Evelyn Orley

Evelyn Orley (born 10 July 1966) is a Swiss former professional golfer.

Evelyn Orley
Personal information
Full nameEvelyn Ruth Orley
Born (1966-07-10) 10 July 1966
Zürich, Switzerland
Nationality  Switzerland
ResidenceCardiff, California
Career
CollegeDuke University
Turned professional1990
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour1
Ladies Asian Golf Tour1

Family

Orley's grandfather Zoltan Őssy-Őlvy represented Hungary in the 1936 Summer Olympics in shooting, and her father Thomas Orley, born in Budapest, competed in fencing for the U.S. in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Her father later moved to Switzerland, where Evelyn was born. Her ultimate dream in golf had been to compete in the Olympics, even petitioning the International Olympic Committee in 1988 to add the sport.[1]

Career

Orley won the 1983 Girls Amateur Championship and played college golf with the Duke Blue Devils at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina where she won the 1985 ACC Championship individually.[2]

She turned pro in 1990 and won twice that year, claiming the Singapore Ladies Open and the Swiss Ladies Classic, her native country's national championship, the highlight of her career. In 1991 she was runner-up at the Ladies English Open after losing a playoff with Kitrina Douglas, and in 1992 she was runner-up at the Ford Ladies Classic. When she missed 19 of 20 cuts on the 1993 LPGA Tour, Orley started planning for a future outside of golf.[1] She returned to LET and was runner-up at the 1995 Costa Azul Ladies Open, but soon retired from tour and became a sales director for an investment management firm.[3]

Orley regained her amateur status in 2002. She turned 50 in July 2016 and played the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur, returning to competition golf after a 20-year hiatus, with 1988 U.S. Women's Open-winner Liselotte Neumann as her caddie. The qualifier where she shot 72 to earn to earn medalist honors was her first competitive round since retiring from tour.[1] She competed in the inaugural U.S. Senior Women's Open in 2018.[4]

Professional wins (2)

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (1)
  • 1990 Singapore Ladies Open

References
  1. "Neumann Takes on New Role in USGA Championship". USGA. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. "Duke Womens Golf Yearbook 2012". Duke Blue Devils. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. "5th U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball: Inside the Field". USGA. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. "Seven Ams Make Cut at the Inaugural U.S. Senior Women's Open". AmateurGolf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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