Caroline Afonso

Caroline Afonso (born 20 February 1985) is a retired French professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour (LET) 2008–2016. She was runner-up twice on the LET and won three LET Access Series events.[1]

Caroline Afonso
Personal information
Born (1985-02-20) 20 February 1985
Quimper, France
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sporting nationality France
ResidenceAnglet, France
Career
Turned professional2007
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour (2008–2016)
Professional wins3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenDNP
Women's British OpenCUT: 2010, 2011
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2014
Achievements and awards
LET Access Series Order of Merit2010

Career

Afonso started playing golf at 10 and was coached by Philippe Mendiburu, father of LET player Sandrine Mendiburu. She won the French Ladies Amateur Championship twice and was ranked best amateur in France 2007.[2] Afonso turned professional at the end of 2007 and joined the Ladies European Tour on her first attempt in 2008, where she in her rookie year recorded top-10 finishes at Ladies Scottish Open and Austrian Ladies Open, and ended the season 44th in the Order of Merit. She recorded further top-10 finishes at the Finnair Masters in 2009 and Ladies German Open, Tenerife Ladies Open and Open de France Feminin in 2010.

In March 2010 Afonso earned the distinction of winning the inaugural tournament of the LET Access Series, the Terre Blanche Ladies Open, securing her first professional win.[3] She won again in July at the La Nivelle Ladies Open, and won the 2010 LET Access Series Order of Merit ahead of Jade Schaeffer.[4]

On the 2011 Ladies European Tour Afonso had her most successful season, finishing third at the Ladies Scottish Open, runner-up one stroke behind Melissa Reid at the Dutch Ladies Open, and sole runner-up behind Caroline Hedwall at the Austrian Ladies Open, to end 27th in the Order of Merit.[1] In 2012 she brought her LETAS tally on home soil to three by winning the Fourqueux Ladies Open.[5]

Afonso played in the Women's British Open in 2010 and 2011, and received a wild card to the 2014 Evian Championship, but never made the cut in a major championship.[6]

At the end of 2016 Afonso announced that she was retiring from tour.[7]

Amateur wins
  • 1999 French Ladies Amateur Championship
  • 2007 French Ladies Amateur Championship

Source:[2]

Professional wins (3)

LET Access Series wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning
score		 To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
118 Mar 2010Terre Blanche Ladies Open221+5
211 Jun 2010La Nivelle Ladies Open208−2
315 Sep 2012Fourqueux Ladies Open71-71-70=212−45 strokesScotland Katy McNicoll

Team appearances

Amateur

References
  1. "2013 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. "2009 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. "Caroline Afonso wins the first edition of the Generali Ladies Tour". LET Access Series. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. "Caroline Afonso seals second LETAS win at La Nivelle Ladies Open". LET Access Series. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. "Afonso Wins in Fourqueux". LET Access Series. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. "Boutier, Klatten and Lee receive Evian Championship Wild Cards". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  7. "Nouveau départ". Caroline Afonso Blog. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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