Leonie Harm
{{Short description|German professional golfer}}
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| tour = Ladies European Tour
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Leonie Harm (born 1997) is a German professional golfer. In 2018, Harm was the first golfer from Germany to win the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship in the event's history. Her British Amateur win gave her exemptions to multiple LPGA Tour events including the 2018 Women's British Open and 2019 U.S. Women's Open. In team events, Harm played at the European Ladies' Team Championship in 2016, 2017 and 2018 while also appearing at the 2018 Espirito Santo Trophy.
Early life and education
Harm was born in Stuttgart, Germany and attended a biochemical program at the University of Houston for her post-secondary education. At Houston, she played for the Houston Cougars golf team from 2015 to 2019.{{cite web |title=Leonie Harm |url=https://uhcougars.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4672 |publisher=University of Houston Athletics |accessdate=19 April 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Hauser |first1=Melanie |title=UH golfer Leonie Harm riding high heading to Augusta National |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texas-sports-nation/general/article/UH-golfer-Leonie-Harm-riding-high-heading-to-13735188.php |accessdate=19 April 2019 |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |date=2 April 2019}}
Career
As an amateur golfer, Harm competed at the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship and European Ladies Amateur Championship in 2017.{{cite web |title=Leonie Harm |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/leonie-harm-19026 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |accessdate=24 September 2020}} The following year, Harm was the first golfer from Germany to win the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship.{{cite magazine |title=Germany's Leonie Harm goes from near-fatal accident to Ladies' British Amateur champion |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/germanys-leonie-harm-goes-from-near-fatal-accident-to-ladies-british-amateur-champion |magazine=Golf World |accessdate=19 April 2019 |date=1 July 2018}} With her 2018 British Amateur win, she won exemptions to the 2018 Women's British Open, 2018 Evian Championship and the 2019 U.S. Women's Open majors held by the LPGA Tour. In amateur events, Harm also received an exemption to the 2019 Augusta National Women's Amateur with her British Amateur win.{{cite news |title=Harm goes from near death to Ladies Amateur champion |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-central-blog/harm-goes-near-death-ladies-amateur-champion |work=Golf Channel |date=30 June 2018 |accessdate=19 April 2019}}
During the 2018 LPGA Tour major events, Harm missed the cut in the British Open and did not play in the Evian Championship.{{cite news |title=Ricoh Women's British Open 2018 Leaderboard |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/tours/lpga/2018/ricoh-womens-british-open |work=Golf Channel |accessdate=19 April 2019}}{{cite magazine |title=2018 Evian Championship Leader Board |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/2018-evian-championship-leader-board |magazine=Golf Digest |accessdate=19 April 2019 |date=16 September 2018}} The following year, Harm was cut during the 2019 Augusta Amateur and the 2019 U.S. Women's Open.{{cite web |title=Leonie Harm |url=https://www.anwagolf.com/en_US/players/player_83155.html?promo=bio_players |publisher=Augusta National Women's Amateur |accessdate=19 April 2019}}{{cite web |title=U.S. Women's Open: May 30 – June 2, 2019 |url=https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/championships/2019/official-site-of-the-2019-u-s--women-s-open-championship.html |publisher=United States Golf Association |accessdate=14 July 2019}} In team events, Harm competed at the 2016, 2017 and 2018 European Ladies' Team Championship. Apart from European team events, Harm was also a participant at the 2015 Junior Solheim Cup and the 2018 Espirito Santo Trophy.
Harm turned professional in early 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2020/nothing-standing-in-leonie-harms-way?m=1 |title=Nothing Standing In Harm' Way |publisher=LPGA |date=13 July 2020}}
Personal life
In 2013, Harm was in a coma and sustained multiple injuries after being hit by a drunk driver.{{cite news |last1=Duarte |first1=Joseph |title=Freshman recovers from near fatal accident to make UH golf history |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/cougars/article/Freshman-recovers-from-near-fatal-accident-to-7765056.php |accessdate=18 April 2019 |work=Houston Chronicle |date=19 May 2016}}
Amateur wins
- 2014 German National Amateur
- 2015 German International Amateur, German Girls Open, German National Amateur
- 2017 Texas State Invitational
- 2018 German International Amateur, British Ladies Amateur
- 2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, Clover Cup, The American Championship
Team appearances
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2015
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Germany): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Germany): 2018
- Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the International team): 2019 (winners)
- Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2019 (winners)
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Leonie Harm}}
- {{LadiesEuroTour player|911056}}
- {{WWGR|8965}}
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Category:German female golfers
Category:Ladies European Tour golfers
Category:Winners of ladies' major amateur golf championships
Category:Houston Cougars women's golfers