Holly Clyburn
Holly Clyburn | |
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Personal information | |
Born | (1991-02-07) 7 February 1991 (age 33) Grimsby, England |
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
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 |
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.
Amateur career
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
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)
Ladies European Tour (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 26 May 2013 | Deloitte Ladies Open | 71-69-71=211 | −8 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
ALPG Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | 24 Jan 2015 | Bing Lee Fujitsu NSW Women's Open | 69-66-70=205 | −11 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2 | 8 Mar 2020 | Findex Yamba Pro-Am | 69 | −4 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
LET Access Series wins (1)
Team appearances
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
- ^ Ladies Golf Union[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The 37th Curtis Cup Matches". 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.
- ^ "Ricoh Women's British Open". 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. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Holly Clyburn – Player Season Profile – 2013". Ladies European Tour.
- ^ "Hull earns Rookie of the Year". 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
- 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
- Holly Clyburn at the ALPG Tour official site (archived)