Meg Mallon

Meg Mallon is a retired American professional golfer and World Golf Hall of Fame inductee who won 18 LPGA Tour titles, including four major championships, over a career spanning more than two decades. There is no independently verified net worth figure for her, though her LPGA Tour career earnings are publicly reported at over $9 million.

Early Life & Family

Mallon was born on April 14, 1963, in Natick, Massachusetts. She attended Ohio State University before turning professional in 1987.

Rise to Fame

She quickly established herself on the LPGA Tour, winning her first two major titles in 1991 — the LPGA Championship and the U.S. Women’s Open — and was named LPGA Player of the Year that season.

Career History

Mallon went on to win a total of 18 LPGA Tour events over her career, adding the du Maurier Classic in 2000 and a second U.S. Women’s Open title in 2004 to her major championship haul. In 2003 she became the first LPGA player to shoot a competitive round of 60. She represented the United States in the Solheim Cup eight times as a player between 1992 and 2005, and later served as non-playing captain in 2013. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2017.

How They Built Their Wealth

Mallon’s wealth was built primarily through LPGA Tour prize money over a 23-year professional career, with reported career earnings exceeding $9 million, placing her among the top 20 all-time LPGA money leaders, along with subsequent income from broadcasting and ambassadorial work connected to the sport.

Personal Life

At her 2017 World Golf Hall of Fame induction, Mallon publicly confirmed that she and fellow Hall of Famer Beth Daniel have been life partners for more than 25 years.

Meg Mallon’s Hall of Fame career places her among the most accomplished women’s golfers of her generation, with career earnings well documented even though no separate net worth figure has been independently verified.