Lee-Anne Pace
| Lee-Anne Pace | ||
|---|---|---|
Ladies European Tour Player of the Year | 2010, 2013 | |
Lee-Anne Pace (born 15 February 1981) is a South African professional golfer.
Career
Pace was born in Paarl, Western Cape.[1] She had a successful amateur collegiate career in the United States, where she attended Murray State University and the University of Tulsa, graduating with a degree in psychology.
Having turned professional in 2005, Pace played on the second tier
After failing to win in 2012, Pace had another big season in 2013. Pace won her sixth Ladies European Tour event in May when she took a one stroke victory at the
Personal life
In January 2024, Pace married fellow LET player Anne-Lise Caudal at a ceremony held in Yzerfontein, South Africa.[4] The two became acquainted when Pace first started competing on the LET in 2008.[5]
Amateur wins
- 2003 Ohio Valley Conference Championship
- 2005 Western Athletic Conference Championship
Professional wins (23)
LPGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Oct 2014 | Blue Bay LPGA | −16 (67-66-67=200) | 3 strokes |  Caroline Masson
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Ladies European Tour wins (11)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Jun 2010 | Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open
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−12 (69-67-68=204) | 1 stroke |  Vikki Laing
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| 2 | 15 Aug 2010 | S4C Wales Ladies Championship of Europe
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−6 (74-71-67-70=282) | 3 strokes | |
| 3 | 29 Aug 2010 | Finnair Masters | −14 (66-64-69=199) | 3 strokes | Vikki Laing
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| 4 | 24 Oct 2010 | Sanya Ladies Open | −11 (68-71-66=205) | 1 stroke |  Stefanie Michl
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| 5 | 31 Oct 2010 | Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open | −5 (71-72-68=211) | Playoff |  Hannah Jun  Julieta Granada  Christel Boeljon
|
| 6 | 12 May 2013 | Turkish Airlines Ladies Open
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−3 (70-77-70-72=289) | 1 stroke |  Minea Blomqvist  Carlota Ciganda  Charley Hull
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| 7 | 21 Jul 2013 | Open De España Femenino
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−13 (67-69-68-71=275) | 1 stroke |  Mikaela Parmlid
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| 8 | 27 Oct 2013 | Sanya Ladies Open | −13 (67-66-70=203) | Playoff |  Yu Yang Zhang
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| 9 | 19 Oct 2014 | Cell C South African Women's Open 1
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−5 (71-73-67=211) | Playoff | Holly Clyburn
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| 10 | 16 May 2021 | Investec South African Women's Open 1
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+2 (70-75-73-72=290) | 1 stroke | Leonie Harm
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| 11 | 2 Apr 2022 | Investec South African Women's Open 1
|
E (71-73-74-70=288) | Playoff |  Magdalena Simmermacher
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1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Ladies Tour
Sunshine Ladies Tour (14)
- 2013-2014 (1) Investec Ladies Cup
- 2014-2015 (4) South African Women's Open1, Ladies Tshwane Open, SuperSport Ladies Challenge, Investec Ladies Cup
- Dimension Data Ladies Challenge
- 2017 (1) Chase to Investec Cup Final
- 2018 (1) Cape Town Ladies Open
- 2020 (1) Cape Town Ladies Open
- Investec South African Women's Open1
- Investec South African Women's Open1
1Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T70 | CUT | CUT | T69 | T14 | CUT | ||||||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T62 | WD | T64 | DQ | CUT | T30 | |||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T55 | CUT | T43 | T56 | CUT | 43 | T64 | |||||||||
| The Evian Championship ^ | T54 | T6 | T43 | T48 | CUT | NT | CUT | CUT | ||||||||
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | T39 | T25 | T29 | T24 | T17 | CUT | CUT | T32 | WD | 65 | CUT | |||
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = disqualified
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 22 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2014 Evian – 2016 ANA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Team appearances
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing South Africa): 2002, 2004
See also
References
- ^ "Lee- Anne Pace on South Africa". Ladies European Tour. 10 April 2013. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "Lee-Anne Pace secures Wales Ladies triumph". BBC Sport. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- Independent Online (South Africa). 11 December 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Pace And Caudal Tie The Knot In South Africa". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Friendship put aside for Cape Town showdown". News24. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
External links
- Lee-Anne Pace at the LPGA Tourofficial site
- Lee-Anne Pace at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Lee-Anne Pace at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Lee-Anne Pace at the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane official site