Amalie Leth-Nissen (born 15 September 2004) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the

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. As an amateur, she was runner-up at the 2021

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and the 2022

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on the

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Early life and family

Leth-Nissen was born in 2004 and grew up in

Herlev Herlev is a suburb about 9 km northwest of Copenhagen city centre. It is the site of the municipal council of Herlev Municipality, Denmark. Sports Herlev is the hometown of former Vancouver Canuck Jannik Hansen. Herlev is known for its ...

, a suburb of

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. She was introduced to golf by her father in 2013, when she was 8 years old. She has three sisters, Cecilie, Marie and Sofie. Her two-year older sister Cecile is an accomplished golfer and member of the Oklahoma State Cowgirls golf team. Leth-Nissen graduated from Lindehøjskolen in 2020 and enrolled in high school class of 2024 at Falkonergården in

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. In 2020, she left Hjortespring Golf Club to represent Smørum Golf Club. She is a

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golfer.

Amateur career

Leth-Nissen had a successful amateur career and joined the National Team. Representing Denmark, she won the 2019

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and lead her team to a third-place finish in the 2022 European Ladies' Team Championship alongside her sister Cecilie. Representing Europe, she won the 2019

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and the 2021

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. Leth-Nissen won the stroke-play qualifying at the 2020

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and was the number one seed going into match-play. She claimed three birdies in her last five holes, to face her sister Cecilie in the opening last-64 tie. In 2020, she came close to completing the domestic triple, winning the Danish National Girls Championship and the Danish National Match Play Championship, while finishing second at the Danish National Stroke Play Championship, a stroke behind Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen and seven strokes ahead of the rest of the field. In 2020 and 2021, she topped the Danish Golf Union Junior Order of Merit. Leth-Nissen made two starts on the

as an amateur. In 2021, she was solo second at the 2021

in France, four strokes behind

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. In 2022, she finished runner-up, four strokes behind her sister Cecilie, at the

held at her home club. In 2022, she rose to 6th place in the

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after winning the French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship and the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley. Held since 2011 for boys, Leth-Nissen won the inaugural girls' Junior Invitational and donned the prestigious gold jacket following a playoff win over Bailey Shoemaker. She also competed at the

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Professional career

Leth-Nissen turned professional after securing a place on the 2023

in December 2022. She finished T13 at LET Q-School at

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in Spain, after at times holding the outright lead.

Amateur wins

*2018 Molleaen Open, DGU Elite Tour III Damer & Piger *2019 Mons Bank Mon Open, DGU Elite Tour I Damer & Piger *2020 Danish National Match Play Championship, Danish National Girls Championship *2021 Mons Bank Mon Open, DGU Elite Tour III Damer & Piger, European Ladies' Club Trophy (individual) *2022 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley, French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship Source:

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Denmark): 2018, 2019, 2022 *

(representing Denmark): 2018, 2019 (winners), 2020 *

European Ladies' Team Championship The European Ladies' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1959. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been pla ...

(representing Denmark):

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: (representing the Continent of Europe): 2019 (winners) *

: (representing Europe): 2019, 2021 (winners) *

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(representing Denmark):

Source:

References

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