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Espirito Santo Trophy
The Espirito Santo Trophy (World Women's Amateur Team Championships) is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the French Golf Federation in an agreement with the United States Golf Association. It was planned by Lally Segard, at the time known as Vicomtesse de Saint Sauveur, from France and Mrs. Henri Prunaret from America. Segard also asked her friends Ricardo and Silvia Espirito Santo, from Portugal, to donate a trophy for the event, which they did. They had originally bought the golden cup, which had belonged to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, for an international Portuguese event that was not played anymore. The championship was held under the chairmanship of Segard at Golf de Saint Germain outside Paris, France. The week after, the World Amateur Golf Council agreed to manage and sponsor the tournament, beginning in 1966, to be played every second year, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amateur
An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, autodidacticism, self-taught, user-generated, do it yourself, DIY, and hobbyist. History Historically, the amateur was considered to be the ideal balance between pure intent, open mind, and the interest or passion for a subject. That ideology spanned many different fields of interest. It may have its roots in the ancient Greek philosophy of Amateur sports, amateur athletes competing in the Olympic Games, Olympics. The ancient Greek citizens spent most of their time in other pursuits, but competed according to their natural talents and abilities. The "gentleman amateur" was a phenomenon among the gentry of United Kingdom, Great Britain from the 17th century until the 20th century. With the start of the Age of Enlightenment, Age of Reason, with people thinking more about how the world works around th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Golf National
The Albatros course at Le Golf National is an 18-hole golf course in France, near Paris. Designed by architects Hubert Chesneau and Robert Von Hagge, in collaboration with Pierre Thevenin, it is located in Guyancourt, southwest of central Paris. Facilities Construction began in July 1987, and it debuted over three years later, on 5 October 1990, opened by Roger Bambuck, Minister of Youth and Sports. Le Golf National has a capacity for 80,000 spectators. The Albatros (Albatross) is the main championship course, par 72 at . The other courses are the Aigle (Eagle), par 71 and , and the short nine-hole Oiselet (Birdie) course is par 32. Tournaments Le Golf National hosts the Open de France on the European Tour, the oldest national open in continental Europe. First played at Le Golf National in 1991, it has been held there every year since, except on two occasions (1999, 2001). Le Golf National hosted the Ryder Cup in 2018. The facility is scheduled to host the golfing co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saki Baba
(born 25 April 2005) is a Japanese amateur golfer. She won the 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur. Career In 2021, Baba finished sixth in the Kanto Women's Amateur and seventh in the Kanto Junior Championship. The next year, she won both tournaments. Baba qualified for the 2022 U.S. Women's Open at the Boso Country Club in Japan on 25 April, her 17th birthday, carding rounds of 69-70. At Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Baba shot 73-72-70-78 to finish tied for 49th, one of four amateurs to make the cut. In August 2022, Baba won the U.S. Women's Amateur, becoming the second Japanese player to capture the title after Michiko Hattori in 1985. Baba won the last six holes of the 36-hole final, ending the match against Canadian Monet Chun with a birdie on the 27th hole, for a score of 11 and 9. Baba represented Japan at the 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy in France alongside Mizuki Hashimoto and Miku Ueta. They shared third place with Germany, one stroke behind Sweden and the United States. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celina Rosa Sattelkau
__NOTOC__ Celina may refer to: Celina (given name), the origins of the name. Places * Celina, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Celina, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Celina, Ohio, a city * Celina, Tennessee, a city * Celina, Texas, a city * Čelina, Czech Republic, a village * Čelina, Konjic, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Čelina, Croatia, a village near Omiš People *Célena Cherry (born 1977), lead singer of the Honeyz *Celina González (1929–2015), Cuban singer and songwriter *Celina Jade (born 1985), actress *Celina Jaitly (born 1981), Indian actress * Celina Jesionowska (born 1933), Polish sprinter *Celina Seghi (born 1920), Italian former alpine skier *Celena Shafer (born c. 1975), American operatic soprano Other uses * ''Celina'' (beetle), a genus of water beetle * Moderate Tropical Storm Celina, in the 2007–2008 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season See also * Celine *Selina * Selena (given name) *Tselina *Tselina (other) Tselina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Försterling
Alexandra Försterling (born 27 November 1999) is a German professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. She won the 2023 VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open. As an amateur, she won the 2014 European Young Masters and was runner-up at the 2020 European Ladies' Team Championship and the 2021 European Ladies Amateur. Amateur career Försterling became a member of the German National Team in 2014, the year in which she won the European Young Masters both individually and with the team. Also in 2014, she was selected for the European team at the Junior Ryder Cup, held at Blairgowrie Golf Club in Scotland. She appeared four times at the European Girls' Team Championship between 2014 and 2017. Along with Helen Tamy Kreuzer, Aline Krauter and Paula Schulz-Hanssen she was runner-up at the 2020 European Ladies' Team Championship, beaten 2–1 in the final by a Swedish team with Linn Grant, Ingrid Lindblad, Maja Stark and Beatrice Wallin. Försterling won the Berlin Open in 2016, 2017 and 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Briem
Helen Briem (born 12 August 2005) is a German amateur golfer. She has won the 2021 European Young Masters, the 2022 European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande and was medalist at the 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy, the Women's World Amateur Team Championships. Career Briem is from Nürtingen near Stuttgart and represents Stuttgarter Golf-Club Solitude. She is a member of the German National Team and in 2021 she won the European Young Masters in Finland both individually and with the team. Also in 2021, she won the national stroke-play and match-play titles in Germany, and was selected by captain Annika Sörenstam for the European team at the Junior Solheim Cup. In 2022, she won the European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande and the Italian International Ladies Amateur Championship, and made her Augusta National Women's Amateur debut. She shared best individual score at the 2022 Women's World Amateur Team Championships, the Espirito Santo Trophy at Le Golf National in France, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Zhang
