Hermione FitzGerald
| Hermione FitzGerald | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 11 October 1985 Newmarket, Suffolk, England |
| Sporting nationality |  Ireland |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Current tour(s) | Jamega Ladies Tour |
| Former tour(s) | LET Access Series |
| Professional wins | 3 |
Hermione FitzGerald (born 11 October 1985[1]) is an Irish professional golfer.[2]
Early life
FitzGerald is the daughter of Lord John FitzGerald and Barbara Zindel.[3] She is of Irish and Swiss descent.[4] She began playing golf at the age of eight when she first tried playing it on the Emirates Golf Club course when she was on holiday in Dubai.[2][5] She regularly played at the Dubai Creek and Nad Al Sheba golf courses in her youth.[6] In 1992, she was approached by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum to help promote the horse racing scene in Dubai.[5]
Career
Although she was born in England, FitzGerald represents Ireland when playing golf professionally.[2] FitzGerald played on the LET Access Series in 2014, making two cuts in the Open Generali de Strasbourg and the WPGA International Challenge, finishing T-46 in both events.[2] In 2013, FitzGerald won three Jamega Ladies Tour events which were all based in the UK.[2][7]
References
- ^ "About Hermione".
- ^ a b c d e "Hermione FitzGerald profile". LET Access Series.
- ^ "A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe". The Peerage.
- ^ "Captain Lord John FitzGerald: Horseracing trainer who helped Dubai's ruling family become one of the most powerful forces in his sport". The Independent. 20 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Hermione Fitzgerald – Loves Racing and Golf". Ladies in Racing. 1 April 2018.
- ^ Armytage, Marcus (25 November 2013). "Hermione FitzGerald, daughter of former trainer Lord John FitzGerald, leads racing's tee party". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Hermione Races to victory".