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 | 17 December 1997 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality |  Switzerland |
| Career | |
| College | Stanford University |
| Turned professional | 2019 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| ANA Inspiration | 59th: 2018 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | CUT: 2020 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 24th: 2018 |
| Women's British Open | DNP |
| Evian Championship | T37: 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
- Junior Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2013 (winners)
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Switzerland): 2014, 2018
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2015
- Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2015 (winners), 2017 (winners), 2019 (winners)
- Patsy Hankins Trophy (representing Europe): 2016
- Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the International team): 2018
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Switzerland): 2014, 2015
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Switzerland): 2012, 2013
References
- Geske, Joey (8 August 2019). "Meet the 2019 Quarterfinalists". USGA.
- 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.
- Nichols, Beth Ann (11 July 2016). "Swiss amateur Albane Valenzuela prepares to realize Olympic dream". Golfweek. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- 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.
- "Albane Valenzuela qualifiée pour Rio" (in French). Léman Bleu Télévision. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- Nichols, Beth Ann (14 August 2017). "U.S. Women's Amateur title picture perfect moment for Sophia Schubert". Golfweek.
- "Ruffels 1st Aussie to win U.S. Women's Amateur". ESPN. Associated Press. 11 August 2019.
- "Valenzuela qualifies for Rio". Stanford Athletics. 12 July 2016.
- Nichols, Beth Ann (13 November 2019). "Albane Valenzuela opts to leave Stanford golf to live out LPGA dream". Golfweek.
- "Albane Valenzuela". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
External links
- Albane Valenzuela at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Albane Valenzuela at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)