Anne van Dam

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Anne van Dam
Symetra Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour5
ALPG Tour1
Other2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT44: 2020
Women's PGA C'shipT69: 2020
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2018, 2019, 2020
Women's British OpenT39: 2016
Evian ChampionshipT37: 2018

Anne van Dam (born 2 October 1995) is a Dutch

LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour, where she has five wins. She played in the 2019 Solheim Cup and the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Career

Van Dam turned professional in 2015. She began playing on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and the

In 2016, she again played on both tours and won the

.

In 2018, van Dam divided her time between the LET and the

.

In 2019, she won twice on the LET, the

Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España Femenino.[8] She earned a spot on the European Solheim Cup team via her LET Solheim Cup points ranking.[9]

Van Dam earned her

Ladies Scottish Open, to finish 82nd in the rankings. In 2020 she made 11 cuts in 14 starts, and finished 81st. By 2021 she dropped to 120th in the season rankings, and in 2022 to 150th.[1]

Van Dam is known for her driving distance.[10] She led the category on the LET in 2017 and 2018, and held the lead on both the LET and LPGA Tour as of August 2019.[1][2]

Professional wins (7)

Ladies European Tour wins (5)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 16 Oct 2016
Xiamen International Ladies Open
1
70-66-67-68=271 −17 1 stroke China Yu Ting-shi
2 23 Sep 2018
Estrella Damm Ladies Open
64-64-65-65=258 −26 8 strokes Sweden Caroline Hedwall
South Korea Selin Hyun (a)
Germany Caroline Masson
3 22 Nov 2018
Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España Femenino
68-67-66-70=271 −13 3 strokes Spain Azahara Muñoz
4 3 Mar 2019 ActewAGL Canberra Classic2 68-63-65=196 −17 3 strokes Slovenia Katja Pogačar
5 1 Dec 2019
Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España Femenino
(2)
68-69-68-70=275 −13 1 stroke India Aditi Ashok
Denmark Nanna Koerstz Madsen

1 Co-sanctioned by the China LPGA Tour
2 Co-sanctioned by the

ALPG Tour

Ladies European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2023
KPMG Women's Irish Open
Sweden Lisa Pettersson
Denmark Smilla Tarning Sønderby
Sønderby won with eagle on first extra hole

LET Access Series wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 30 Aug 2015
HLR Golf Academy Open
72-62-73=207 −6 3 strokes Sweden Johanna Gustavsson
2 16 Jul 2016
CitizenGuard LETAS Trophy
70-70-67=207 −12 3 strokes France Justine Dreher
Denmark Daisy Nielsen

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
ANA Inspiration
CUT T44
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT CUT
Women's PGA Championship T71 T69 CUT
The Evian Championship CUT T37 T52 NT CUT
Women's British Open CUT T39 CUT T44 T45 CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
ANA Inspiration
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 8
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2019 Women's PGA – 2020 Women's PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup record

Year Total
matches
Total
W–L–H
Singles
W–L–H
Foursomes
W–L–H
Fourballs
W–L–H
Points
won
Points
%
Career 4 1–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 1 25.0
2019 4 1–3–0 0–1–0 lost to L. Salas 1 dn 0–1–0 lost w/ A. Nordqvist 2&1 1–1–0 won w/ S. Pettersen 4&2
lost w/ S. Pettersen 1 dn
1 25.0

References

  1. ^ a b c "Anne van Dam". LPGA. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Anne van Dam". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Anne van Dam". Rolex Rankings. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Van Dam Wins CitizenGuard LETAS Trophy". LET Access Series. 16 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Van Dam earns breakthrough win". SuperSport.com. 16 October 2016.
  6. ^ Bethel, Elizabeth (23 September 2018). "Anne Van Dam notches 2nd pro win at Estrella Damm". ForeGals.
  7. ^ "2019 LPGA Rookie Anne Van Dam Wins on Ladies European Tour". LPGA. 25 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Dutch golfer Anne van Dam wins Canberra Classic". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. 2 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Anne van Dam among eight automatic qualifiers for Europe's Solheim Cup team". Golfweek. 11 August 2019. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  10. ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (24 March 2019). "LPGA rookie Anne van Dam is turning heads with her massive distance". Golfweek.
  11. ^ "European Girls' Team Championship – Results". European Golf Association. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  12. ^ "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

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