Caroline Masson

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Caroline Masson
2013 Women's British Open - Caroline Masson (11).jpg
Masson at the 2013 Women's British Open
Personal information
NicknameCaro [1]
Born (1989-05-14) 14 May 1989 (age 36)
Gladbeck, West Germany
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
ResidenceGladbeck, Germany
Career
College Oklahoma State University
(one year)
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s) LET (joined 2010)
LPGA Tour (joined 2013)
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Ladies European Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T6: 2016
Women's PGA C'ship T12: 2013
U.S. Women's Open T28: 2014
Women's British Open T3: 2017
Evian Championship T33: 2018

Caroline Masson (born 14 May 1989) is a German professional golfer, currently playing on the Ladies European Tour (LET).

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Amateur and college career

Born and raised in Gladbeck in North Rhine-Westphalia, Masson had a decorated amateur golf career. She competed for Germany in the 2006 Espirito Santo Trophy (World Amateur Team Championship) and won the German Stroke Play Championship. She also represented Europe in the 2005 and 2007 Junior Solheim Cup. In 2008, she advanced to match play at the British Ladies Amateur, won the German Match Play Championship and the German Ladies International and was selected to represent Germany at the 2008 Espirito Santo Trophy.

After graduating from secondary school in Gladbeck in 2008, Masson accepted a golf scholarship to Oklahoma State University and played one year for the Cowgirls in 2008–09 before turning pro in December 2009. [2] [3]

Professional career

In late 2009, Masson entered the four-round LET Final Qualifying School as an amateur at La Manga Club, Spain. After earning medalist honors on 21 December, she turned professional immediately and joined the LET on 1 January 2010. [4] [5]

Masson made 14 of 16 cuts on the LET in 2010, [6] but missed the cut by ten strokes in her first major, the 2010 Women's British Open at Royal Birkdale. [7] In her second major, the 2011 Women's British Open at Carnoustie, she led after the second and third rounds. [8] Paired with defending and eventual champion Yani Tseng in the final round, Masson carded a 78 (+6) to finish tied for fifth, seven shots back.

Masson won her first LET event at the 2012 South African Women's Open, winning by one stroke over Lee-Anne Pace and Danielle Montgomery. [9]

Masson finished T-11 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn her LPGA Tour card for 2013.

On 4 September 2016 Masson captured her first LPGA Tour victory by winning the Manulife LPGA Classic.

Professional wins (2)

LPGA Tour (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
14 Sep 2016 Manulife LPGA Classic −16 (68-69-68-67=272)1 stroke Flag of France.svg Karine Icher
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Mi-hyang
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Minjee Lee

Ladies European Tour (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
115 Jul 2012 South African Women's Open –1 (69-75-71=215)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Danielle Montgomery
Flag of South Africa.svg Lee-Anne Pace

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Chevron Championship T49T13T11T57T6T56T9T52T32
U.S. Women's Open T54T28CUT54CUTT34T30CUT
Women's PGA Championship T12T17WDCUTCUTT57T43CUT
The Evian Championship ^T37CUTCUTCUT72T33T55NT
Women's British Open CUTT5CUTCUTWDCUTT25T3CUTT11T7
Tournament20212022202320242025
Chevron Championship T63T17T40CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUTT51CUT
Women's PGA Championship T56CUTCUTCUT
The Evian Championship CUTT43CUT
Women's British Open CUTCUT

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship 0000251312
U.S. Women's Open 000000116
Women's PGA Championship 000002125
The Evian Championship 000000105
Women's British Open 001235135
Totals00125125933

Ladies European Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings
(€)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2008 22000030n/a [10] n/a72.00n/a
2010 16140014381,1802672.25T31
2011 16150107T2167,187571.1715
2012 161213051171,438272.22
2013 740011352,31171.95
2014 430022362,733–70.86–

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

YearWorld
ranking		Source
2010215 [11]
201197 [12]
201248 [13]
201360 [14]
201454 [15]
201577 [16]
201656 [17]
201758 [18]
201841 [19]
201937 [20]
202051 [21]
202152 [22]
202280 [23]
2023254 [24]
2024364 [25]

Team appearances

Amateur

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
%
Career143–8–31–3–00–3–12–2–24.532.1
2013 42–1–10–1–0 lost to L. Thompson 4&30–0–1 halved with C. Matthew 2–0–0 won w/ C. Hedwall 2&1
won w/ C. Hedwall 2&1		2.562.5
2015 30–2–10–1–0 lost to G. Piller 1 dn0–1–1 halved w/ S. Gal
lost w/ C. Hedwall 1 dn		0.516.7
2017 41–3–01–0–0 def. M.Wie 4&20–2–0 lost w/ C. Ciganda 1 dn
lost w/ J. Ewart Shadoff 5&3		0–1–0 lost w/ F. Parker 3&2125.0
2019 30–2–10–1–0 lost to J. Korda 3&20–1–0 lost w/ J. Ewart Shadoff 6&40–0–1 halved w/ J. Ewart Shadoff0.516.7

References

  1. ↑ "caroline-masson.com". Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Peter Henke Consults with Golf Pro Caroline Masson". Peter Henke Sport & Marketing. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Women's British Open – Second-round notes and interviews". LPGA. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Ladies Q School at La Manga Golf Club". 23 December 2009. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Ladies European Tour - Final 2010 Qualifying School - La Manga (South Course)". 21 December 2009. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Ladies European Tour - Caroline Masson - 2010 results". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Ladies European Tour - 2010 Women's British Open – final results". Archived from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "Women's British Open – Third-round notes and interviews". LPGA. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "Masson magic wins South African Women's Open". Ladies European Tour. 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "Ladies European Tour – Caroline Masson (amateur) - 2008 results" . Retrieved 30 July 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2010.
  12. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2011.
  13. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2012.
  14. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2013.
  15. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
  17. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
  18. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
  19. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
  20. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
  21. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
  22. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
  23. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
  24. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.
  25. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2024.
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