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Catriona Matthew (born in Edinburgh on 25 August
1969) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays
mainly on the U.S. based LPGA Tour.

Matthew had a successful junior and amateur
career. She was Scottish Girls champion in 1986
and Scottish Under-21 Stroke Play champion in 1988
and 1989. She captured the Scottish Amateur title
in 1991, 1993 and 1994, and the British Amateur
title in 1993. She was a member of the 1990, 1992
and 1994 Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup teams.
She graduated from the University of Stirling in
1992.

Matthew qualified for the LPGA Tour by tying for
fifth at the 1994 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament
to earn exempt status for the 1995 season. She
soon established herself on the tour, and her best
season through 2004 was 2001, when she finished
tenth on the money list. Her two LPGA victories
came at the 2001 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open
and the 2004 Wendy's Championship for Children.
Her best finish in an LPGA major is a tie for
third at the 2001 Women's British Open. 

Matthew also plays a few Ladies European Tour
events each season, and she won the 1998
McDonald's WPGA Championship on that tour. She was
a member of the 1998 and 2003 European Solheim Cup
teams.

==External links==
*http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=204
Profile on the LPGA's official site
*http://www.ladieseuropeantour-tic.com/profiles/01
1047.htm Profile on the Ladies European Tour's
website