Joanna Klatten
| Joanna Klatten | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born | 2 March 1985 Paris, Île-de-France, France | ||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  France | ||
| Residence | France | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Georgia State University College of Charleston | ||
| Turned professional | 2010 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2011) LPGA Tour (joined 2014) | ||
| Professional wins | 4 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| ALPG Tour | 4 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| ANA Inspiration | DNP | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T29: 2017 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | ||
| Women's British Open | CUT: 2014, 2017 | ||
| Evian Championship | T40: 2017 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Joanna Klatten (born 2 March 1985) is a French professional golfer.
Klatten started playing golf at the age of 7, and while at Georgia State University was a 2007 first-team All-CAA selection. She graduated from the College of Charleston in 2009, with a degree in Business Administration and Marketing. She represented France in the European Girls' Team Championship in 2003 and won the Coupe Cachard of the Golf de St. Cloud in 2006 with the amateur course record of 63 (−9). She turned professional after having passed the Ladies European Tour qualifications in December 2010.[1]
Joining the LPGA Tour in 2014, Klatten quickly become known as one of the tour's longest players, as she finished third in driving distance her debut season in 2014. The following year she won the Kia Power Drive crown and took home a brand new Kia Sorento, with drives of on average of 274.4 yards on the season, over five yards longer than her nearest competitor.[2]
In addition to winning four tournaments on the ALPG Tour, top performances include finishing sixth at the 2016 Lotte Championship on the LPGA Tour and third at the 2013 Open de Espana and the 2019 Lacoste Ladies Open de France.[3]
Professional wins (4)[]
ALPG Tour wins (4)[]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Jan 2012 | Women's Victorian Open | 212 (−8) | Playoff |  Haeji Kang
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| 2 | 7 Jan 2014 | 70 (−3) | Playoff | 
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| 3 | 10 Jan 2014 | 66 (−5) | 1 stroke | Sarah Kemp
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| 4 | 26 Jan 2014 | Bing Lee Fujitsu General Women's New South Wales Open | 200 (−16) | 3 strokes |  Nikki Campbell
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Results in LPGA majors[]
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | ||||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T62 | T29 | |
| The Evian Championship | CUT | CUT | T48 | T40 |
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances[]
Amateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing France): 2003[4]
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing France): 2008
References[]
- ^ "Joanna Klatten Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "2015 LPGA Kia Performance Award Winners". LPGA. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Joanna Klatten". Rolex Rankings. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "European Girls' Team Championship 2003" (PDF). EGA. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
External links[]
- Joanna Klatten at the LPGA Tour official site
- Joanna Klatten at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Joanna Klatten at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- French female golfers
- Ladies European Tour golfers
- LPGA Tour golfers
- Golfers from Paris
- Georgia State Panthers athletes
- College of Charleston Cougars athletes
- 1985 births
- Living people