Monique Smit (born 26 February 1991) is a South African
professional golfer playing on the
Ladies European Tour (LET). She was runner-up at the 2020
South African Women's Open and won the 2020 Sunshine Ladies Tour Order of Merit.
Amateur career
Smit had a championship-winning amateur career including four titles on the 2005 Ernie Els Junior Tour and was a two-time Gus Ackermann Champion, in 2010 and 2011. She won the Western Province Stroke Play Championship in 2008 and 2011. She joined the National Team and represented South Africa internationally from the age of 15 including at the 2008
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 ...
and the 2008
All Africa Challenge Trophy, where she was the individual winner. She won titles on three different continents, having triumphed at the Jakarta World Junior Championship and Gosh Leinster Championship in Ireland.
Professional career
Smit turned professional in 2012 and joined the LET. She secured her first professional win on the 2014 Sunshine Ladies Tour, at the Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am, setting a new course record of 63 at Oubaai Golf Club. In 2014, she also won the SuperSport Ladies Challenge and was runner-up at the
Zambia Ladies Open. In 2016, she won the Tshwane Ladies Open before an injury caused a four-year lay-off from tour.
Staging a comeback, Smit earned her full
Ladies European Tour card for 2020 at
qualifying school
In professional golf, the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S.-based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the ...
, winning a four-way playoff for the 20th and last card. On the
2020 Ladies European Tour, she was runner-up at the
Investec South African Women's Open
The South African Women's Open is a golf tournament. It was first played in 1988, is sanctioned by the Women's PGA of South Africa and is played as part of the Sunshine Ladies Tour. The tournament has been co-sanctioned by the Ladies European To ...
, one stroke behind
Alice Hewson who won in her first start as a rookie member of the tour.
Smit won the 2020 Joburg Ladies Open and 2020 Sunshine Ladies Tour Order of Merit.
Amateur wins
*2005 Ernie Els Junior Tour
*2007 KZN Junior Championship
*2008 Western Province Stroke Play Championship, Jakarta World Junior Championship,
All Africa Challenge Trophy (Individual)
*2010 Gus Ackermann Championship, Gosh Leinster Championship
*2011 Gus Ackermann Championship, Guateng Matchplay Championship, Western Province Stroke Play Championship
Source:
Professional wins (4)
Sunshine Ladies Tour wins (4)
*2014 (2) Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am, Supersport Ladies Challenge
*2016 (1) Ladies Tshwane Open
*2020 (1) Joburg Ladies Open
Results in LPGA majors
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
Team appearances
Amateur
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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 South Africa):
2008
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All Africa Challenge Trophy (representing South Africa): 2008 (winners)
References
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South African female golfers
Ladies European Tour golfers
Sportspeople from the Western Cape
People from George, South Africa
People from Mbombela
1991 births
Living people