Albane Valenzuela

Albane Valenzuela (born 17 December 1997) is a Swiss professional golfer. She was born in New York City[1] to a Mexican father and French mother. She became a Swiss citizen at age 14.[2][3]

Albane Valenzuela
Personal information
Born (1997-12-17) 17 December 1997
New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality  Switzerland
Career
CollegeStanford University
Turned professional2019
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration59th: 2018
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's Open24th: 2018
Women's British OpenDNP
Evian ChampionshipT37: 2019

Amateur career

Valenzuela took low amateur honors at the 2016 ANA Inspiration with a tie for 65th.[4] She also made the cut at the 2016 U.S. Women's Open.[3] She had two top-5 finishes on the Ladies European Tour in 2016 and a top-10 finish in the 2014 Lacoste Ladies French Open with a tournament low round of 64.

Valenzuela qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5] She is the number one ranked golfer in Switzerland.

Valenzuela reached the final of the 2017 U.S. Women's Amateur, losing to Sophia Schubert, 6 and 5.[6] In 2019, she again reached the finals, losing to Gabriela Ruffels, 1 up.[7]

Valenzuela played college golf at Stanford University and was set to graduate in 2020[8] before turning professional in late 2019.[9]

Professional career

Valenzuela turned professional after earning her LPGA Tour card by finishing T-6 at Q Series in November 2019.[9]

Amateur wins
  • 2013 Swiss National Match Play Championship (with Rachel Rossel), Bulgarian Amateur Open
  • 2014 Swiss International Championship
  • 2015 Spanish International Stroke Play, Doral Publix Junior Classic, Junior Orange Bowl Championship
  • 2017 NCAA Albuquerque Regional
  • 2019 Pac-12 Championship

Sources:[10]

Team appearances

Amateur

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References
  1. Geske, Joey (8 August 2019). "Meet the 2019 Quarterfinalists". USGA.
  2. Van Smith, Bill (29 December 2015). "Albane Valenzuela hopes third time's a charm at Jr. Orange Bowl golf tournament". Miami Herald. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  3. Nichols, Beth Ann (11 July 2016). "Swiss amateur Albane Valenzuela prepares to realize Olympic dream". Golfweek. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  4. Herrington, Ryan (8 July 2016). "With all the talk of pros playing (or not) in the Olympics, two amateurs are about to qualify for Rio". Golf Digest. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  5. "Albane Valenzuela qualifiée pour Rio" (in French). Léman Bleu Télévision. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  6. Nichols, Beth Ann (14 August 2017). "U.S. Women's Amateur title picture perfect moment for Sophia Schubert". Golfweek.
  7. "Ruffels 1st Aussie to win U.S. Women's Amateur". ESPN. Associated Press. 11 August 2019.
  8. "Valenzuela qualifies for Rio". Stanford Athletics. 12 July 2016.
  9. Nichols, Beth Ann (13 November 2019). "Albane Valenzuela opts to leave Stanford golf to live out LPGA dream". Golfweek.
  10. "Albane Valenzuela". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
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