{{short description|English golfer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Use British English|date=February 2018}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Felicity Johnson | image = | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|2|26|df=y}} | birth_place = Birmingham, England | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1987|2|26|df=y}} --> | death_place = | height = 163 cm | weight = | nationality = {{ENG}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 2006 | retired = | tour = | extour = Ladies European Tour (2007-2024)<br>LPGA Tour (2013-2017)<br>ALPG Tour | prowins = 4 | lpgawins = | letwins = 2 | jlpgawins = <!-- LPGA of Japan Tour wins --> | klpgawins = <!-- LPGA of Korea Tour wins --> | lagtwins = <!-- Number of Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins --> | alpgwins = 2 | futwins = <!-- Number of Futures Tour wins --> | otherwins = <!-- Number of Other wins --> | majorwins = | nabisco = DNP | lpga = T34: 2015 | wusopen = CUT: 2013 | wbritopen = T56: 2020 | evian = 65th: 2021 | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = ''The Daily Telegraph''<br> Lady Golfer of the Year | year1 = 2005 | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Felicity Johnson''' (born 26 February 1987) is a retired English professional golfer who has played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.
==Amateur career== Johnson started playing golf at five years old, and left school at 16 to pursue an amateur career. This was successful, and in 2005 she was named ''The Daily Telegraph'' Lady Golfer of the Year in after winning the English Women's Amateur Championship, was a member of the winning Vagliano Trophy team, and won the Spirit International Amateur as part of the England Team.<ref name="letbio">{{cite web |title=Felicity Johnson Bio |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/?page_id=3048&player=120753 |publisher=Ladies European Tour |accessdate=31 January 2020}}</ref>
==Professional career== Johnson turned professional in 2006 and joined the 2007 Ladies European Tour. She finished third at the 2008 ANZ Ladies Masters, the 2008 Göteborg Masters and the 2009 SAS Ladies Masters, before earning her maiden win at the 2009 Tenerife Ladies Open at Golf Costa Adeje. She shot 62 (−10) in the first round of 2008 Göteborg Masters at Lycke Golf Course, a Ladies European Tour record. She claimed her second win at the 2011 Lacoste Ladies Open de France, winning a playoff with Diana Luna, the second playoff loss at the tournament in a row for Luna who was beaten in identical circumstances by Trish Johnson the previous year.<ref name="letbio"/>
She was runner-up at the 2015 Lalla Meryem Cup, the 2016 ISPS Handa New Zealand Open and 2018 Hero Women's Indian Open.<ref name="letbio"/> She played on the LPGA Tour for five seasons between 2013 and 2017, where her best finish was a tie for 19th at the 2014 Canadian Pacific Women's Open.
Johnson also played on the ALPG Tour, where she won the 2016 Mount Broughton Classic and 2018 Brisbane Invitational.<ref>{{cite web |title=Felicity Johnson takes Brisbane Invitational |date=10 March 2018 |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/felicity-johnson-takes-brisbane-invitational-2/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=28 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Johnson wins Mt Broughton Classic in style |url=https://wpga.org.au/news/2016/Jan10_0094.html |publisher=ALPG Tour |access-date=28 September 2021}}</ref>
Johnson announced her retirement from tour at the end of 2024, after 18 LET seasons and over 300 tournaments worldwide. She qualified to become a tournament referee.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Parsons |first=Ben |title=Why this tour winner has quit pro golf to become a referee |url=https://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/why-this-tour-winner-has-quit-pro-golf-to-become-a-referee/ |access-date=23 October 2025 |magazine=bunkered |date=19 November 2024}}</ref>
==Amateur wins== *2005 English Women's Amateur Championship<ref>{{cite web |title=Felicity Johnson Bio |url=https://www.lpga.com/players/felicity-johnson/93267/bio |publisher=LPGA |accessdate=31 January 2020}}</ref>
==Professional wins (4)== ===Ladies European Tour wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|29 Sep 2009 |Tenerife Ladies Open |−14 (69-72-66-67=274) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|WAL}} Becky Brewerton |- |align=center|2 |align=right|2 Oct 2011 |Lacoste Ladies Open de France |−14 (68-70-69-67=274) |Playoff |{{flagicon|ITA}} Diana Luna |}
'''LET playoff record (1–0)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" |- !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |- style="background:#d0f0c0;" |align=center|1 |2011 |Lacoste Ladies Open de France |{{flagicon|ITA}} Diana Luna |Won with par on first extra hole. |}
===ALPG Tour wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|10 Jan 2016 |Mount Broughton Classic |−12 (65-67=132) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|AUS}} Lauren Hibbert |- |align=center|2 |align=right|9 Mar 2018 |Seasons Aged Care Brisbane Invitational | −2 (72) |Playoff |{{flagicon|BEL}} Manon De Roey<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Breanna Gill<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} Hanee Song |}
'''ALPG playoff record (1–0)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" |- !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result |- style="background:#d0f0c0;" |align=center|1 |2018 |Seasons Aged Care Brisbane Invitational |{{flagicon|BEL}} Manon De Roey<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Breanna Gill<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} Hanee Song |Won with par on second extra hole. Song and Gill were eliminated by par on the first extra hole. |}
==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *European Girls' Team Championship (representing England): 2003<ref>{{cite web |title=European Girls' Team Championship – European Golf Association |date=19 October 2015 |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-girls-team-championship |accessdate=18 December 2017}}</ref> *European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing England): 2004, 2006<ref>{{cite web |title=Teammates Klatten, Scott Battle for Bragging Rights & Country at European Team Championship|url=https://georgiastatesports.com/news/2006/7/26/616718.aspx |publisher=Georgia State Sports Communications |date=27 July 2006 |access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=European Lady Junior's Team Championship – European Golf Association |date=19 October 2015 |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-lady-juniors-team-championship |accessdate=25 February 2023}}</ref> *Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2005 (winners) *Spirit International Amateur (representing England): 2005 (winners) *European Ladies' Team Championship (representing England): 2005
'''Professional''' *The Queens (representing Ladies European Tour): 2017
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{LPGA player|felicity-johnson/93267}} *{{LadiesEuroTour player|120753}} *{{WPGA Tour Australasia player|johnson-felicity}} *{{ALPG Tour player|4420|archive=20201020081100}} *{{WWGR|2950}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Felicity}} Category:English female golfers Category:Ladies European Tour golfers Category:LPGA Tour golfers Category:ALPG Tour golfers Category:Golfers from Birmingham, West Midlands Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century English sportswomen