Sophie Giquel-Bettan (born 12 July 1982) is a retired French professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour and the U.S-based

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. She won the 2007

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Personal life and amateur career

Born Sophie Giquel in 1982 in

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, she won the individual gold at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis and represented the Continent of Europe at the 2003

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held at

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, Ireland. In 2003, she lost the final of the French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship to María Hernández, 2 and 1. She married Axel Bettan, her caddie, in 2006 and changed her name to Giquel-Bettan. Her closest friends on tour were

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, Diana Luna and

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, who helped her settle on the LPGA Tour.

Professional career

Giquel-Bettan finished runner-up behind

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of Germany at the 2003 Ladies European Tour Qualifying School and turned professional. In 2006, she was runner-up at the

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, two strokes behind compatriot

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, and finished a career-high 13th on the

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. In 2007, she won her maiden professional title at the

, two strokes ahead of

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of Sweden. Giquel-Bettan played mainly on the

in 2008 and 2009, with best result a T11 finish at the 2008

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, and a T34 finish at the

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, her best finish in a major. Back on the LET, in 2011 she was tied for fourth at the Finnair Masters and runner-up at the

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, one stroke behind Diana Luna of Italy, ending the season 22nd on the Order of Merit. In 2014, she finished third at the

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, T4 at the

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and T38 at the

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, to rise to 168th in the

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. She retired from tour in 2018, but stayed on the LET board, joining Canal Plus as a golf commentator.

Professional wins (3)

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

LET Access Series wins (2)

Results in LPGA majors

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing France): 2003 *

(representing the Continent of Europe): 2003

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Giquel-Bettan, Sophie French female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers LPGA Tour golfers Sportspeople from Morbihan People from Ploërmel 1982 births Living people 21st-century French women