Magdalena Simmermacher

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Magdalena Simmermacher
Personal information
NicknameMaggie
Born (1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 28)
LPGA Tour
Former tour(s)LET Access Series (joined 2019)
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenDNP
Women's British OpenCUT: 2021, 2022, 2023
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2022, 2023
Achievements and awards
Argentine National Ranking Winner2013–14
Conference USA Player of the Year2017–18

Magdalena Simmermacher (born 23 March 1996) is an

Ladies Open de France, 2021 Skaftö Open and 2022 South African Women's Open.[1] She represented Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2]

Amateur career

Simmermacher was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the third of four siblings, and played golf from age four. She played field hockey for a well-known club in Buenos Aires and represented Argentina at the ADE in South Africa in 2011 until she decided to focus on golf at the age of 13. She won several National Championships between 2012 and 2017, including the Argentine National Ranking in 2013–14. She represented Argentina at three World Amateur Team Championships, four South American Individual Championships, and five 'Copa los Andes', being champions in 2017.[1]

Simmermacher played college golf in the United States at

Old Dominion Lady Monarchs team all four years, earning Freshman of the Year 2014–15 and Conference USA Player of the Year 2017–18. Her team claimed the Conference USA Championships in 2017.[3]

Professional career

In March 2019, Simmermacher turned professional and joined the

Road To La Largue Final, where she lost a playoff to Niina Liias of Finland. She ended 2019 ranked 585 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as the best Argentine professional golfer and ninth in Latin America.[1]

Simmermacher finished second at Q-School to earn full status for the

LET Rookie of the Year ranking, behind Stephanie Kyriacou and Alice Hewson.[6]

Simmermacher qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo where she finished 58th.[7]

In

Aramco Team Series – New York with Sophia Popov and Hayley Davis. She finished 12th on the Costa del Sol Order of Merit and rose to 258th in the world ranking.[1]

In

Aramco Team Series – Bangkok
.

Simmermacher earned her

Q-School.[9]

Amateur wins (3)

  • 2012 Campeonato Argentino Damas de Menores y Menores 15
  • 2014 Campeonato Nacional por Golpes
  • 2017 Campeonato Argentino de Aficionadas - Copa FiberCorp

Source: [10]

Playoff record

Ladies European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2022
Investec South African Women's Open
 South Africa Lee-Anne Pace Lost to birdie on sixth extra hole

LET Access Series playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2019
Road To La Largue Final
 Finland Niina Liias Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Magdalena Simmermacher – Profile". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Simmermacher Magdalena Maria". olympics.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Magdalena Simmermacher – Bio". Old Dominion. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Getting to Know Magdalena Simmermacher". LET Access Series. February 4, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Engstrom wins Lacoste Ladies Open De France". GolfPunkHQ. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Costa del Sol Order of Merit". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Golf Rankings". IGF. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "Pace Rules The Roost In Cape Town After Nail-Biting Playoff Conclusion". Ladies European Tour. April 2, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  9. ^ "2023 LPGA Tour Rookies". LPGA. December 12, 2022.
  10. ^ "Magdalena Simmermacher – Profile". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

External links

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