Caroline Afonso
{{short description|French professional golfer}}
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Caroline Afonso (born 20 February 1985) is a retired French professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour (LET) 2008–2016. She was runner-up twice on the LET and won three LET Access Series events.{{cite web |title=2013 LET Media Guide |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/30317578/2013-let-tour-guide-pdf-ladies-european-tour |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=23 March 2021}} She is of Portuguese descent.{{Cite web |title=Portugal Ladies Open: Gwladys Nocera assume liderança |url=https://www.record.pt/modalidades/outras/detalhe/portugal-ladies-open-gwladys-nocera-assume-lideranca-697285 |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=www.record.pt |language=pt-PT}}
Career
Afonso started playing golf at 10 and was coached by Philippe Mendiburu, father of LET player Sandrine Mendiburu. She won the French Ladies Amateur Championship twice and was ranked best amateur in France 2007.{{cite web |title=2009 LET Media Guide |url=https://issuu.com/janejordan/docs/let-media-guide-2009 |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=23 March 2021}} Afonso turned professional at the end of 2007 and joined the Ladies European Tour on her first attempt in 2008, where she in her rookie year recorded top-10 finishes at Ladies Scottish Open and Austrian Ladies Open, and ended the season 44th in the Order of Merit. She recorded further top-10 finishes at the Finnair Masters in 2009 and Ladies German Open, Tenerife Ladies Open and Open de France Feminin in 2010.
In March 2010 Afonso earned the distinction of winning the inaugural tournament of the LET Access Series, the Terre Blanche Ladies Open, securing her first professional win.{{cite web |title=Caroline Afonso wins the first edition of the Generali Ladies Tour |url=https://letaccess.com/caroline-afonso-wins-the-first-edition-of-the-generali-ladies-tour/ |publisher=LET Access Series |access-date=23 March 2021}} She won again in July at the La Nivelle Ladies Open, and won the 2010 LET Access Series Order of Merit ahead of Jade Schaeffer.{{cite web |title=Caroline Afonso seals second LETAS win at La Nivelle Ladies Open |url=https://letaccess.com/caroline-afonso-seals-second-letas-win-at-la-nivelle-ladies-open/ |publisher=LET Access Series |access-date=23 March 2021}}
On the 2011 Ladies European Tour Afonso had her most successful season, finishing third at the Ladies Scottish Open, runner-up one stroke behind Melissa Reid at the Dutch Ladies Open, and sole runner-up behind Caroline Hedwall at the Austrian Ladies Open, to end 27th in the Order of Merit. In 2012 she brought her LETAS tally on home soil to three by winning the Fourqueux Ladies Open.{{cite web |title=Afonso Wins in Fourqueux |url=https://letaccess.com/afonso-wins-in-fourqueux/ |publisher=LET Access Series |access-date=23 March 2021}}
Afonso played in the Women's British Open in 2010 and 2011, and received a wild card to the 2014 Evian Championship, but never made the cut in a major championship.{{cite web |title=Boutier, Klatten and Lee receive Evian Championship Wild Cards |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/boutier-klatten-and-lee-receive-evian-championship-wild-cards/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=23 March 2021}}
At the end of 2016 Afonso announced that she was retiring from tour.{{cite web |title=Nouveau départ |url=http://carolineafonso.canalblog.com/archives/2016/12/31/34748354.html |publisher=Caroline Afonso Blog |access-date=23 March 2021}}
Amateur wins
Professional wins (3)
=LET Access Series wins (3)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning !To par !Margin of !Runner(s)-up | ||||||
| align=center|1 | align=right|18 Mar 2010 | Terre Blanche Ladies Open | align=right|221 | align=center|+5 | ||
| align=center|2 | align=right|11 Jun 2010 | La Nivelle Ladies Open | align=right|208 | align=center|−2 | ||
| align=center|3 | align=right|15 Sep 2012 | Fourqueux Ladies Open | align=right|71-71-70=212 | align=center|−4 | 5 strokes | {{flagicon|SCO}} Katy McNicoll |
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing France): 2007
References
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External links
- {{LadiesEuroTour player|130116}}
- {{WWGR|2988}}
- {{Golfdata|18774}}
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Category:French female golfers
Category:Ladies European Tour golfers
Category:Sportspeople from Biarritz