Connie Chen
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| Connie Chen | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born | 26 October 1992 Pretoria, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  South Africa | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Birmingham | ||
| Turned professional | 2010 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour China LPGA Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 1 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Ladies European Tour | 1 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Connie Chen (born 26 October 1992) is a South African professional golfer who has played on the Ladies European Tour.[1][2] She won the 2014 Open De España Femenino, which was her first title on the tour.[3]
Amateur career
[edit]Chen started playing golf at the age of ten, and first represented South Africa aged 15 at the 2008 Junior Open Championship.[4] She continued her international career by playing for South Africa at the Annika Invitational and The British Girls Championship in 2009 and 2010, and then The Duke of York Invitational in 2010. She more than ten amateur events in 2010 and was a member of the South African team at the 2010 Espirito Santo Trophy, finishing third.
She earned the 2010 Compleat Golfer South African Woman Golfer of the Year Award by the Women's Golf South African Association (WGSA).[5]
Professional career
[edit]After her 18th birthday, she turned professional and qualified for the 2011 Ladies European Tour season.[6] Chen made a hole in one at the 2013 Omega Dubai Ladies Masters winning a car. The following year she had her maiden win on the Ladies European Tour when she won the 2014 Open de España Femenino in Tenerife, Spain.
At the end of 2014, Chen started her PGA studies and became a full member of the PGA UK&I in early 2018. In 2020 Chen was featured as one of Golf Digest's Top 75 Best International Teachers.[7] She played on the Chinese LPGA tour over the following seasons while also coaching around the world.
Ladies European Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | Tenerife Open de Espana Femenino | −12 (68-70-69-69=276) | 2 strokes |  Carlota Ciganda |
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing South Africa): 2010
Awards and other recognition
[edit]- Compleat Golfer South African Woman Golfer of the Year award 2010
- Golf Digest Top 75 International Coach 2020
References
[edit]- ^ "Connie Chen". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Golf Live 24: Connie Chen (South Africa)". www.golflive24.com. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Connie Chen excited as she bids to defend title". Ladies European Tour. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Thailand's Moriya wins Junior Open". Golf Monthly. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Connie Chen is Compleat Golfer's 2010 Top Women's Amateur". www.wgsa.co.za. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Connie Chen tees up PGA Qualification". Ladies European Tour. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Connie Chen Golf Digest 75 Best International teachers". golfdigest.com. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
External links
[edit]- Connie Chen at the Ladies European Tour official site
- "Connie Chen CLPGA".
- Connie Chen at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)