Agathe Laisné

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Agathe Laisné
Personal information
Born (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 22)
Paris, France
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality France
Career
CollegeUniversity of Texas
Turned professional2021
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Professional wins2
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA InspirationDNP
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2020
Women's British OpenCUT: 2018
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2015, 2017
Achievements and awards
Big 12 Player of the Year2019

Agathe Laisné (born 26 May 1999) is a French professional golfer. She won the 2017 European Ladies Amateur.[1]

Amateur career[]

Laisné was born in Paris and played for the French National Team since the age of 13. She represented France at the 2015 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup, the Espirito Santo Trophy in 2016 and 2018, the European Ladies' Team Championship four times and the European Girls' Team Championship three times, winning the event in 2014.

She also represented Europe at the Junior Vagliano Trophy and the Junior Solheim Cup in 2015.

Laisné excelled individually and in 2013 won the Belgian International Under 18, in 2014 the Championnat de France des Jeunes Minimes (Girls 15-16), Total International Juniors of Belgium, and the European Ladies Club Trophy. In 2015 she tied for second at the 2015 Orange Bowl and in 2016 she won the Coupe Didier Illouz. She received one of the four invitations for the 2015 Evian Championship and again for the 2017 Evian Championship.

In 2017 she won the European Ladies Amateur by one stroke ahead of Albane Valenzuela, and two strokes ahead of Morgane Metraux, to also qualify for the 2018 Women's British Open.[2] In 2020 she won both the Grand Prix du Medoc and Grand Prix de Saint Germain.[1]

Laisné attended the University of Texas at Austin 2017–2021 where she majored in finance and played with Texas Longhorns women's golf. She won the 2019 Big 12 Conference Championship, becoming the third person in University of Texas history to claim the Big 12 title.[3] She was an Arnold Palmer Cup International team member in 2019 and 2021.

After a pair of victories in the LET Access Series, the Santander Golf Tour Lauro in Spain and Lavaux Ladies Open in Switzerland,[4] Laisné surged to number 13 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking, to qualify for the 2020 U.S. Women's Open.[5] She finished third at the 2020 European Ladies Amateur, one stroke away from playoff.[6]

Professional career[]

Laisné turned professional in October 2021. She earned her card for the 2022 LPGA Tour through qualifying school.[7]

Amateur wins[]

  • 2013 Belgian International Under 18
  • 2014 Championnat de France des Jeunes Minimes (Girls 15-16), Total International Juniors of Belgium, European Ladies Club Trophy
  • 2016 Coupe Didier Illouz
  • 2017 European Ladies Amateur
  • 2019 Big 12 Championship (individual)
  • 2020 Grand Prix du Medoc, Grand Prix de Saint Germain

Source:[1]

Professional wins (2)[]

LET Access Series wins (2)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory 		Runners-up Ref
1 25 Sep 2020 Lavaux Ladies Open
(as an amateur) 		71-68-68=207 −9 Playoff Slovenia Pia Babnik
France Agathe Sauzon 		[8]
2 22 Oct 2020
(as an amateur) 		67-70=137 −7 5 strokes Finland Tiia Koivisto [9]

Results in LPGA majors[]

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
ANA Inspiration
U.S. Women's Open CUT
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian Championship CUT CUT NT
Women's British Open CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament

Team appearances[]

Amateur

Source:[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Agathe Laisné". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Results 2017 European Ladies' Amateur Championship". WAGR. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's Golf Roster: Agathe Laisne". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Laisne Pulls Off Lavaux Ladies Open Comeback". LET Access Series. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Player Bio: Agathe Laisne". USGA. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Results 2020 European Ladies' Amateur Championship". WAGR. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 LPGA Q-Series". LPGA. 14 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Results 2020 Lavaux Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Results 2020 Santander Golf Tour Lauro". LET Access Series. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

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