Emilee Klein

Emilee Klein (born June 11, 1974) is an American professional golfer and college golf coach who played on the LPGA Tour.

Emilee Klein
Personal information
Born	(1974-06-11) June 11, 1974 (age 51) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	Arizona State University
Turned professional	1994
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1995–2005)
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	3
Ladies European Tour	1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	T24: 1998
Women's PGA C'ship	T6: 1998
U.S. Women's Open	T16: 2001
du Maurier Classic	T7: 1997
Women's British Open	T21: 2001

Klein was born in Santa Monica, California and grew up in Sherman Oaks, California, where she attended Notre Dame High School. She had a successful amateur career winning several tournaments including the 1991 U.S. Girls' Junior.^[1] She played college golf at Arizona State University and won the 1994 NCAA Division I Championship as well as being on the winning team in 1993 and 1994. She was a member of the U.S. Curtis Cup team in 1994.

Klein qualified for the LPGA Tour in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in 1994. She won three times on the LPGA Tour^[2] between 1996 and 2001.^[3][4] She was a member of the 2002 Solheim Cup team.

After retiring from the LPGA Tour, Klein has been head golf coach at University of Central Florida (2005–2009), San Diego State University (2009–2011), and University of Tulsa (2014–present).^[5] Klein resigned from her position as head golf coach at San Diego State University in May 2011 to begin a career in the insurance industry. Klein became an insurance agent for State Farms Insurance in Beverly Hills, California, in June 2011. She was announced as the women's golf head coach at University of Tulsa on June 20, 2014.^[6]

Amateur wins

• 1988 California Women's Amateur Championship
• 1991 U.S. Girls' Junior
• 1992 AJGA Tournament of Champions
• 1993 Broadmoor Invitational, North and South Amateur
• 1994 NCAA Division I Championship

Professional wins

LPGA Tour (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 11, 1996	PING/Welch's Championship (Boston)	−15 (71-69-68-65=273)	2 strokes	Karrie Webb
2	Aug 18, 1996	Women's British Open	−15 (68-66-71-72=277)	7 strokes	Amy Alcott Penny Hammel
3	Jul 15, 2001	Michelob Light Classic	−11 (64-72-69=205)	6 strokes	Annika Sörenstam

Note: Klein won the Weetabix Women's British Open before it became a major championship.

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1995	State Farm Rail Classic	Mary Beth Zimmerman	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2	1997	Diet Dr Pepper National Pro-Am	Kelly Robbins	Lost to par on second extra hole

Ladies European Tour (1)

• 1996 (1) Weetabix Women's British Open (co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour)

Team appearances

Amateur

• Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1994 (tie)

Professional

• Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2002 (winners)