Helen Briem

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Helen Briem
Personal information
Born (2005-08-12) 12 August 2005 (age 19)
Nürtingen, Stuttgart, Germany
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Residence Nürtingen, Stuttgart, Germany
Career
Turned professional2024
Current tour(s) Ladies European Tour
Former tour(s) LET Access Series
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour1
Other4

Helen Briem (born 12 August 2005) is a German professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. She won three consecutive LET Access Series tournaments and rose to number 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking before turning professional in July 2024. She won her first LET title at the 2024 La Sella Open. [1] [2]

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Amateur career

Briem was born in Nürtingen near Stuttgart and represents Stuttgarter Golf-Club Solitude. [3] She had an exceptional amateur career. In 2021, she became a member of the German National Team and won the European Young Masters in Finland, both individually and with the team. Also in 2021, she won the national stroke-play and match-play titles in Germany, and was selected by captain Annika Sörenstam for the European team at the Junior Solheim Cup. [4]

In 2022, she won the European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande and the Italian International Ladies Amateur Championship, and made her Augusta National Women's Amateur debut. [5]

She shared best individual score at the 2022 Women's World Amateur Team Championships for the Espirito Santo Trophy at Le Golf National in France, with Rose Zhang and Meja Örtengren, and collected a bronze medal with the German team. [6]

Briem recorded two runner-up finishes in three starts in professional events on the LET Access Series, at the 2021 Santander Golf Tour Barcelona, one stroke behind Charlotte Liautier, and at the 2022 Lavaux Ladies Open in Switzerland, four strokes behind Sára Kousková. She made three consecutive birdies and an eagle between holes three and six, which resulted in a score of 67 and put her in a share of the lead during the round. [7]

In 2023, she won the Girls Amateur Championship with a record score of 12 & 10. In January of 2024 she won the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship, and in late May she birdied the final four holes on her way to a final round 64 to force a playoff at the Dormy Open Helsingborg, a Ladies European Tour event, won by Perrine Delacour on the first extra hole.

In June 2024, Briem, still an amateur, won three professional tournaments in a row, in three consecutive weeks, on the LET Access Series. [8] [9] After she won the 2024 European Ladies' Team Championship with Germany in July, she rose to number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. [10]

Professional career

Briem turned professional in July 2024 at age 18. [11] Less than three months later, she won her first tournament as a professional, the Rose Ladies Open at the Melbourne Club at Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, England on the LET Access Series. [12] [13] Later the same month she won the La Sella Open, her first LET title.

Amateur wins

Source: [10]

Professional wins (5)

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner-up
122 Sep 2024 La Sella Open 67-71-66-66=270−182 strokes Flag of France.svg Pauline Roussin-Bouchard

Ladies European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2024 Dormy Open Helsingborg
(as an amateur)		 Flag of France.svg Perrine Delacour Delacour won with birdie on first extra hole

LET Access Series wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner-up
19 Jun 2024 Montauban Ladies Open
(as an amateur)		70-70-69=209−71 stroke Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tiffany Arafi
216 Jun 2024 Amundi Czech Ladies Challenge
(as an amateur)		72-68-73=213−31 stroke Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nikki Hofstede
322 Jun 2024 Santander Golf Tour Ávila
(as an amateur)		70-62-70=202−141 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Kajsa Arwefjäll
48 Sep 2024 Rose Ladies Open 68-69-66=203−13Playoff Flag of England.svg Hannah Screen

LET Access Series playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12024 Rose Ladies Open Flag of England.svg Hannah Screen Won with par on third extra hole

Team appearances

Amateur

Source: [10]

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  2. ↑ "Briem becomes world number one". World Amateur Golf Ranking. 17 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Helen Briem beim größten Damen Amateur Turnier" (in German). Stuttgarter Golf-Club Solitude e.V. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Helen Briem". Deutscher Golf Verband. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Helen Briem". Augusta National Women's Amateur. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "WATC 2022 France". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Back-to-Back Victory for Kouskova in Switzerland". LET Access Series. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Briem Makes History With Third Consecutive Win In Spain". LET Access Series. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Helen Briem makes history". Women & Golf. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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  11. ↑ "Helen Briem Switches To Professional Ranks As World's Best Amateur". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Rose Ladies Open Final Result". LET Access Series. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  13. ↑ "Briem wins the Rose Ladies Open in dramatic three-hole play off". LET Access Series. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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