Agathe Laisné (born 26 May 1999) is a French professional golfer. She won the 2017

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and the 2023 Florida's Natural Charity Classic.

Amateur career

Laisné was born in

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and played for the French National Team since the age of 13. She represented France at the 2015

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, the

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and

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, the

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four times and the

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three times, winning the event in 2014. She also represented Europe at the

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and the

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in 2015. Laisné excelled individually and in 2013 won the Belgian International Under 18, in 2014 the Championnat de France des Jeunes Minimes (Girls 15-16), Total International Juniors of Belgium, and the European Ladies Club Trophy. In 2015 she tied for second at the 2015 Orange Bowl and in 2016 she won the Coupe Didier Illouz. She received one of the four invitations for the 2015 Evian Championship and again for the 2017 Evian Championship. In 2017 she won the

by one stroke ahead of

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, and two strokes ahead of Morgane Metraux, to also qualify for the

2018 Women's British Open The 2018 Ricoh Women's British Open was played from 2–5 August in England at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Golf Links in Lancashire. It was the 43rd Women's British Open, the 18th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour, and the fifth at ...

. In 2020 she won both the Grand Prix du Medoc and Grand Prix de Saint Germain. Laisné attended the

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2017–2021 where she majored in finance and played with

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. She won the 2019

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Championship, becoming the third person in University of Texas history to claim the Big 12 title. She was an

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International team member in

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and

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. After a pair of victories in the

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, the

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in Spain and

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in Switzerland, Laisné surged to number 13 in the Women's

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, to qualify for the

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. She finished third at the 2020

, one stroke away from playoff.

Professional career

Laisné turned professional in October 2021. She earned her card for the 2022

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through

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. In her rookie season, she made 3 cuts in 18 starts with a best finish of T16 at the

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. She also made her fist cut in a major, at the

2022 Evian Championship The 2022 Evian Championship was played 21–24 July at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France. It was the 29th Evian Championship (the first 20 played as the Evian Masters), and the tenth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. T ...

. Relegated to the

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for 2023, Laisné won the Florida's Natural Charity Classic, the first event of the season. She shot a bogey-free 66 to come from six shots back to join a playoff with

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and

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, and won with a birdie on the first playoff hole.

Amateur wins

*2013 Belgian International Under 18 *2014 Championnat de France des Jeunes Minimes (Girls 15-16), Total International Juniors of Belgium, European Ladies Club Trophy *2016 Coupe Didier Illouz *2017

*2019

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(individual) *2020 Grand Prix du Medoc, Grand Prix de Saint Germain Source:

Professional wins (3)

Epson Tour wins (1)

LET Access Series wins (2)

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing the Continent of Europe): 2015 (winners) *

(representing Europe): 2015 * Toyota Junior Golf World Cup (representing France): 2015 *

(representing France):

(representing France): 2014 (winners), 2015, 2017 *

(representing France):

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(representing the International team):

(winners),

Source:

References

External links

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