Brittany Altomare
| Brittany Altomare | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Altomare in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 19, 1990 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Virginia |
| Turned professional | 2013 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Symetra Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T16: 2018 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T25: 2017 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T41: 2018 |
| Women's British Open | T15: 2018 |
| Evian Championship | 2nd: 2017 |
Brittany Altomare (born November 19, 1990) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She finished runner-up in the 2017 Evian Championship, losing to Anna Nordqvist in a playoff. She had finished tied for third in the Cambia Portland Classic two weeks earlier.
She won the Guardian Retirement Championship on the 2016 Symetra Tour, beating Nicole Broch Larsen at the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff after the pair had finished level at 216 after 54 holes.[2]
She attended Shrewsbury High School. [3]
Professional wins (1)
[edit]Symetra Tour (1)
[edit]Playoff record
[edit]LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017 | The Evian Championship |  Anna Nordqvist
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Lost to bogey on first extra hole |
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing the United States): 2006
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2019, 2021
Solheim Cup record
[edit]| Year | Total matches |
Total W–L–H |
Singles W–L–H |
Foursomes W–L–H |
Fourballs W–L–H |
Points won |
Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 8 | 4–3–1 | 2–0–0 | 1–2–0 | 1–1–1 | 4.5 | 56.3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2–1–1 | 1–0–0 def. J. Shadoff 5&4 | 0–1–0 lost w/ L. Thompson 2&1 | 1–0–1 halved w/ N. Korda won w/ A. Park 1 up |
2.5 | 62.5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2–2–0 | 1–0–0 def. C. Ciganda 2&1 | 1–1–0 lost w/ L. Thompson 1 up won w/ L. Thompson 2&1 |
0–1–0 lost w/ Y. Noh 1 up | 2.0 | 50.0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Brittany Altomare". Fox Sports. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ "Guardian Retirement Championship at Sara Bay Final-Round News & Notes". LPGA. April 24, 2016.
- ^ "Former Shrewsbury High star Brittany Altomare headed for LPGA Tour". Telegram&Gazette. April 29, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Brittany Altomare at the LPGA Tour official site
- Brittany Altomare at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
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