Gemma Clews

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Gemma Clews
Personal information
Born (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 29)
Manchester, England
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Career
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s) LET Access Series
Former tour(s) Ladies European Tour
Professional wins2

Gemma Clews (born 1 October 1994) is an English professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player.

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Early life and amateur career

Clews was born in Manchester and started playing golf at the age of 11 at Ashton-on-Mersey School and then joined Delamere Forest Golf Club in 2010. [1] [2]

Clews competed on international level for England, playing in four home internationals and winning three of them. She played in the 2016 Espirito Santo Trophy in Mexico, and at the 2017 European Ladies' Team Championship where she contributed two points as England beat Italy 4.5–1.5 in the final. She also represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 2015 and 2017 Vagliano Trophy against the Continent of Europe. [2]

In 2017, she was runner-up at the Irish Women's Amateur Open Championship and won the Welsh Women's Open Stroke Play Championship at Kirby Muxloe by five strokes. [3]

Professional career

Clews turned professional in 2017 and joined the LET Access Series in 2018, sharing her time between LETAS and the Ladies European Tour in 2019. She won her maiden professional title in the 2021 Rose Ladies Series. [4]

Clews was runner-up at the 2021 Lavaux Ladies Open in Switzerland after losing a playoff to Gabriele Macdonald. [5]

In 2023, she was runner-up at the Czech Ladies Challenge, before winning the Smørum Ladies Open in a playoff. [6]

Amateur wins

Source: [7]

Professional wins (2)

LET Access Series wins (1)

DateTournamentScoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
2 Aug 2023 Smørum Ladies Open –6 (71-67-66=204)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Nathalie Borg (a)
Flag of Sweden.svg Corinne Vidén

LET Access Series playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2021 Lavaux Ladies Open Flag of Scotland.svg Gabriele Macdonald Lost to par on first extra hole
2 2023 Smørum Ladies Open Flag of Sweden.svg Nathalie Borg (a)
Flag of Sweden.svg Corinne Vidén
Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur

Source: [7]

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References

  1. "All smiles for Gemma". Manchester Evening News. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Gemma makes her big move". The Messenger. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  3. "Hannah McCook finishes third in Welsh stroke play". Kirkwood Golf. 9 October 2023.
  4. "Rose Ladies Series". Sky News. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  5. "Macdonald Clinches Second LETAS Win of 2021". Ladies European Tour. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  6. "Gemma Clews wins first LETAS title". Women & Golf. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Gemma Clews Player Profile". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 9 October 2023.