Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (born 16 November 1972) is a French former professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. Her birth name was Meunier and she is married to Antoine Lebouc, a French professional golfer who played on the European Tour in the 1990s.
Amateur career Meunier was born in Dijon, France. She won the French Cup and the Greece International in 1993. In 1992, she won the French Ladies Championship, placed fifth in the World Team Championship and finished third at the European Team Junior Championship.
Professional career Meunier-Lebouc turned professional in 1994 and initially played on the Ladies European Tour, gaining her maiden victory in her rookie season at the Waterford English Open. She has won 5 more times on the LET and finished in the top 10 in the Order of Merit in 1997 and 2000. She qualified for the LPGA Tour by tying for 27th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 2001 season.
In her rookie year in 2001, Meunier-Lebouc recorded two top-ten finishes, then won the State Farm Classic in 2002,Meunier-Lebouc 18 under; Klein gets Solheim berth and the Kraft Nabisco Championship in 2003, a major title. She was the 54-hole leader at the 2003 Women's British Open,Meunier-Lebouc takes Brit Open lead but finished in solo fifth place.2003 Weetabix Women's British Open results In February 2004, she gave birth to her first child, daughter Phildine Pearl, and opted not to defend her title at the 2004 Kraft Nabisco Championship in late March.
In 2000, Meunier-Lebouc became the first French player to compete in the Solheim Cup, and returned in 2003.
Meunier-Lebouc retired from playing professional golf in 2009,Giving Back: Major winner Patricia Meunier-Lebouc now coaching and became a golf instructor at the Ibis Golf & Country Club in 2010.Ibis Golf Instruction
Professional wins (9) LPGA Tour wins (2) LegendLPGA Tour major championships (1)Other LPGA Tour (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up11 Sep 2002State Farm Classic−18 (64-67-72-67=270)2 strokes Mi-Hyun Kim Se Ri Pak230 Mar 2003Kraft Nabisco Championship−7 (70-68-70-73=281)1 stroke Annika Sörenstam Sources:
Ladies European Tour wins (5) 1994 (1) Waterford Dairies Ladies' English Open 1997 (1) Guardian Irish Open 1998 (1) Air France Madame Open 2000 (2) Open de France Dames, Ladies Austrian Open
Other wins (1) 1997 (1) Praia D'el Rey European Cup (team competition)
Legends of the LPGA wins (1) 2023 BJ's Charity Championship (with Jane Blalock)
Major championships Wins (1) YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 2003 Kraft Nabisco Championship −7 (70-68-70-73=281) 1 stroke Annika Sörenstam
Results timeline Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Kraft Nabisco Championship1CUTT29CUTWDWDLPGA ChampionshipT61T11T30CUTCUTT81CUTU.S. Women's Open63T13T13CUTT10CUTCUTWomen's British Open T64T245T38CUTT42CUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeKraft Nabisco Championship 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 2LPGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 4U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 4Women's British Open 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 5Totals 1 0 0 2 3 7 27 15 Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (2001 British – 2004 British) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)
LPGA Tour career summary Year Majors Other wins LPGA wins Earnings ($) Money list rank Average2001000108,0008272.532002011354,1752872.142003101688,0721470.752004000319,0703771.49200500061,07410373.49
Team appearances Amateur Espirito Santo Trophy (representing France): 1992 European Ladies' Team Championship (representing France): 1993
Professional Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2000 (winners), 2003 (winners) World Cup (representing France): 2005
Solheim Cup record Year Totalmatches TotalW-L-H SinglesW-L-H FoursomesW-L-H FourballsW-L-H Pointswon Points%Career42-1-11-1-00-0-01-0-12.562.5%200020-1-10-1-0 lost to M. Mallon 1dn0-0-1 halved w/L. Neumann0.525%200322-0-01-0-0 def K. Robbins conceded on 121-0-0 won w/S. Pettersen 3&22100%
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