Lynnette Brooky

{{Short description|New Zealand professional golfer}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Lynnette Brooky | image = | imagesize =  | caption = | fullname = Lynnette Teresa Brooky | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|1|25|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Wellington]], [[New Zealand]] | death_date =  | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.64|precision=0}} | weight = | nationality = {{NZL}} | residence = [[Wellington]], [[New Zealand]] | spouse = Ian Godleman (divorced) | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 1994 | tour = | extour = [[Ladies European Tour]] (1995–2012)<br />[[ALPG Tour]] | prowins = 9 | lpgawins =  | letwins = 4 | jlpgawins =  | klpgawins =  | lagtwins =  | alpgwins = 4 | futwins =  | otherwins = 1 | majorwins =  | nabisco = DNP | lpga = DNP | wusopen = T12: 2002 | dumaurier = DNP | wbritopen = T14: 2003 | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 =  | year1 =  | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection =  }} '''Lynnette Teresa Brooky''' (born 25 January 1968) is a [[New Zealand]] professional [[golf]]er and former [[Ladies European Tour]] player.<ref name=LET2012/>

==Amateur career== Brooky had a successful amateur career and was New Zealand Champion in both 1992 and 1993. In 1993, she was runner-up at the [[Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship]], and won the [[Australian Women's Amateur Stroke Play Championship]].<ref name=aas1993>{{cite web |url=https://archive.golf.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/00010056-source.pdf |title=1993 Australian Ladies' Amateur Championship |publisher=Golf Australia |access-date=23 October 2024}}</ref>

She represented New Zealand at the World Women's Amateur Team Championship for the [[Espirito Santo Trophy]] twice, and was the individual winner at the 1993 Asia-Pacific Amateur Ladies Golf Team Championship for the [[Queen Sirikit Cup]].<ref name=apgc>{{cite web |url=https://www.apgc.online/queen-sirikit-cup-results |title=Queen Sirikit Cup results |access-date=23 October 2024}}</ref>

==Professional career== Brooky turned professional in 1994, and spent her career playing mainly on the [[Ladies European Tour]] (LET). She has won four LET tournaments including back to back French Opens, one [[Swedish Golf Tour (women)|Swedish Golf Tour]] event, and a further four in Australia. Her best finish on the LET Order of Merit was fifth place in [[2003 Ladies European Tour|2003]]. She represented New Zealand in the 2005 and 2007 [[Women's World Cup of Golf]]. With career earnings in excess of €1 million, she placed in the top-20 seven times on the LET Order of Merit between 1997 and 2006, and has amassed over 50 top-10 finishes worldwide.<ref name=LET2012>{{cite web |title=2012 LET Tour Guide |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/10316760/2012-let-tour-guide-pdf-ladies-european-tour |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=23 October 2024}}</ref>

Brooky spent many years a New Zealand's number one professional golfer, and after retiring from touring she became a teaching pro.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davidson |first1=Martin |title=Golf: Brooky tackles the Open for her mum |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/golf/golf-brooky-tackles-the-open-for-her-mum/ |access-date=23 October 2024 |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=2 August 2006}}</ref>

==Amateur wins== *1992 New Zealand Strokeplay Championship *1993 NSW 72 Hole Strokeplay Championship, New Zealand Amateur Matchplay Championship, [[Australian Women's Amateur Stroke Play Championship]]

==Professional wins (9)== ===Ladies European Tour wins (4)=== *[[1998 Ladies European Tour|1998]] [[Chrysler Ladies Austrian Open]] *[[2002 Ladies European Tour|2002]] [[Arras Open de France Dames]] *[[2003 Ladies European Tour|2003]] [[Arras Open de France Dames]] *[[2006 Ladies European Tour|2006]] [[Open De España Femenino]]

===ALPG Tour wins (4)=== *2003/04 Mollymook Women's Classic *2004/05 Peugeot Australian Rotarians ALPG Charity Classic, Sapphire Coast Ladies Classic *2006/07 Aristocrat Sapphire Coast Ladies Classic

===Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)=== *[[1998 Swedish Golf Tour (women)|1998]] [[Göteborgs Kex Ladies Open]]

==Results in LPGA majors== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" ! Tournament !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 |- |- |align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]] |CUT |T12 |CUT |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T68 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|[[Women's British Open]] |T57 |CUT |T14 |T56 |CUT |T61 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |CUT |} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut<br /> "T" = tied

==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *[[Espirito Santo Trophy]] (representing New Zealand): [[1992 Espirito Santo Trophy|1992]], [[1994 Espirito Santo Trophy|1994]] *[[Tasman Cup]] (representing New Zealand): 1991 (winners), 1993 *[[Queen Sirikit Cup]] (representing New Zealand): 1993 (individual winner), 1994

'''Professional''' *[[Women's World Cup of Golf|World Cup]] (representing New Zealand): 2005, 2006, 2007

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links==  *{{ALPG Tour player|2158|archive=20160420123416}}

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