2013 LET Tour Guide (pdf) - Ladies European Tour

Caroline Afonso
Country
France
Born
20 February 1985 - Quimper
Turned Professional 19 December 2007
Joined Tour 19 December 2007
LET Career Earnings (Euro) 256,042.86
LET Tournaments Played 89
Top Ten Finishes 13
Career Best Finish
2nd
Lowest Round 65
PROFESSIONAL
n In 2012, Caroline played in 18 tournaments and
posted 3 top-10s including T6th at the Deloitte Ladies
Open, T7th at the UniCredit Ladies German Open
presented by Audi and T8th at the Hero Women's
Indian Open. Ended the season ranked 44th on the
ISPS Handa Order of Merit.
n In 2011, Caroline had four top-10s including a career
best finish of second at the UNIQA Ladies Golf Open at
Golf club Foerenwaldh in Austria and joint second at the
Deloitte Dutch Ladies Open at Golfclub Broekpolder.
She was third at the Aberdeen Ladies Scottish Open
and tied for 8th at the Allianz Ladies Slovak Open. She
ended the season ranked 27th on the Money List, which
was her best of four years on tour.
n In 2010, her third season on the LET, posted a career
best finish of 7th at the Vediorbis Open de France Dames
at Paris International Golf Club.
n Tied for 9th at the Tenerife Ladies Open with a career
low 65 (-7) in the fourth round at Buenavista Golf Club.
n Earned €40,859.11 and finished 55th on the
Henderson Money List.
n Won the Order of Merit on the LET Access Series:
the official feeder tour to the LET. Earned two LETAS
victories at the Terre Blanche Ladies Open and La Nivelle
Ladies Open in France.
AMATEUR
Afonso was the No.1 ranked French amateur in 2007,
the year she won the French Ladies’ Amateur
Championship. She won the1999 French amateur
championship and was a finalist in the 1999 Junior
French championship. She won her full card for the
LET at the first attempt.
PERSONAL
Afonso started to play golf at the age of 10. She enjoys
playing football, swimming, going to the cinema and
listening to music. She credits her father as her greatest
influence. Coached by Philippe Mendiburu, father of
former LET champion Sandrine Mendiburu. Osteopath
and nutritionist is Stepháne Martin-Rosset. Afonso holds
a “Terminale” qualification, which is the equivalent of the
French BAC. She lives in Anglet, near Biarritz, and is
attached to Saint-Laurent Golf Club in Brittany.
Sponsored by the Institut Basque de Golf. Website:
www./carolineafonso.canalblog.com
OTHER VICTORIES
(2) 2010 La Nivelle Ladies Open and Terre Blanche
Ladies Open (LET Access Series).
TOUR RECORD:
(Year, earnings/points, ranking)
2008 €47,673.86 44
2009 €43,722.25 38
2010 €40,859.11 55
2011 €81,591.34 27
2012 €63,457.22 44
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