Anne van Dam (born 2 October 1995) is a Dutch professional golfer who plays on the

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and Ladies European Tour, where she has five wins. She played in the

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and the

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Career

Van Dam turned professional in 2015. She began playing on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and the

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(LETAS), where she won the

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in Finland. In 2016, she again played on both tours and won the

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on home turf, and the Xiamen International Ladies Open in China, her first LET title. In 2017, she played mainly on the LET where she finished 3rd at the

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and fourth at the

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and Omega Dubai Ladies Masters. She finished fifth on the

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. In 2018, van Dam divided her time between the LET and the Symetra Tour in the United States, where her best finish was a tie for 8th at the

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. She won twice on the LET, at the

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and

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, and finished second in the

behind

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. In 2019, she won twice on the LET, the ActewAGL Canberra Classic and the

. She earned a spot on the European

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team via her LET Solheim Cup points ranking. Van Dam earned her

card for 2019 by finishing T-15 in the inaugural LPGA Q-Series. In her rookie season, she made the cut in 13 of 21 starts and recorded a season-best finish of T-6 at the

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, to finish 82nd in the rankings. In 2020 she made 11 cuts in 14 starts, and finished 81st. By 2021 she dropped to 120th in the season rankings, and in 2022 to 150th. Van Dam is known for her driving distance. She led the category on the LET in 2017 and 2018, and held the lead on both the LET and LPGA Tour as of August 2019.

Professional wins (7)

Ladies European Tour wins (5)

¹ Co-sanctioned by the

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² Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour Ladies European Tour playoff record (0–1)

LET Access Series wins (2)

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order before 2019.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2019 Women's PGA – 2020 Women's PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Team appearances

Amateur *

European Girls' Team Championship The European Girls' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women up to 18 organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1991. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1991 to 1999 and has be ...

(representing the Netherlands): 2012 *

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 the Netherlands):

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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 Netherlands):

Junior Solheim Cup The Junior Solheim Cup is a version of the Solheim Cup for girls aged 12 to 18. It was inaugurated in 2002. It is currently officially called the PING Junior Solheim Cup. The Junior Solheim Cup follows a similar format to The Solheim Cup and featu ...

(representing Europe): 2013 Professional *

(representing Europe):

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(winners)

Solheim Cup record

References

External links

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