Holly Clyburn
Holly Clyburn (born 7 February 1991) is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the Ladies European Tour. She was a member of the victorious 2012 Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup team and won her first professional tournament at the Deloitte Ladies Open in 2013, her rookie year on tour.
| Holly Clyburn | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 7 February 1991 Grimsby, England |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Sporting nationality | England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
| ALPG Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T50: 2017 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT : 2014 |
| Women's British Open | T26 : 2012 |
| Evian Championship | T27 : 2013 |
Amateur career edit
Clyburn was twice a member of the Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup team, selected in both 2010 and 2012.[1] At the 2012 event, she won three of her five matches,[2] playing in all sessions and contributing three points to a first victory for GB&I since 1996.[3] She also qualified for the 2012 Women's British Open for the first time[4] finishing tied for 26th, the second highest placed amateur.[5] Clyburn turned professional in October 2012.[6]
Professional career edit
In December 2012, Clyburn tied 25th at the Lalla Aicha Tour School[7] to earn her tour card for the 2013 Ladies European Tour. In her rookie year of 2013, she won her first tournament, the Deloitte Ladies Open in Amsterdam,[8] and finished 7th on the LET Order of Merit.[9] The latter was helped by two additional top 10 finishes, tied 6th at the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open and 3rd at the Ladies Scottish Open.[10] In addition Clyburn appeared at two majors, the Women's British Open where she tied for 36th and the Evian Championship, where she tied for 27th.[10] She was narrowly beaten to the title of LET Rookie of the Year by Charley Hull, when Hull placed higher in the final tournament of the season.[11]
In 2014, Clyburn secured more top ten finishes, including tied for 6th at the Lalla Meryem Cup, tied for 9th at the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open,[12] and runner-up to Florentyna Parker at the Ladies Italian Open.[13] She appeared at major championships the Women's British Open and came through qualifying for the U.S. Women's Open[14] but missed the cut at both.[12][15]
In March 2015, Clyburn secured her second professional victory at the ALPG season ending event, the Bing Lee Fujitsu NSW Women's Open.[16] The win was her first on the ALPG Tour.
Professional wins (4) edit
Ladies European Tour (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 May 2013 | Deloitte Ladies Open | 71-69-71=211 | −8 | 3 strokes | Charley Hull |
ALPG Tour wins (2) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Jan 2015 | Bing Lee Fujitsu NSW Women's Open | 69-66-70=205 | −11 | 1 stroke | Rebecca Artis, Fabienne In-Albon, Vikki Laing, Christine Wolf |
| 2 | 8 Mar 2020 | Findex Yamba Pro-Am | 69 | −4 | 1 stroke | Kaori Toki |
LET Access Series wins (1) edit
Team appearances edit
Amateur
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing England ): 2009, 2010, 2011
- Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2010, 2012 (winners)
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing England): 2010
- Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2011
- Astor Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2011 (winners)
Professional
- International Crown (representing England): 2016
- The Queens (representing Europe): 2017
- European Championships (representing Great Britain): 2018
References edit
- ^ Ladies Golf Union
- ^ . Ladies Golf Union. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ Ladies Golf Union
- ^ "Holly Clyburn overwhelmed to be at British Open". BBC Sport. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ . Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Holly Clyburn turns professional after Women's Open debut". BBC Sport. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Lalla Aicha Tour School 2013 Final Qualifying". Ladies European Tour.
- ^ "Holly Clyburn wins first Ladies European Tour event in Holland". BBC Sport. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "2013 Order of Merit". Ladies European Tour.
- ^ a b "Holly Clyburn – Player Season Profile – 2013". Ladies European Tour.
- ^ . Ladies European Tour. 7 December 2013. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Holly Clyburn – Player Season Profile – 2014". Ladies European Tour.
- ^ "Italian Ladies Open – Leaderboard". Ladies European Tour.
- ^ "Cleethorpes golf pro Holly Clyburn qualifies for US Open". Grimsby Telegraph. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "2014 U.S. Women's Open – Full Results". LPGA.
- ^ Clyburn Wins Women's NSW Open
External links edit
- Holly Clyburn at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Holly Clyburn at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Holly Clyburn at the WPGA Tour Australasia official site
- at the ALPG Tour official site (archived)