| Emilee Klein | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 11, 1974 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 |
Emilee Klein (born June 11, 1974) is an American professional golfer and college golf coach who played on the LPGA Tour.
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]
- ^ 1991 U.S. Girls' Junior
- ^ LPGA All-Time Winners List Archived December 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-99 Archived September 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 2000-08 Archived March 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Emilee Klein Named San Diego State Women's Golf Head Coach". Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ TU names LPGA veteran Emilee Klein-Gille new women's golf coach