Emily Toy

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Emily Toy
Personal information
Bornc. 1997
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Career
Turned professional2022
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration DNP
Women's PGA C'ship DNP
U.S. Women's Open CUT: 2020
Women's British Open CUT: 2019
Evian Championship CUT: 2019

Emily Toy (born c.1997) is an English professional golfer from Longdowns in Cornwall, winner of The Womens Amateur Championship in 2019.

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Golf career

In July 2015, aged 17, Toy won the English Girls' Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Sheringham Golf Club. [1] In January 2019, she toured Australia with England Golf, and won the 36-hole qualifier for the Women's New South Wales Amateur. [2] In June 2019, she beat New Zealand's Amelia Garvey to win the Womens Amateur Championship at the Royal County Down Golf Club. [3] [4] In 2019, she played in the Evian Championship and the Women's British Open but missed the cut on both occasions. [5] [6]

Toy turn professional at the start of 2022. [7]

Amateur wins

Source: [7]

Team appearances

Amateur

Source: [7]

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References

  1. "Emily Toy: Cornwall champion wins English girls title". BBC Sport. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. Friday, Matt (22 January 2019). "England Golf: Emily Toy wins New South Wales 36-hole championship". The Falmouth Packet. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. Wilmore, Sarah (15 June 2019). "Emily Toy emulates Georgia Hall win at Women's Amateur". Sky Sports . Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. Friday, Matt (18 June 2019). "Emily Toy wins Women's British Amateur title to qualify for British Open". The Falmouth Packet. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  5. "Women's British Open: Tee times for first round at Woburn". BBC Sport . 31 July 2019.
  6. "AIG Women's British Open". Golf Channel .
  7. 1 2 3 "Emily Toy". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 12 January 2022.