Astrid Vayson de Pradenne
{{short description|French professional golfer}}
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| birth_place = Avignon, France
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| college = University of Avignon
University of Plymouth
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LET Access Series (2013–2018)
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Astrid Vayson de Pradenne (born 25 October 1985) is a French professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour from 2018 to 2021. She joined the LET after winning the dual-ranked Jabra Ladies Open on the LET Access Series.{{cite web |title=Player Profile Astrid Vayson de Pradenne |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/player-profiles/?player=200379 |publisher=Ladies European Tour |accessdate=14 October 2020}}
Career
Vayson de Pradenne started to play golf at the age of 15 and within two years had reached a scratch handicap. She turned professional 2011 and joined the LET Access Series in 2013. She was runner-up at the 2016 Azores Ladies Open behind Jenny Haglund, and in 2017 she lost a playoff to Luna Sobron at the Castellum Ladies Open in Sweden.{{cite web |title=2017 Castellum Ladies Open |url=https://golfdata.se/tournytt/resultatlista.asp?TID=SL1731X |publisher=Golfdata |accessdate=14 October 2020}}
Her breakthrough came in 2018 when she, as a member of the LET Access Series, won the Jabra Ladies Open at Evian Resort Golf Club, a dual-ranking event with the LET. She therefore earned a winner's exemption and played in the remainder of the 2018 Ladies European Tour tournaments, including the 2018 Evian Championship at the same course and the 2018 Women's British Open. She finished 31st on the LET Order of Merit.{{cite web |title=Astrid ‘Over the Moon’ after winning Jabra Ladies Open in France |url=https://live-letas.ocs-software.com/astrid-over-the-moon-after-winning-jabra-ladies-open-in-france/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=10 May 2025 |date=6 February 2018}}
In 2019, Vayson de Pradenne played in 18 LET tournaments and made 10 cuts. She recorded three top-20 finishes and under pressure managed to retain her tour card by finishing fifth in the season-ending Magical Kenya Ladies Open, to finish 61st on the Order of Merit.
In 2020, she played two tournaments on the Sunshine Ladies Tour, and finished fourth at the Cape Town Ladies Open.{{cite web |title=Cape Town Ladies Open |url=https://sunshineladiestour.com/report/?tourn=L006&season=220S&report=https://lds.ocs-africa.com/tic/tmresult.cgi?tourn=L006~season=220S~result=PF~ |publisher=Sunshine Ladies Tour |accessdate=14 October 2020}} She finished tied sixth in the Lacoste Ladies Open de France, five strokes behind winner Julia Engström.{{cite web |title=2020 Lacoste Ladies Open de France |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/reports-page/?tourn=1915&report=tmresult~season=2020~result=PF~ |publisher=LET |accessdate=14 October 2020}}
Vayson de Pradenne made 10 cuts in 18 appearances on the LET in 2021, and decided at the end of the season to leave the tour and focus on her physiotherapy career.{{cite news |last1=Mazas |first1=Alexandre |title=Astrid Vayson de Pradenne : « Je change le monde tous les jours au taf » |url=https://www.ffgolf.org/golf-pro/ladies-european-tour/actualites/astrid-vayson-de-pradenne-je-change-le-monde-tous-les-jours-au-taf |access-date=10 May 2025 |work=Fédération Française de Golf |date=8 May 2023 |language=fr}}
Personal life
De Pradenne graduated from the University of Avignon with an LLM in European Law in 2007, and with a BSc in Physiotherapy from the University of Plymouth (UK) in 2011.
Professional wins (1)
=Ladies European Tour wins (1)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !To par !Margin !Runner-up |
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|align=right|3 Jun 2018 |align=right|70-69-67=206 |align=center|−10 |Playoff |{{flagicon|DEU}} Karolin Lampert |
^Co-sanctioned with the LET Access Series
adies European Tour playoff record (1–0)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |
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|align=center|1 |align=center|2018 |{{flagicon|DEU}} Karolin Lampert |Won with birdie on first extra hole |
=LET Access Series wins (1)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !To par !Margin !Runner-up |
align=center|1
|align=right|3 Jun 2018 |align=right|70-69-67=206 |align=center|−10 |Playoff |{{flagicon|DEU}} Karolin Lampert |
^Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour
LET Access Series playoff record (1–1)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |
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|align=center|1 |align=center|2017 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Luna Sobron |Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
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|align=center|2 |align=center|2018 |{{flagicon|DEU}} Karolin Lampert |Won with birdie on first extra hole |
=Other wins (2)=
- 2016 Open d'Arcachon
- 2019 Verbier Cup (Swiss Pro Series)
Results in LPGA majors
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! Tournament !! 2018 |
align=left|ANA Inspiration
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align=left|U.S. Women's Open
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align=left|Women's PGA Championship
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align=left|The Evian Championship
|CUT |
align=left|Women's British Open
|CUT |
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
References
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External links
- {{LadiesEuroTour player|200379}}
- {{WWGR|5271}}
- {{Official|https://www.astridvaysondepradenne.com/english/}}
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Category:French female golfers
Category:Ladies European Tour golfers
Category:Sportspeople from Avignon
Category:Alumni of the University of Plymouth