Alejandra Llaneza
| Alejandra Llaneza | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Alejandra Llaneza Gomez-Palacio |
| Nickname | Ale |
| Born | 31 May 1988 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  Mexico |
| Residence | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | University of Arizona |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Current tour(s) | Symetra Tour |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Epson Tour | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | CUT: 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2015 |
| Women's British Open | DNP |
| Evian Championship | CUT: 2014 |
Alejandra Llaneza Gomez-Palacio (born 31 May 1988) is a Mexican professional golfer who has played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and Symetra Tour and was a 2016 Olympian.[1]
Amateur career
[edit]Born and raised in Mexico City, Llaneza began playing golf at the age of 6 years old.[2] She played college golf at the University of Arizona where she was Rookie of the Year in 2007–08.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Llaneza played on the Symetra Tour from 2012 to 2014. She has had eight top-10 finishes on the tour.[4]
Llaneza joined the LPGA Tour in 2013. Her best finish is T-12 at the 2014 Kingsmill Championship.
Professional wins
[edit]Symetra Tour wins
[edit]- 2015 Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Women's Health Charity Classic
- 2019 Garden City Charity Classic
Other wins
[edit]- 2011 Wigwam Cactus Tour event (as an amateur)[2][3]
- 2017 Pennsylvania Women's Open[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Se caen en el último día…". Sportspedia México. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Alejandra Llaneza Bio". Symetra Tour. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Alejandra Llaneza Achievements". Alejandra Llaneza official page. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Alejandra Llaneza Stats". Symetra Tour. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Alejandra Llaneza Wins PA Women's Open". WNEP. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Alejandra Llaneza at the LPGA Tour official site
- Alejandra Llaneza at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Alejandra Llaneza at Olympics.com
- Alejandra Llaneza at Olympedia (archive)
- Alejandra Llaneza Gomez at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games
Categories:
- Mexican female golfers
- Arizona Wildcats women's golfers
- Mexican expatriate golfers in the United States
- LPGA Tour golfers
- Olympic golfers for Mexico
- Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games competitors for Mexico
- Golfers at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Sportspeople from Mexico City
- 1988 births
- Living people