Albane Valenzuela
| Albane Valenzuela | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1997 |
| Sporting nationality |  Switzerland |
| Career | |
| College | Stanford University |
| Status | Amateur |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T65: 2016 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | T67: 2016 |
| Women's British Open | DNP |
| Evian Championship | CUT: 2015, 2016 |
Albane Valenzuela (born 1997) is a Swiss amateur golfer. She was born in New York City to a Mexican father and French mother. She became a Swiss citizen at age 14.[1][2]
Valenzuela took low amateur honors at the 2016 ANA Inspiration with a tie for 65th.[3] She also made the cut at the 2016 U.S. Women's Open.[2] She had 2 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.[4] She is the number one ranked golfer in Switzerland.
Valenzuela will play college golf at Stanford University beginning in 2016.[5]
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
Sources:[6]
Team appearances
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Switzerland): 2014
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2015
- Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2015
- Patsy Hankins Trophy (representing Europe): 2016
- European Ladies Amateur Team Championship: 2014 (Bronze), 2015 (Silver)
- European Girls Team Championship: 2012, 2013
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Valenzuela qualifies for Rio". Stanford Athletics. 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Albane Valenzuela". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 13 July 2016.