Caroline Masson

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Caroline Masson
2013 Women's British Open – Caroline Masson (11).jpg
Masson at the 2013 Women's British Open
Personal information
NicknameCaro [1]
Born (1989-05-14) 14 May 1989 (age 32)
Gladbeck, Germany
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Sporting nationality Germany
ResidenceGladbeck, Germany
Career
CollegeOklahoma State University
(one year)
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s)LET (joined 2010)
LPGA Tour (joined 2013)
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Ladies European Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA InspirationT6: 2016
Women's PGA C'shipT12: 2013
U.S. Women's OpenT28: 2014
Women's British OpenT3: 2017
Evian ChampionshipT33: 2018

Caroline Masson (born 14 May 1989) is a German professional golfer, currently playing on the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Amateur and college career[]

Born and raised in Gladbeck in North Rhine-Westphalia, Masson had a decorated amateur golf career. She competed for Germany in the 2006 Espirito Santo Trophy (World Amateur Team Championship) and won the German Stroke Play Championship. She also represented Europe in the 2005 and 2007 Junior Solheim Cup. In 2008, she advanced to match play at the British Ladies Amateur, won the German Match Play Championship and the German Ladies International and was selected to represent Germany at the 2008 Espirito Santo Trophy.

After graduating from secondary school in Gladbeck in 2008, Masson accepted a golf scholarship to Oklahoma State University and played one year for the Cowgirls in 2008–09 before turning pro in December 2009.[2][3]

Professional career[]

In late 2009, Masson entered the four-round LET Final Qualifying School as an amateur at La Manga Club, Spain. After earning medalist honors on 21 December, she turned professional immediately and joined the LET on 1 January 2010.[4][5]

Masson made 14 of 16 cuts on the LET in 2010,[6] but missed the cut by ten strokes in her first major, the 2010 Women's British Open at Royal Birkdale.[7] In her second major, the 2011 Women's British Open at Carnoustie, she led after the second and third rounds.[8] Paired with defending and eventual champion Yani Tseng in the final round, Masson carded a 78 (+6) to finish tied for fifth, seven shots back.

Masson won her first LET event at the 2012 South African Women's Open, winning by one stroke over Lee-Anne Pace and .[9]

Masson finished T-11 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn her LPGA Tour card for 2013.

On 4 September 2016 Masson captured her first LPGA Tour victory by winning the Manulife LPGA Classic.

Professional wins (2)[]

LPGA Tour (1)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 4 Sep 2016 Manulife LPGA Classic −16 (68-69-68-67=272) 1 stroke France Karine Icher
South Korea Lee Mi-hyang
Australia Minjee Lee

Ladies European Tour (1)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 15 Jul 2012 South African Women's Open –1 (69-75-71=215) 1 stroke England
South Africa Lee-Anne Pace

Results in LPGA majors[]

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
ANA Inspiration T49 T13 T11 T57 T6 T56 T9 T52 T32
U.S. Women's Open T54 T28 CUT 54 CUT T34 T30 CUT
Women's PGA Championship T12 T17 WD CUT CUT T57 T43 CUT
The Evian Championship ^ T37 CUT CUT CUT 72 T33 T55 NT
Women's British Open CUT T5 CUT CUT WD CUT T25 T3 CUT T11 T7
Tournament 2021
ANA Inspiration T63
U.S. Women's Open CUT
Women's PGA Championship T56
The Evian Championship CUT
Women's British Open CUT

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
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 2 4 10 10
U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5
Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 5
The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4
Women's British Open 0 0 1 2 3 5 12 5
Totals 0 0 1 2 5 11 48 29
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2018 Evian – 2020 ANA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)

Ladies European Tour career summary[]

Year Tournaments
played		 Cuts
made		 Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best
finish		 Earnings
(€)		 Money
list rank		 Scoring
average		 Scoring
rank
2008 2 2 0 0 0 0 30 n/a[10] n/a 72.00 n/a
2010 16 14 0 0 1 4 3 81,180 26 72.25 T31
2011 16 15 0 1 0 7 T2 167,187 5 71.17 15
2012 16 12 1 3 0 5 1 171,438 2 72.22
2013 7 4 0 0 1 1 3 52,311 71.95
2014 4 3 0 0 2 2 3 62,733 – 70.86 –

World ranking[]

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year World
ranking		 Source
2010 215 [11]
2011 97 [12]
2012 48 [13]
2013 60 [14]
2014 54 [15]
2015 77 [16]
2016 56 [17]
2017 58 [18]
2018 41 [19]
2019 37 [20]
2020 51 [21]

Team appearances[]

Amateur

Professional

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 14 3–8–3 1–3–0 0–3–1 2–2–2 4.5 32.1
2013 4 2–1–1 0–1–0 lost to L. Thompson 4&3 0–0–1 halved with C. Matthew 2–0–0 won w/ C. Hedwall 2&1
won w/ C. Hedwall 2&1 		2.5 62.5
2015 3 0–2–1 0–1–0 lost to G. Piller 1 dn 0–1–1 halved w/ S. Gal
lost w/ C. Hedwall 1 dn 		0.5 16.7
2017 4 1–3–0 1–0–0 def. M.Wie 4&2 0–2–0 lost w/ C. Ciganda 1 dn
lost w/ J. Ewart Shadoff 5&3 		0–1–0 lost w/ F. Parker 3&2 1 25.0
2019 3 0–2–1 0–1–0 lost to J. Korda 3&2 0–1–0 lost w/ J. Ewart Shadoff 6&4 0–0–1 halved w/ J. Ewart Shadoff 0.5 16.7

References[]

  1. ^ "caroline-masson.com". Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Peter Henke Consults with Golf Pro Caroline Masson". Peter Henke Sport & Marketing. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Women's British Open – Second-round notes and interviews". LPGA. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Ladies Q School at La Manga Golf Club". 23 December 2009. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Ladies European Tour - Final 2010 Qualifying School - La Manga (South Course)". 21 December 2009. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Ladies European Tour - Caroline Masson - 2010 results". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Ladies European Tour - 2010 Women's British Open – final results". Archived from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Women's British Open – Third-round notes and interviews". LPGA. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  9. ^ "Masson magic wins South African Women's Open". Ladies European Tour. 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Ladies European Tour – Caroline Masson (amateur) - 2008 results". Retrieved 30 July 2011.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2010.
  12. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2011.
  13. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2012.
  14. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2013.
  15. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.
  16. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
  17. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
  18. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
  19. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
  20. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
  21. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.

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