Mimi Rhodes
| Euphemie Rhodes | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Mimi |
| Born | 2001 (age 22–23) Bath, Somerset, England |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Residence | Sotogrande, Andalusia, Spain |
| Career | |
| College | Wake Forest University |
| Turned professional | 2024 |
| Current tour(s) | LET Access Series (joined 2024) |
| Professional wins | 1 |
Euphemie "Mimi" Rhodes (born c. 2001) is an English professional golfer. She won the 2023 NCAA Championship with Wake Forest and the 2024 Aramco Team Series – Riyadh team event on the Ladies European Tour.[1]
Early life
[edit]Rhodes was born in Bath, Somerset, England, and raised in Sotogrande, Spain. She was introduced to golf aged eight by her grandmother, a single-figure handicap golfer. Her sister Patience is also an accomplished golfer who attends Arizona State University. They were educated at the Millfield School.[2]
Amateur career
[edit]Rhodes was runner-up at the 2018 French International Ladies Amateur Championship (Trophee Cécile de Rothschild), which helped put her on the 2019 Junior Solheim Cup team.[3]
Rhodes attended Wake Forest University form 2020 to 2024. She helped Wake Forest win the 2023 NCAA Division I women's golf championship, and tied for 10th individually in 2024 to earn NCAA All-American honors.[4]
Alongside her sister, she won bronze at the 2024 European Ladies' Team Championship in Madrid and won the 2024 Curtis Cup at Sunningdale Golf Club.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Rhodes turned professional after the 2024 Curtis Cup and joined the LET Access Series, where she won the Lavaux Ladies Open in Switzerland after a playoff against her compatriot Billie-Jo Smith.[5]
She received an invitation for the 2024 Aramco Team Series – Riyadh on the Ladies European Tour, where she won the team event alongside Chiara Tamburlini and Anne-Charlotte Mora.[6]
Rhodes shared the medalist honors at the 2024 LGPA Q-Series Qualifying Stage in Venice, Florida.[7][8]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2017 US Kids - European Championship, Memorial Norberto Goizueta, Campeonato del Club Costa de Azahar
- 2019 Justin Rose Telegraph Junior Golf Championship
- 2023 Campeonato Internacional Absoluto de Andalucia
Professional wins (1)
[edit]LET Access Series wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Sep 2024 | Lavaux Ladies Open |
−16 (68-68-64=200) | Playoff | Billie-Jo Smith
|
LET Access Series playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2024 | Lavaux Ladies Open | Billie-Jo Smith
|
Won with birdie on third extra hole |
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2019
- World Junior Girls Championship (representing England): 2018, 2019
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing England): 2018, 2019
- Girls Home Internationals (representing England): 2018 (winners)
- Women's Home Internationals (representing England): 2019 (winners)
- Women's and Men's Home Internationals (representing England): 2023 (winners)
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing England): 2024
- Curtis Cup (representing the Great Britain & Ireland): 2024 (winners)
Source:[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mimi Rhodes Player Profile". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ a b Huggan, John (30 August 2024). "Sister act: Mimi and Patience Rhodes bring family dynamic to GB&I Curtis Cup team". Golf Digest. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Playing in the US for four years has given me so much confidence". The Daily Telegraph. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Texas A&M's Adela Cernousek wins 2024 DI women's golf championship individual title". NCAA. 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Rhodes Secures Playoff Victory at the Lavaux Ladies Open". LET Access Series. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Team Tamburlini Make History In Riyadh As Babnik Leads Individual Event". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Cummins, Carly (1 November 2024). "Mimi Rhodes makes dream start to her pro career on the Ladies European Tour". The Sporting News. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Rhodes and Cernousek Share Medalist Honors at the 2024 LPGA Q-Series Qualifying Stage". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Euphemie Rhodes". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mimi Rhodes at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Mimi Rhodes at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site