Denise Simon (born 2 November 1983) is a German

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. She won the

Junior Ryder Cup The Junior Ryder Cup is a team golf competition between Europe and the United States for junior golfers aged 18 and under. It is based on the men's Ryder Cup and is run by the same organisations, the PGA of America and Ryder Cup Europe. The 2018 ...

in 1999 and 2002, the

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 bee ...

in 1999, and played on the

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(LET) between 2005 and 2008.

Amateur career

Simon represented

Golf Club St. Leon-Rot Golf Club St. Leon-Rot is a golf club in St. Leon-Rot, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 20 km south of Heidelberg. It hosted the Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe in 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2004, Tiger Woods winning on the first three occasio ...

and boasts a prolific amateur record, winning the Austrian, Swiss, Portuguese and German Amateur Championships. She was also runner-up at the 2003 Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship and third in the

British Ladies Amateur The Women's Amateur Championship, previously known as the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship, was founded in 1893 by the Ladies' Golf Union. It is organised by The R&A, which merged with the Ladies' Golf Union in 2017. Until the dawn of th ...

and French Amateur Championships. Representing her National Team, Simon won the 1999

in Finland and was runner-up at the 2002

European Lady Junior's Team Championship The European Lady Junior's Team Championship was a European amateur team golf championship for women under 22 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1968. It was played every year until 1984, then every second ye ...

in Moscow, Russia. Simon finished 4th representing Germany at the

2002 Espirito Santo Trophy The 2002 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 16–19 October at Saujana Golf and Country Club, on its Palm Course and Bunga Raya Course, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was the 20th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo T ...

with Pia Odefey and

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, and 9th at the

2004 Espirito Santo Trophy The 2004 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 20–23 October at Rio Mar Country Club, on its River Course and Ocean Course, in Río Grande, Puerto Rico. It was the 21st women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. T ...

with Pia Odefey and

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. She won the

as part of the European squad in 1999 and 2002 and the

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 od ...

in 2001.

Professional career

Simon turned professional after securing her LET card by finishing T15 at Q-School in November 2004. Together with

Anja Monke Anja Monke (born 28 May 1977) is a German professional golfer. She has played on the Ladies European Tour since 2004. Monke was born in Herford. In 2003, she won the International Amateur Championships of Switzerland and Italy, and was voted Ger ...

Simon represented Germany at the

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in South Africa in January 2007, replacing

Miriam Nagl Miriam Nagl (born 22 January 1981) is a Brazilian professional golfer who currently plays on the Ladies European Tour. Nagl was born in Curitiba, Brazil. Her family moved to Germany when she was eight years old and she represented Germany until 2 ...

who had to pull out of the tournament following a holiday skiing accident. Her best LET finish is a tie for 15th, reached both at the

Ladies French Open The Open de France Dames is a women's professional golf tournament in France on the Ladies European Tour. It has been played annually since 1987, with four exceptions: 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1998. Since the 2011 edition, Lacoste has been the titl ...

and the

Wales Ladies Championship of Europe The WPGA Championship of Europe was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour. The tournament was first played in 1979 in France, the first WPGA event held outside the United Kingdom. It was revived 1996 at Gleneagles i ...

, in 2006. She retired from tour in 2008.

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Europe): 1999 (winners), 2002 (winners) *

(representing Germany): 1999 (winners), 2000 *

(representing Germany): 2002 *

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 Germany):

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(representing the Continent of Europe): 2001 (winners) *

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 Fren ...

(representing Germany):

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

Professional *

(representing Germany): 2007 Sources:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simon, Denise German female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Heidelberg 1983 births Living people 21st-century German women