Bronte Law

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Bronte Law
Personal information
Full nameBronte May Law
Born (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 (age 30)
Stockport, England
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Career
College UCLA
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s) Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Symetra Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Ladies European Tour3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T25: 2018
Women's PGA C'ship T18: 2018
U.S. Women's Open T6: 2022
Women's British Open T33: 2012
Evian Championship T22: 2019

Bronte May Law (born 12 March 1995) is an English professional golfer. Her maiden LPGA Tour victory, her first win as a professional, came in May 2019 at the Pure Silk Championship in Virginia. Her second professional victory occurred in October 2021 in Dubai; this was her first win on the Ladies European Tour.

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Early life and amateur career

Law was born in Stockport and attended Cheadle Hulme School and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). [1]

Law played for Great Britain & Ireland in the 2012, 2014 and 2016 Curtis Cup matches. In 2016, she became the second player, and the first from Great Britain and Ireland, to get a perfect 5–0 record. [1] [2] Also in 2016 she won the European Ladies Amateur Championship, becoming the world number 2 ranked player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. [3]

Professional career

Law turned professional late in 2016. She competed in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, earning full status on the Symetra Tour and partial status on the LPGA Tour for 2017. [4] [5] In December 2018, Law won through the Lalla Aicha Tour School with an all-time record score of twenty six-under-par to gain membership of the Ladies European Tour. Law shot nine consecutive birdies during her third round, a record on the Ladies European Tour. [6]

In early May 2019, Law lost to Kim Sei-young in a playoff for the LPGA Mediheal Championship. Three weeks later she won the Pure Silk Championship for her first victory on the LPGA Tour. [7] Law made her first Solheim Cup appearance in 2019 at Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland. Law finished the tournament with a 112 (winlosstie) record as Europe sealed a 14.5-13.5 victory over the United States. Law defeated Ally McDonald 2 and 1 in the singles. [8] Speaking about the Cup, Law said "I've never experienced anything like this in my life and I don't know whether I ever will again." [9]

Law won her first Ladies European Tour title at the 2021 Dubai Moonlight Classic, finishing one-stroke clear of Maria Fassi at Emirates Golf Club. [10] She won her second LET title the following year, when she made an eagle on the final hole to beat Georgia Hall to the title of the Aramco Team Series-London at the Centurion Club. [11]

In February 2024, Law won the Lalla Meryem Cup, securing a three-stroke victory. [12] She finished third at the Aramco Team Series-Tampa in March, four-strokes behind champion Alexandra Försterling. [13]

Personal life

Law is the daughter of Morven and Timothy Law. She has a younger sister named Isabella. Law studied sociology at UCLA, where she met one of her best friends, teammate Alison Lee. The two have each led solid careers early on the LPGA Tour. She grew up an avid competitor in all sports, and is a big football fan, holding allegiances to Manchester United.[ citation needed ]

Amateur wins

Source: [14]

Professional wins (4)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runners-up
126 May 2019 Pure Silk Championship 65-68-67-67=267−172 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Nasa Hataoka
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brooke Henderson
Flag of Sweden.svg Madelene Sagström

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12019 LPGA Mediheal Championship Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sei-young
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jeong-eun
Kim won with birdie on first extra hole

Ladies European Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score
To parMargin
of victory
Runner-up
129 Oct 2021 Dubai Moonlight Classic 68-69-64=201−151 stroke Flag of Mexico.svg María Fassi
218 Jun 2022 Aramco Team Series – London 68-71-71=210−91 stroke Flag of England.svg Georgia Hall
324 Feb 2024 Lalla Meryem Cup 73-69-64=206−133 strokes Flag of France.svg Pauline Roussin

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament20122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Chevron Championship CUTT25CUTCUTT50T71
U.S. Women's Open CUTCUTT30T6T45
Women's PGA Championship T64T18CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT
The Evian Championship ^CUTT32T59T22NTT54CUTCUT73
Women's British Open T33T50T39T35T51CUTT48CUTT50

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship 00000163
Women's PGA Championship 00000172
U.S. Women's Open 00001153
The Evian Championship 00000185
Women's British Open 00000097
Totals0000143520

Team appearances

Amateur

Source: [14] [15]

Professional

Solheim Cup record

YearTotal
matches
Total
W–L–H
Singles
W–L–H
Foursomes
W–L–H
Fourballs
W–L–H
Points
won
Points
%
Career41–1–21–0–00–1–10–0–1250.0
2019 41–1–21–0–0 def. A. McDonald 2&10–1–1 halved w/ C. Ciganda
lost w/ C. Ciganda 6&5
0–0–1 halved w/ C. Ciganda250.0

References

  1. 1 2 "Bronte Law". www.uclabruins.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. "England Squad – Bronte Law". England Golf. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. "Law becomes world number two after European win". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. "Law turns professional". World Amateur Golf Ranking. 7 December 2016.
  5. "Jaye Marie Green Earns Medalist Honors at LPGA Q-School For Second Time". LPGA Tour. 4 December 2016.
  6. "Bronte Law wins Ladies European Tour School with record 26 under total". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  7. "Bronte Law wins Pure Silk Championship, Brooke Henderson ties for 2nd". CBC Sports. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  8. "2019 Solheim Cup: Final Score, Team Rosters, Match Results". Golf Compendium. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  9. "Solheim Cup: Bronte Law savours Europe's victory at Gleneagles". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  10. "Bronte Law secures first Ladies European Tour title with victory at the Dubai Moonlight Classic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  11. "Ladies European Tour: Bronte Law pips Georgia Hall, Charley Hull to Aramco Team Series win". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  12. "England's Bronte Law shoots closing 64 to win title in Morocco". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  13. "Aramco Team Series Tampa: England's Charley Hull finishes runner-up to Alexandra Forsterling". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Bronte Law". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  15. "European Girls' Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2023.