Marion Ricordeau (born 21 August 1986) is a former French

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who played on the

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and

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. She was runner-up at the 2014 Xiamen Open International.

Early life and amateur career

Originally from

Laon Laon () is a city in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. History Early history The holy district of Laon, which rises a hundred metres above the otherwise flat Picardy plain, has always held strategic importance. In ...

in Picardy, Ricordeau discovered golf at the age of 12 on the Ailette course in

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and started playing seriously from the age of 17. In June 2008, while studying in Toulouse, she became French university champion. Three months later, she was crowned world university champion at the World University Golf Championship in

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, beating American Katie Tewell and Swiss Caroline Rominger. She was runner-up at the 2009 Copa Sotogrande two strokes behind Marieke Nivard. Representing France, she won the bronze together with

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and

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at the

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, after beating a Spanish team with

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in the consolation match.

Professional career

Ricordeau turned professional in 2011 and joined the

, but was unable to keep her card at the end of the season. In 2012, she played on the

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where she won the

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and finished second in the Order of Merit, earning promotion back to the LET. From 2013 to 2016, she managed to finish in the top 100 on the LET, finishing a career best 22nd in 2014 thanks to a second place at the Xiamen Open International, 3 strokes behind

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. At the end of 2015, she won a right to play on the

by finishing tied for 26th in the qualifying tournament. The results in 2016 (4 cuts in 14 tournaments, 143rd in the ranking) did not allow her to keep her card at the end of the season. Ricordeau then played the

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, where she finished runner-up at the

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and ranked 31st in 2017, and 95th in 2018. She decided to end her career after the 2018

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, where she sat in solo second place a stroke behind

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ahead of the final round, but a disappointing 74 saw her finish tied 15th, six stroke behind winner

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. After retiring from tour, Ricordeau regained her amateur status and teamed up with her husband and former caddy Iñigo Ceballos to manage a golf course.

Amateur wins

*2008 French University Golf Championship *2008 World University Golf Championship *2023 Grand Prix D'Apremont Source:

Professional wins (6)

LET Access Series wins (1)

LET Access Series playoff record (0–1)

Banesto Golf Tour wins (2)

ALPG Tour wins (1)

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Renault Ladies Pro-Am

Other wins (2)

*2014 Grand Prix Schweppes PGA France *2015 Grand Prix Schweppes PGA France

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order.'' ''Note: Ricordeau did not play in the

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or the

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.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur *

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 ...

(representing the Continent of Europe): 2009 (winners) *

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(representing France):

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References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ricordeau, Marion French female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers LPGA Tour golfers People from Laon Sportspeople from Aisne 1986 births Living people