# Lynnette Brooky > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lynnette_Brooky > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lynnette_Brooky.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynnette_Brooky > Source revision: 1297347476 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) New Zealand professional golfer Lynnette Brooky Personal information Full name Lynnette Teresa Brooky Born (1968-01-25) 25 January 1968 (age 58) Wellington, New Zealand Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Sporting nationality New Zealand Residence Wellington, New Zealand Spouse Ian Godleman (divorced) Career Turned professional 1994 Former tours Ladies European Tour (1995–2012) ALPG Tour Professional wins 9 Number of wins by tour Ladies European Tour 4 WPGA Tour of Australasia 4 Other 1 Best results in LPGA major championships Chevron Championship DNP Women's PGA C'ship DNP U.S. Women's Open T12: 2002 du Maurier Classic DNP Women's British Open T14: 2003 **Lynnette Teresa Brooky** (born 25 January 1968) is a [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) professional [golfer](/source/Golf) and former [Ladies European Tour](/source/Ladies_European_Tour) player.[1] ## 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](/source/Ladies'_British_Open_Amateur_Stroke_Play_Championship), and won the [Australian Women's Amateur Stroke Play Championship](/source/Australian_Women's_Amateur_Stroke_Play_Championship).[2] She represented New Zealand at the World Women's Amateur Team Championship for the [Espirito Santo Trophy](/source/Espirito_Santo_Trophy) twice, and was the individual winner at the 1993 Asia-Pacific Amateur Ladies Golf Team Championship for the [Queen Sirikit Cup](/source/Queen_Sirikit_Cup).[3] ## Professional career Brooky turned professional in 1994, and spent her career playing mainly on the [Ladies European Tour](/source/Ladies_European_Tour) (LET). She has won four LET tournaments including back to back French Opens, one [Swedish Golf Tour](/source/Swedish_Golf_Tour_(women)) event, and a further four in Australia. Her best finish on the LET Order of Merit was fifth place in [2003](/source/2003_Ladies_European_Tour). She represented New Zealand in the 2005 and 2007 [Women's World Cup of Golf](/source/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.[1] Brooky spent many years a New Zealand's number one professional golfer, and after retiring from touring she became a teaching pro.[4] ## 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](/source/Australian_Women's_Amateur_Stroke_Play_Championship) ## Professional wins (9) ### Ladies European Tour wins (4) - [1998](/source/1998_Ladies_European_Tour) [Chrysler Ladies Austrian Open](/source/Chrysler_Ladies_Austrian_Open) - [2002](/source/2002_Ladies_European_Tour) [Arras Open de France Dames](/source/Arras_Open_de_France_Dames) - [2003](/source/2003_Ladies_European_Tour) [Arras Open de France Dames](/source/Arras_Open_de_France_Dames) - [2006](/source/2006_Ladies_European_Tour) [Open De España Femenino](/source/Open_De_Espa%C3%B1a_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](/source/1998_Swedish_Golf_Tour_(women)) [Göteborgs Kex Ladies Open](/source/G%C3%B6teborgs_Kex_Ladies_Open) ## Results in LPGA majors Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 U.S. Women's Open CUT T12 CUT CUT T68 Women's British Open T57 CUT T14 T56 CUT T61 CUT CUT   Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied ## Team appearances **Amateur** - [Espirito Santo Trophy](/source/Espirito_Santo_Trophy) (representing New Zealand): [1992](/source/1992_Espirito_Santo_Trophy), [1994](/source/1994_Espirito_Santo_Trophy) - [Tasman Cup](/source/Tasman_Cup) (representing New Zealand): 1991 (winners), 1993 - [Queen Sirikit Cup](/source/Queen_Sirikit_Cup) (representing New Zealand): 1993 (individual winner), 1994 **Professional** - [World Cup](/source/Women's_World_Cup_of_Golf) (representing New Zealand): 2005, 2006, 2007 ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-LET2012_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-LET2012_1-1) ["2012 LET Tour Guide"](https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/10316760/2012-let-tour-guide-pdf-ladies-european-tour). Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 23 October 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-aas1993_2-0)** ["1993 Australian Ladies' Amateur Championship"](https://archive.golf.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/00010056-source.pdf) (PDF). Golf Australia. Retrieved 23 October 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-apgc_3-0)** ["Queen Sirikit Cup results"](https://www.apgc.online/queen-sirikit-cup-results). Retrieved 23 October 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Davidson, Martin (2 August 2006). ["Golf: Brooky tackles the Open for her mum"](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/golf/golf-brooky-tackles-the-open-for-her-mum/). *The New Zealand Herald*. Retrieved 23 October 2024. ## External links - [Lynnette Brooky](https://web.archive.org/web/20160420123416/http://alpg.com.au/player.php?id=2158) at the [ALPG Tour](/source/ALPG_Tour) official site (archived) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Lynnette Brooky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynnette_Brooky) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynnette_Brooky?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.