Kylie Walker Henry (born 30 August 1986) is a Scottish professional golfer. She won her first

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title at the

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in Amsterdam in May 2014. She played under her maiden name Kylie Walker until her marriage to golfer Scott Henry in late 2016.

Amateur career

Walker had a successful amateur career, representing Great Britain and Ireland in the 2009

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, twice winning the

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and winning the 2008 Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association Order of Merit. She turned professional at the beginning of 2010 after finishing 9th in the LET Qualifying School at the end of 2009.

Professional career

2010 was Walker’s rookie season as a professional on the Ladies European Tour. She had two top-10 finishes, finishing tied for 8th at the

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and at the Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open. In 2011, she recorded three top-10 finishes including 4th at the

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and 5th at the

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. Walker also appeared at her first Women's British Open, making the cut and finishing tied for 59th. In 2012, her best finish was 10th at the Ladies Scottish Open. In January 2014, Walker won her first professional tournament, on the

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at the Renault Ladies Pro-Am in Australia. In May 2014, Walker gained her first victory on the Ladies European Tour at the

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in Amsterdam after a play-off. In July 2014, she won her second LET title, the

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after a play-off with

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, having equalled the LET low score record for 36 holes and broken the 54-hole record during the tournament.

Personal

She is married to

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golfer Scott Henry. They competed against each other in the

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Professional wins (3)

Ladies European Tour (2)

LET playoff record (2–0)

ALPG wins (1)

*2014 Renault Ladies Pro-Am

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Scotland):

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(representing Scotland):

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(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2009

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Kylie Scottish female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Golfers from Glasgow 1986 births Living people