Gabriella Then
| Gabriella Then | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Gabby |
| Born | October 22, 1995 Whittier, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Southern California |
| Turned professional | 2017 |
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2022) Epson Tour (joined 2017) |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Epson Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2010, 2011, 2013 |
| Women's British Open | DNP |
| Evian Championship | DNP |
Gabriella Then (born October 22, 1995) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Epson Tour and the Ladies European Tour.[1]
Early life, college and amateur career
Then was born in Whittier, California and grew up in Rancho Cucamonga, California. She is of Chinese, Indonesian and Dutch ancestry.[2] Then picked up golf at age five, recorded her first birdie at age eight, and started tournament golf at nine.[2] She qualified for the U.S. Women's Amateur at age 12, and competed in her first U.S. Women's Open at age 14.
In 2011, Then was part of the victorious United States team at the Junior Solheim Cup in Ireland. Two years later, she won the 2013 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne.
Then attended the University of Southern California where she studied communications and played college golf with the USC Trojans women's golf team between 2013 and 2017. Her teammates included later LPGA members Sophia Popov and Annie Park, and they came close at the national championship on two occasions, including the 2015 NCAA Championship where they lost in the semi-finals. She had one college win, was named All-American in 2015, and set the school record for rounds played (245) over the course of her four-year career.[3]
Professional career
Then turned professional in 2017 and joined the Epson Tour. After three seasons, with a best finish of T4 at the 2017 PHC Classic, Then gave up professional golf and took a job in marketing and sales at a cosmetics company.[4]
In 2021, after an 18 months break, Then began playing tournament golf again and played on the Cactus Tour and the WAPT Tour, where she won her first professional events. She won the LET Q-School at the La Manga Club and started playing on the Ladies European Tour in 2022.[5]
In April 2022, she won the Garden City Charity Classic at Buffalo Dunes, her first title on the Epson Tour.
Personal life
Then met her partner Eric Sugimoto, a professional golfer who has played on the Japan Golf Tour, at USC.[2]
Amateur wins
- 2011 Rolex Tournament of Champions
- 2013 Scott Robertson Memorial, U.S. Girls' Junior Championship
- 2015 UC Irvine Invitational
Source:[6]
Professional wins (2)
Epson Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 29, 2022 | Garden City Charity Classic at Buffalo Dunes | 67-70-67=204 | −12 | 2 strokes |  Alexa Pano
|
30,000 |
Women's All Pro Tour wins (1)
- 2021 Kathy Whitworth Paris Championship
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Junior Solheim Cup: 2011 (winners)
References
- ^ "Gabriella Then Bio". Epson Tour. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Gabby Then: A Study in Perseverance". Women's All-Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ "Women's Golf Roster: Gabriella Then". University of Southern California Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ "Meet Gabriella Then, the former USGA champion who quit golf, won LET Q-School and then started a GoFundMe to get back out there". Golfweek. February 22, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ "Gabriella Then Bio". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ "Gabriella Then". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
External links
- Gabriella Then at the Epson Tour official site
- Gabriella Then at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Gabriella Then at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site