Meaghan Francella (born May 12, 1982) is an American professional golfer. She played on the LPGA Tour.
Early life and amateur career In 1982, Francella was born in Port Chester, New York. She twice the New York State Junior Champion. Francella attended high school at the School of the Holy Child in Rye, New York.
Francella attended the University of Memphis for college. She was named Conference USA Freshman of the Year in 2001. Francella transferred to the University of North Carolina for her junior year. While at North Carolina she was the 2003 Atlantic Coast Conference individual champion and was an NCAA First-Team All-American in 2004. Francella graduated with a degree in communications in 2005.
Professional career After completing her college eligibility in 2004, Francella joined the Futures Tour. She finished 65th at the 2005 LPGA Qualifying School to earn non-exempt status for the 2006 season. In 2006, she made three starts on the LPGA Tour, making one cut. On the Futures Tour, she won one event, the Lakeland Duramed Futures Classic, and recorded six additional top-10 finishes. She ended the season fifth on the Futures Tour money list which earned her fully exempt status on the LPGA Tour for 2007.
Francella's first win on the LPGA Tour came in her second start of 2007 at the MasterCard Classic, where she scored 68-68-69 with only two bogies over the three-round tournament and then held off world number one Annika Sörenstam in a four-hole playoff.
Awards and honors In 2001, while at the University of Memphis, she earned Conference USA Freshman of the Year honors. In 2004, while at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Francella earned All-American honors.
Professional wins (3) LPGA Tour wins (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Mar 11, 2007MasterCard Classic−11 (68-68-69=205)Playoff Annika Sörenstam
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12007MasterCard Classic Annika SörenstamWon with birdie on fourth extra hole Sources:
Futures Tour wins (1) 2006 (1) Lakeland Duramed Futures Classic
Other wins (1) 2010 (1) HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup (unofficial event on the LPGA Tour)
Results in LPGA majors Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014–21 2022Chevron ChampionshipT570T5CUTT25CUTU.S. Women's OpenCUTCUTT17T34T42Women's PGA ChampionshipT21T77T71T7CUTT67CUTCUTThe Evian Championship ^Women's British OpenCUTCUTT69CUT ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut T = tied
LPGA Tour career summary Year Tournaments played Cuts made* Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best finish Earnings ($) Money list rank Scoring average Scoring rank2005110000T692,525n/a75.00n/a2006310000T395,555418373.75n/a2007251810041507,2922973.0966200824110000T13117,6828873.75131200922160002T5292,2664872.5163201021170001T7168,0165773.047720111580000T2266,8138474.2311720121540000T2428,93511674.3712120131430000T717,83814874.10133 Official through November 24, 2013
* Includes matchplay and other events without a cut.
References
External links
Meaghan Francella official blog