Anne van Dam
Anne van Dam | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Arnhem, Netherlands | 2 October 1995
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2015 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2019) Ladies European Tour (joined 2015) |
Former tour(s) | LET Access Series Symetra Tour |
Professional wins | 7 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Ladies European Tour | 5 |
ALPG Tour | 1 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
ANA Inspiration | T44: 2020 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T69: 2020 |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Women's British Open | T39: 2016 |
Evian Championship | T37: 2018 |
Anne van Dam (born 2 October 1995) is a Dutch professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour[1] and Ladies European Tour.[2]
Career[]
Van Dam turned professional in 2015. She began playing on the LET Access Series (LETAS) and Ladies European Tour (LET) in 2015 and won the HLR Golf Academy Open on the LETAS.[3] In 2016, she again played on both tours and won the CitizenGuard LETAS Trophy on the LETAS[4] and the Xiamen International Ladies Open on the LET.[3][5] In 2017, she played mainly on the Ladies European Tour[3] and finished fifth on the Order of Merit.
In 2018, van Dam played on both the Ladies European Tour and the Symetra Tour.[3] She won twice on the LET, at the Estrella Damm Ladies Open[6] and Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España Femenino[7] and finished second Order of Merit. On the Symetra Tour, her best finish was T-8 at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship.[3] She competed in the LPGA Q-Series and earned an LPGA Tour card for 2019.[1]
In 2019, van Dam played on both the LPGA Tour and the LET. She won the ActewAGL Canberra Classic on the LET.[8] She earned a spot on the European Solheim Cup team via her LET Solheim Cup points ranking.[9]
Van Dam is known for her driving distance.[10] She led the category on the LET in 2017 and 2018 and is leading on both the LET and LPGA Tour as of August 2019.[1][2]
Professional wins (7)[]
Ladies European Tour wins (5)[]
- 2016 Xiamen International Ladies Open^
- 2018 Estrella Damm Ladies Open, Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España Femenino
- 2019 ActewAGL Canberra Classic†, Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España Femenino (2)
^Co-sanctioned with the China LPGA Tour
†Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
LET Access Series wins[]
Results in LPGA majors[]
Results not in chronological order before 2019.
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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ANA Inspiration | CUT | T44 | ||||
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||
Women's PGA Championship | T71 | T69 | CUT | |||
The Evian Championship | CUT | T37 | T52 | NT | CUT | |
Women's British Open | CUT | T39 | CUT | T44 | T45 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Summary[]
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANA Inspiration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2019 Women's PGA – 2020 Women's PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Team appearances[]
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing the Netherlands): 2012, 2014
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2013
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2019 (winners)
Solheim Cup record[]
Year | Total matches |
Total W–L–H |
Singles W–L–H |
Foursomes W–L–H |
Fourballs W–L–H |
Points won |
Points % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Career | 4 | 1–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 1 | 25.0 |
2019 | 4 | 1–3–0 | 0–1–0 lost to L. Salas 1 dn | 0–1–0 lost w/ A. Nordqvist 2&1 | 1–1–0 won w/ S. Pettersen 4&2 lost w/ S. Pettersen 1 dn |
1 | 25.0 |
References[]
- ^ a b c "Anne van Dam". LPGA. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Anne van Dam". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Anne van Dam". Rolex Rankings. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Van Dam Wins CitizenGuard LETAS Trophy". LET Access Series. 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Van Dam earns breakthrough win". SuperSport.com. 16 October 2016.
- ^ Bethel, Elizabeth (23 September 2018). "Anne Van Dam notches 2nd pro win at Estrella Damm". ForeGals.
- ^ "2019 LPGA Rookie Anne Van Dam Wins on Ladies European Tour". LPGA. 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Dutch golfer Anne van Dam wins Canberra Classic". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Anne van Dam among eight automatic qualifiers for Europe's Solheim Cup team". Golfweek. Associated Press. 11 August 2019.
- ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (24 March 2019). "LPGA rookie Anne van Dam is turning heads with her massive distance". Golfweek.
External links[]
- Official website
- Anne van Dam at the LPGA Tour official site
- Anne van Dam at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Anne van Dam at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Dutch female golfers
- Ladies European Tour golfers
- LPGA Tour golfers
- Olympic golfers of the Netherlands
- Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Arnhem
- 1995 births
- Living people