Carly Booth
Carly Booth | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Comrie, Scotland | 21 June 1992
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Sporting nationality | Scotland |
Residence | Comrie, Scotland |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2009 |
Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
Professional wins | 4 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Ladies European Tour | 3 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Chevron Championship | DNP |
Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2013, 2017 |
Women's British Open | T71: 2015 |
Evian Championship | CUT: 2021 |
Carly Booth (born 21 June 1992) is a Scottish professional golfer. At the end of 2009, aged 17, she became the youngest-ever Scot to qualify for the Ladies European Tour. Booth became the youngest ladies' club champion in Britain at the age of 11 at Dunblane New.[1]
Early life
Upon turning professional, Booth had a golf scholarship to complete at Glenalmond College in Scotland. She started there after returning from America, where a stay at David Leadbetter's Academy in Florida was followed by a spell at a school in Arizona. As a youngster, Booth was able to practice on the course made exclusively for her and her brother, professional golfer Wallace, by her father Wally at the family farm near Comrie. Wally was a Commonwealth Games silver medallist wrestling champion.[citation needed]
Amateur career
Booth enjoyed an amateur career richly laced with records and accolades, being described as a Scottish golfing prodigy.
Professional career
Booth made her professional debut on the
Other activities
She appeared nude in the 2013 ESPN The Magazine's "Body Issue".[8]
Booth is supporting
Amateur wins
- 2007 Scottish Girls U18, Scottish Girls U21, Daily Telegraph Finals, European Young Master
- 2008 Scottish Girls U18, Daily Telegraph Finals
Professional wins (4)
Ladies European Tour (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up | Winner's share (€) |
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1 | 5 May 2012 | Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open
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70-71-71=212 | –4 | 1 stroke | Frances Bondad Florentyna Parker |
32,706 |
2 | 17 Jun 2012 | Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open
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70-71-67-68=276 | –12 | Playoff | Caroline Masson Anja Monke |
78,750 |
3 | 25 Aug 2019 | Tipsports Czech Ladies Open ^
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68-69-70=207 | –9 | 1 stroke | Hayley Davis Anais Meyssonnier Sanna Nuutinen Charlotte Thompson |
19,200 |
LET Access Series wins (2)
- 2012 Dinard Ladies Open
- Tipsports Czech Ladies Open^
^ Dual-ranked by the Ladies European Tour and LET Access Series
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Scotland): 2005[10]
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2006 (tie, Cup retained), 2008
- Women's Home Internationals (representing Scotland): 2007, 2009
- Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2008
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Scotland): 2009
Professional
- The Queens (representing Europe): 2017
References
- ^ "Carly Booth has 'high hopes' on home soil". 8 February 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ McDonald, Stuart (25 May 2008). "Carly Booth tipped for golf superstardom". The Sunday Times. UK. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "No multi-million deals yet, but Carly Booth is destined for the top". The Herald. Glasgow. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ "Carly Booth Signs with IMG". 19 August 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Carly Booth wins Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open on home soil". 5 May 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ "Scotland's Carly Booth wins second Ladies European Tour title in three-way play-off at Swiss Open". The Telegraph. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Czech Ladies Open: Scotland's Carly Booth secures one-shot victory". BBC Sport. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Bodies We Want – Carly Booth". ESPN The Magazine. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "MP supports mental health activist's bid for parliamentary debate". Knutsford Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "European Girls' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 18 December 2017.
External links
- Carly Booth at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Carly Booth at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site