Adéla Cernousek (born 13 August 2003) is a French

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er and

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player. She was the individual winner of the 2024 NCAA Championship.

Early life

Cernousek was born in

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near

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to parents who were professional volleyball players. She later became attached to

Golf de Saint-Cloud Golf de Saint-Cloud is a 36-hole golf complex located in the parishes of Garches, Rueil-Malmaison and Vaucresson, 12 km west of central Paris, France. History Opened in 1913 and designed by well renowned English golf course designer Harr ...

to the west of Paris.

Amateur career

Cernousek represented the French National Team between 2017 and 2024. She won silver at the 2021

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in Portugal, and played in the 2023 Espirito Santo Trophy in

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. She enrolled at the

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in 2021 to play with the Texas A&M Aggies women's golf team, where she broke several records. She had a 72.21 stroke average as a freshman, the second best by a freshman by in school history. As a junior, she had a scoring average of 69.94, the lowest in school history and the first under 71 by a woman. In May 2024, Cernousek won the individual competition at the NCAA Division I women's golf championship, three strokes ahead of Lottie Woad. She won a U.S. Open qualifier in Texas with a score of six-under-par to make her major debut at the 2024 U.S. Women's Open, where she sat in joint second place after the first round, and ultimately finished tied 67th. Cernousek made it to the quarterfinals of the 2024

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, where she lost to Asterisk Talley 1 down. She reached a career high of 7th in the

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Professional career

Cernousek turned professional in 2024. In December 2024, Cernousek earned her

card for 2025 by finishing T-13 at the

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. In an early stage of qualifying, she shared medalist honors with Mimi Rhodes.

Amateur wins

*2017 Grand Prix du Golf d'Aix en Provence *2018 Evian Junior Event Girls *2019 Coupe Didier Illouz *2020 Championnat de France Cadets *2024

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Source:

Professional wins (1)

Other wins (1)

*2021 Open des Aisses (as an amateur) Source:

Results in LPGA majors

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing France): 2017 *

(representing France): 2018, 2019, 2021 *

World Junior Girls Championship The World Junior Girls Golf Championship () is an annual world amateur team golf championship for women under 18 organized in Canada. History The inaugural event was held in 2014. Medalists who have gone on to win on the LPGA Tour include Brooke ...

(representing France): 2019 * Spirit International (representing France): 2021, 2024 *

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 Fren ...

(representing France):

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European Ladies' Team Championship The European Ladies' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1959. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been pl ...

(representing France):

Arnold Palmer Cup The Arnold Palmer Cup is an annual team golf competition for college/university golfers. It is named for Arnold Palmer. From 2018 it has been contested between a United States team and an International team representing the rest of the world. The ...

(representing the International team): 2024 Source:

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cernousek, Adela French female golfers Texas A&M Aggies women's golfers LPGA Tour golfers Sportspeople from Antibes French expatriate golfers in the United States 2003 births Living people 21st-century French women 21st-century French sportswomen