Amy Boulden (born 6 August 1993) is a Welsh professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour.

Amateur career

Boulden represented Wales and had one of the most successful amateur careers in Welsh golfing history, including part in winning a record three Home Internationals (2008, 2009 and 2013). She represented Europe in Junior Ryder Cup and

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, and represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 2011

Astor Trophy The Astor Trophy is a women's team golf tournament between teams of amateurs golfers from Great Britain and Ireland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. It has been played every four years since 1959. From its foundation until 2007 i ...

, the

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, plus 2011 and 2013

Vagliano Trophy The Vagliano Trophy is a biennial women's amateur golf tournament. It is co-organised by The R&A and the European Golf Association and is contested by teams representing "Great Britain and Ireland" and the "Continent of Europe". It is played in ...

. Individually, Boulden was Welsh Girls Champion (2008), Welsh Ladies' Amateur Champion (2012), Scottish Open Amateur Champion (2012), Welsh Open Amateur Stroke Play Champion (2013) and English Open Amateur Stroke Play Champion (2013), and was runner up at the 2010 Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship. She was named BBC Wales Young Sportswoman of the Year 2008. She qualified for three

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s ( Royal Birkdale 2010, Royal Liverpool 2012 and St Andrews 2013) where she did not make the cut.

Professional career

Boulden went on to become LET Rookie of the Year in

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after she made 12 cuts in 16 tournaments and finished runner-up at Lacoste Ladies Open de France, third at the

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and tied for fourth in the Ladies German Open. She captured her first professional win at the Association Suisse de Golf Ladies Open on the LET Access Series following a six-hole playoff in May 2014. In 2015 she rose to 101st on the

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and finished 10th on the

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after she tied for ninth in the 2015 Women's British Open. Between 2015 and 2018 she recorded further top-5 finishes at the Buick Championship (2015), Lacoste Ladies Open de France (2016) and Ladies European Thailand Championship (2017). She played 17 events on the 2019 Symetra Tour where she made 14 cuts and recorded a season-best T5 at the Zimmer Bioment Championship. After the season on the Symetra Tour, Boulden regained her place on the 2020 Ladies European Tour with victory at Qualifying School at La Manga Club in Spain in January 2020. She birdied the 18th hole to finish on 10-under and win final stage qualifying. In September 2020, Boulden won for the first time on the Ladies European Tour with a three stroke victory at the

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Professional wins (2)

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

LET Access Series wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

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 Wales): 2009, 2010, 2011,

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* Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2010 *

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 Fre ...

(representing Wales): 2010,

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(representing Europe): 2011 *

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2011, 2013 *

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2011 (winners) *

Curtis Cup The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

(winners)

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boulden, Amy Welsh female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers LPGA Tour golfers People from Llandudno Sportspeople from Conwy County Borough 1993 births Living people