Girl
Champion 1982, 1983. Yorkshire Champion 1984.
PERSONAL
152cm with brown hair and brown eyes. Hobbies include
skiing, reading, photography and most other sports.
Awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Having
retired from her playing career after 20 years on tour,
Alison now concentrates her efforts on golf days, clinics,
coaching, consultancy work, speaking engagements,
commentary and charity work. She teaches at The Alison
Nicholas Golf Academy in Birmingham and is a qualified
PGA Level 2 & European Golf Teachers Federation coach.
Website: www.alisonnicholas.co.uk
Twitter: @Ali_eurocaptain
TOUR VICTORIES
(12) 1987 Weetabix Women’s British Open, Laing Charity
Classic. 1988 British Olivetti Tournament, Variety Club
Celebrity Classic, James Capel Guernsey Open. 1989
Lufthansa German Open, Gislaved Open, Qualitair
Classic. 1990 Variety Club Charity Classic. 1992 AGF
Open de Paris. 1995 Payne & Gunter Scottish Open.
1996 Guardian Irish Open.
OTHER VICTORIES
(6) 1992 Western Australia Open, Malaysian Open.
1995 LPGA Corning Classic, PING-AT&T Wireless
Services LPGA Golf Championship. 1997 US Open
Championship. 1999 Sunrise Hawaiian Ladies Open.
SOLHEIM CUP
1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003 Vice
Captain, 2005 Vice Captain, 2009 Captain, 2011
Captain.
TOUR RECORD:
(Year, earnings/points, ranking)
1984 £8,156.00 11
1985 £11,110.00 15
1986 £21,585.00 10
1987 £36,694.00 4
1988 £76,409.00 2
1989 £56,528.00 2
1990 £63,199.00 2
1991 £37,668.00 7
1992 £31,584.00 8
1993 £22,772.00 13
1994 £38,550.00 9
1995 £57,586.00 6
1996 £69,878.00 4
1997 £94,589.00 1
1998 £47,412.00 8
1999 £128,223.00 3
2000 2,953.00 9
2001 1,285.07 38
2002 796.50 52
2003 304.68 13
2004 166.90 33
2005 – –
2006 – –
2007 – –
2008 – –
2009 – –
2010 _ _
2011 _ _
2012 – –
111 Ladies European Tour 2013