Rose Zhang (born May 24, 2003) is an American amateur golfer. She won the 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur and the 2022 NCAA Division I Championship. She competed in the 2019 U.S. Women's Open and was on the gold medal team at the 2019 Pan American Games. Personal life Zhang was born in Arcadia, California and resides in Irvine, California. She began golfing at the age of 9. Zhang attended Pacific Academy and enrolled at Stanford University in 2021. Amateur career In 2019, Zhang was one of the youngest competitors in the Augusta National Women's Amateur. She was named by American Junior Golf Association as the 2019 Girls Rolex Junior Player of the Year. She competed in the 2019 U.S. Women's Open at 16 years of age. At the 2019 Pan American Games, she was on the winning U.S. mixed-gender team and placed eighth in the individual competition. Zhang won the U.S. Women's Amateur in August 2020 after defeating Gabriela Ruffels in the final on the 38th hole. Following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Kuehn
Rachel Kuehn (born June 6, 2001) is an American amateur golfer. Early life and family Kuehn was born 2001 in Asheville, North Carolina to an athletic family. Her grandfather Jack Corrie represented Venezuela in the 1958 Eisenhower Trophy and played golf and basketball at MIT. Her mother, Brenda Corrie Kuehn, was a Hall of Fame golfer at Wake Forest and represented both her native Dominican Republic and the USA in the Espirito Santo Trophy a total of four times, as well as two Curtis Cups. Her father, Eric, and two uncles were Division I baseball players. Her brother Corrie played collegiate golf at Rhodes College. Kuehn herself was a state champion in tennis before focusing on golf. Her mother had an accomplished amateur career and twice claimed medalist honors in the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur (1995 and 1996). She appeared in the U.S. Women's Amateur 16 times, in the U.S. Women's Open 9 times and was runner-up at the Women's Mid-Amateur in 1995. She secured the clinching p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Heck
Rachel Heck (born ) is an American amateur golfer. Early life and amateur career Heck, a native of Memphis, Tennessee started playing golf with her two sisters almost as soon as she could walk, competing in friendly competitions for ice cream. Her older sister, Abby, played collegiate golf at University of Notre Dame and younger sister, Anna, who is committed to play golf at the University of Notre Dame, competed in the 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball. A golf prodigy, Heck was a five-time AJGA All-American. She was the youngest competitor in the 2017 U.S. Women's Open, tied for 33rd. She also made the cut at the 2018 Evian Championship, tied for 44th. She was a member of the 2018 U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team, sinking the putt that clinched the title for the U.S. She was named USA Today's High School Golfer of the Year in 2017 and 2018. Heck was a member of the 2019 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup team, going 2–1 over three rounds of match play. She also competed in the U.S. Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meja Örtengren
Meja Örtengren (born 3 January 2005) is a Swedish amateur golfer. In 2022, 17 years old, she was part of the Swedish team winning the Espirito Santo Trophy and was tied individual leader. During 2022, she also captured her first win in a professional tournament, the Swedish PGA Championship. Amateur career Örtengren started playing golf at age 4 and was a licensed player by 7. She started competing at age 10 and played in her first Swedish Golf Tour event at 14, the Hoya Ladies Open at Flommen Golf Club, where she held the lead after round one. Örtengren joined the National Team and played in the 2019 and 2020 European Young Masters. She was part of the Swedish team earning the silver medal at the 2020 European Girls' Team Championship at Hrubá Borša, Slovakia. In 2021, she won the German Girls Open and the Annika Invitational Europe, both qualifying events for the Junior Solheim Cup. As a result, she was tapped by captain Annika Sörenstam to represent Europe at the 2021 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Rydqvist
Louise Rydqvist (born 18 July 2001) is a Swedish amateur golfer. In 2022, she won the Espirito Santo Trophy and was runner-up at The Womens Amateur Championship. Amateur career Drafted to the National Team in 2017, Rydqvist competed at the European Girls' Team Championship twice, winning the bronze on home soil in 2018. In 2019, she played in the Junior Golf World Cup in Japan and the World Junior Girls Championship in Canada. Rydqvist came close to winning her first international title at the 2018 Irish Girls U18 Open Stroke Play Championship at Roganstown Golf & Country Club, where she was runner-up one shot behind her compatriot Kajsa Arwefjäll. In 2019 she finished tied 3rd at the same event. Rydqvist graduated from Filbornaskolan Riksidrottsgymnasium Golf in Helsingborg in 2020, after winning the 2020 Swedish Golf School Championship with her school. She accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of South Carolina, and she started playing with the South Carolina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingrid Lindblad
Karin Ingrid Andrea Lindblad (born 11 April 2000) is a Swedish amateur golfer. She won the 2021 European Ladies Amateur. In 2022, she set the amateur 18-hole scoring record at the U.S. Women's Open posting a six-under 65 and was part of the Swedish team winning the World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. She rose to number 2 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in August 2020, and ascended to number 1 in June 2023. Career Lindblad grew up in Halmstad and joined the Swedish National Team in 2017. She represented her country at the European Girls' Team Championship, were Sweden won the bronze in 2018. She was then part of the Swedish teams that won the European Ladies' Team Championship in 2019 and 2020, teamed with Frida Kinhult, Sara Kjellker, Maja Stark, Linn Grant, and Beatrice Wallin. She was a member of the 2018 European Junior Ryder Cup team and was selected for the international team at the 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup and again at the 2021 Arnold Palmer Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
