Anja Monke
| Anja Monke | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Monke at the 2009 LPGA Championship | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Anja Monke | ||
| Born | 28 May 1977 Herford, West Germany | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Germany | ||
| Residence | Hanover, Germany | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2003 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2004) LPGA Tour (joined 2008) | ||
| Professional wins | 3 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Ladies European Tour | 3 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| Chevron Championship | DNP | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | CUT: 2009 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2009 | ||
| Women's British Open | T28: 2005 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Anja Monke (born 28 May 1977 in Herford) is a German professional golfer. She has played on the Ladies European Tour since 2004.
In 2003, Monke won the International Amateur Championships of Switzerland and Italy, and was voted German Ladies Amateur Golfer of the Year. In Autumn, with a handicap of +3, she turned professional.[1]
Monke played for Germany with Miriam Nagl in 2006 and with Denise Simon in 2007 in the Women's World Cup of Golf in South Africa.[2][3][4]
In September 2008, she won her first professional tournament, the Vediorbis Open de France Dames.[5] She then qualified for the LPGA Tour. In December 2008, she won the Dubai Ladies Masters.[6]
Professional wins
Ladies European Tour (3)
Team appearances
Professional
- World Cup (representing Germany): 2006, 2007
References
- ^ "Anja Monke". Spieler der Woche. deutsche golf online. 2008-12-10. Archived from the original on 12 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Porträt". Miriam Nagl. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ^ "Golf – International: Skiunfall zwingt Golferin Nagl zu Zwangspause". Focus Online - Sport. Focus AG. 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ^ "Resultados 2007 Women's World Cup of Golf". Portugal Golf. 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ^ "Quick comments from the Vediorbis Open de France Dames champion, Anja Monke". Interviews. Ladies European Tour. 2008-09-28. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ^ "Anja Monke, the 2008 Dubai Ladies Masters champion, talks to the media". Interviews. Ladies European Tour. 2008-12-14. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
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External links
- Official website
- Anja Monke at the Ladies European Tour official site
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