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Nationality
  
United States

Women's PGA C'ship
  
T6: 1998

LPGA tour wins
  
3

ANA Inspiration
  
T24: 1998

Height
  
1.63 m

Ladies european tour
  
1

Professional wins
  
3

Role
  
Golfer

Former tours
  
LPGA

Turned professional
  
1994

Name
  
Emilee Klein

Retired
  
2005


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Born
  
June 11, 1974 (age 49) Santa Monica, California (
1974-06-11
)

College
  
Arizona State University

Education
  
Arizona State University

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

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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. 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.

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

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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). 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 head women's golf coach at University of Tulsa on June 20, 2014.

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Amateur wins

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  • 1988 California Women's Amateur
  • 1991 U.S. Girls' Junior
  • 1993 Broadmoor Invitational, North and South Amateur
  • 1994 NCAA Division I Championship
  • LPGA Tour (3)

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

    LPGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

    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)
  • References

    Emilee Klein Wikipedia