Cassandra Kirkland
| Cassandra Kirkland | |
|---|---|
 Cassandra Kirkland in 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 13 October 1984 Paris, France |
| Died | 30 April 2017 (aged 32) |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  France |
| Career | |
| College | University of Arizona |
| Turned professional | 2006 |
| Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
| Ladies Asian Golf Tour | 1 |
Cassandra Kirkland (13 October 1984 – 30 April 2017) was a French professional golfer. She played on the Ladies European Tour and won the Sanya Ladies Open in 2012.
Biography
Born in Paris to an American father and French mother,[1] Kirkland studied at the University of Arizona from 2002–2006.[2] She was related to American racing car driver Eddie Cheever.[3]
Amateur career
Kirkland played golf from the age of seven and was semi-finalist in the Girls Amateur Championship in 2001. As a member of the Arizona Wildcats women's golfers at University of Arizona, she won the UNLV Invitational and was a member of the NGCA All American Team in 2005. She was All-PAC 10 Team and won the Golfstat award for par-five scoring leader in 2004 and 2005.[3]
Professional career
Kirkland turned professional in 2006 and won twice: the 2012 Sanya Ladies Open in China on the Ladies European Tour and the 2013 Fourqueux Ladies Open near Paris on the LET Access Series.[4]
Death
Kirkland died in 2017 at the age of 32, following a two-year fight against cancer. She was diagnosed with lung cancer in April 2015, despite never having smoked and having led the lifestyle of a healthy, professional athlete.[5][6]
Professional wins (2)
Ladies European Tour (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Nov 2012 | Sanya Ladies Open1 | 73-67-70=210 | −6 | 2 strokes | Jade Schaeffer Holly Aitchison
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Ladies Asian Golf Tour.
LET Access Series (1)
References
- ^ "Cassandra Kirkland s'est éteinte" (in French). www.lequipe.fr. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Cassandra Kirkland". honma.in. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Cassandra Kirkland Biography". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Kirkland Wins Fourqueux Ladies Open". LET Access Series. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Celebrating the life of Cassandra Kirkland". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "LET's Cassandra Kirkland Brings Cancer Fight To Evian". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Cassandra Kirkland Bio". LET Access Series. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Cassandra Kirkland at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Cassandra Kirkland at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)