Agathe Laisné

Agathe Laisné (born 26 May 1999) is a French professional golfer. She won the 2017 European Ladies Amateur and the 2023 Florida's Natural Charity Classic.[1]

Agathe Laisné
Personal information
Born (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999
Paris, France
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality France
Career
CollegeUniversity of Texas
Turned professional2021
Current tour(s)Epson Tour (joined 2023)
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2022)
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour1
Other2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipCUT: 2022
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2020
Women's British OpenCUT: 2018
Evian ChampionshipT69: 2022
Achievements and awards
Big 12 Player of the Year2019

Amateur career

Laisné was born in Paris and played for the French National Team since the age of 13. She represented France at the 2015 Junior Golf World Cup, the Espirito Santo Trophy in 2016 and 2018, the European Ladies' Team Championship four times and the European Girls' Team Championship three times, winning the event in 2014.

She also represented Europe at the Junior Vagliano Trophy and the Junior Solheim Cup in 2015.

Laisné excelled individually and in 2013 won the Belgian International Under 18, in 2014 the Championnat de France des Jeunes Minimes (Girls 15-16), Total International Juniors of Belgium, and the European Ladies Club Trophy. In 2015 she tied for second at the 2015 Orange Bowl and in 2016 she won the Coupe Didier Illouz. She received one of the four invitations for the 2015 Evian Championship and again for the 2017 Evian Championship.

In 2017 she won the European Ladies Amateur by one stroke ahead of Albane Valenzuela, and two strokes ahead of Morgane Metraux, to also qualify for the 2018 Women's British Open.[2] In 2020 she won both the Grand Prix du Medoc and Grand Prix de Saint Germain.[3]

Laisné attended the University of Texas at Austin 2017–2021 where she majored in finance and played with Texas Longhorns women's golf. She won the 2019 Big 12 Conference Championship, becoming the third person in University of Texas history to claim the Big 12 title.[4] She was an Arnold Palmer Cup International team member in 2019 and 2021.

After a pair of victories in the LET Access Series, the Santander Golf Tour Lauro in Spain and Lavaux Ladies Open in Switzerland,[5] Laisné surged to number 13 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking, to qualify for the 2020 U.S. Women's Open.[6] She finished third at the 2020 European Ladies Amateur, one stroke away from playoff.[7]

Professional career

Laisné turned professional in October 2021. She earned her card for the 2022 LPGA Tour through qualifying school.[8] In her rookie season, she made 3 cuts in 18 starts with a best finish of T16 at the Palos Verdes Championship. She also made her fist cut in a major, at the 2022 Evian Championship.

Relegated to the Epson Tour for 2023, Laisné won the Florida's Natural Charity Classic, the first event of the season. She shot a bogey-free 66 to come from six shots back to join a playoff with Jillian Hollis and Kiira Riihijärvi, and won with a birdie on the first playoff hole.[9]

Amateur wins
  • 2013 Belgian International Under 18
  • 2014 Championnat de France des Jeunes Minimes (Girls 15-16), Total International Juniors of Belgium, European Ladies Club Trophy
  • 2016 Coupe Didier Illouz
  • 2017 European Ladies Amateur
  • 2019 Big 12 Championship (individual)
  • 2020 Grand Prix du Medoc, Grand Prix de Saint Germain

Source:[3]

Professional wins (3)

Epson Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory		 Runners-up
1 5 Mar 2023 Florida's Natural Charity Classic 73-68-66=207 −9 Playoff United States Jillian Hollis
Finland Kiira Riihijärvi

LET Access Series wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref
1 25 Sep 2020 Lavaux Ladies Open
(as an amateur)		 71-68-68=207 −9 Playoff Slovenia Pia Babnik
France Agathe Sauzon		 [10]
2 22 Oct 2020 Santander Golf Tour Lauro
(as an amateur)		 67-70=137 −7 5 strokes Finland Tiia Koivisto [11]

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament20152016201720182019202020212022
Chevron Championship
U.S. Women's Open CUT
Women's PGA Championship CUT
The Evian Championship CUT CUT NT T69
Women's British Open CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:[3]

References
  1. "Agathe Laisné Bio". Epson Tour. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. "Results 2017 European Ladies' Amateur Championship". WAGR. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. "Agathe Laisné". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. "Women's Golf Roster: Agathe Laisne". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. "Laisne Pulls Off Lavaux Ladies Open Comeback". LET Access Series. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  6. "Player Bio: Agathe Laisne". USGA. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. "Results 2020 European Ladies' Amateur Championship". WAGR. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  8. "2021 LPGA Q-Series". LPGA. 14 December 2021.
  9. "Agathe Laisne wins Florida's Natural Charity Classic". The University of Texas at Austin Athletics. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  10. "Results 2020 Lavaux Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  11. "Results 2020 Santander Golf Tour Lauro". LET Access Series. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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