Samantha Head (born 28 February 1973) is an

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professional

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er with two

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(LET) wins. Head was born in Ascot,

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and her twin sister

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is also a professional golfer. She joined the

in 1995 and won two individual tournaments on it, the

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and

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. Head was also runner-up at the

Chrysler Open The Chrysler Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that took place in Sweden. Held at Sjögärde Golf Club in 1998, the tournament was moved to Halmstad Golf Club, host of the 2007 Solheim Cup, in 1999. ...

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and

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and finished top-10 on the

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Order of Merit. Head featured in the ninth season of

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in 2008. Her first daughter Amy was born in April 2010 and she retired from tour.

Professional wins (2)

Ladies European Tour wins (2)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Head, Samantha English female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Berkshire 1973 births Living people