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Pamela Wright
Personal information
Born	(1964-06-26) 26 June 1964 (age 60) Scotland
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality	Scotland
Career
College	Arizona State University
Turned professional	1988
Former tour(s)	Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour (1989–2004)
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	T8: 1992
Women's PGA C'ship	T14: 1989
U.S. Women's Open	T9: 1992
du Maurier Classic	T3: 1991
Women's British Open	CUT: 2001
Achievements and awards
LPGA Rookie of the Year 1989

Pamela Wright (born 26 June 1964) is a professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour and LPGA Tour. She played in the European Solheim Cup team in 1990, 1992 and 1994.

Golf career

Wright lost to Maureen Madill in a playoff for the 1980 Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, after taking a bogey 5 at the first extra hole. She played for the Great Britain & Ireland team in the 1981 Vagliano Trophy. In 1982 she met Jane Connachan in the final of the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship, losing at the 19th hole. In 1985 she won the Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship by two strokes from Belle Robertson. Wright played collegiate golf at Arizona State University and was All-American Second team in 1987 and All-American and All-Conference First team in 1988.

She was a member of the European Solheim Cup team in 1990, 1992 and 1994.

Personal life

Wright is the daughter of Innes, who was a golf professional in Aboyne, Scotland and Janette, a leading Scottish amateur golfer.

Team appearances

Amateur

• Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1981
• European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Scotland) 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987
• Women's Home Internationals (representing Scotland): 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
• Girls Home Internationals (representing Scotland): 1979, 1980

Professional

• Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 1990, 1992 (winners), 1994

References

1. "Wright, Miss Pamela". Women Golfers' Museum. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
2. "Pamela Wright (16) beaten in title play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 30 August 1980. p. 14.
3. "A Heroine's Rescue Act". The Glasgow Herald. 26 September 1981. p. 16.
4. "No Help for Mrs Robertson". The Glasgow Herald. 28 September 1981. p. 14.
5. "Vagliano Trophy 1981" (PDF). European Golf Association. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
6. Jacobs, Raymond (24 May 1982). "Miss Connachan calms down and takes title". The Glasgow Herald. p. 15.
7. Jacobs, Raymond (29 April 1985). "Pamela beats Belle, her mother's rival". The Glasgow Herald. p. 18.
8. "Honors and Accolades". Arizona State Sun Devils. Archived from the original on 9 February 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
9. "Pamela Wright - Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

External links

• Pamela Wright at the LPGA Tour official site

Pamela Wright at the Solheim Cup

v t e European Solheim Cup team – 1990 Helen Alfredsson Laura Davies Marie-Laure de Lorenzi Trish Johnson Liselotte Neumann Alison Nicholas Dale Reid Pam Wright Mickey Walker (non-playing captain) Lost: 4.5 – 11.5 v t e European Solheim Cup team – 1992 Helen Alfredsson Laura Davies Florence Descampe Kitrina Douglas Trish Johnson Liselotte Neumann Alison Nicholas Catrin Nilsmark Dale Reid Pam Wright Mickey Walker (non-playing captain) Won: 11.5 – 6.5 v t e European Solheim Cup team – 1994 Helen Alfredsson Laura Davies Lora Fairclough Trish Johnson Liselotte Neumann Alison Nicholas Catrin Nilsmark Dale Reid Annika Sörenstam Pam Wright Mickey Walker (non-playing captain) Lost: 7 – 13

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