Joanna Klatten

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Joanna Klatten
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Personal information
Born (1985-03-02) 2 March 1985 (age 39)
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of France.svg  France
ResidenceFrance
Career
College Georgia State University
College of Charleston
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s) Ladies European Tour (joined 2011)
LPGA Tour (joined 2014)
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
ALPG Tour4
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship DNP
Women's PGA C'ship T29: 2017
U.S. Women's Open DNP
Women's British Open CUT: 2014, 2017
Evian Championship T40: 2017
Achievements and awards
Kia Power Drive2015

Joanna Klatten (born 2 March 1985) is a French professional golfer who mainly played on the LPGA Tour. She won four tournaments on the ALPG Tour and climbed into the top-100 of the Women's World Golf Rankings in 2014.

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Amateur career

Klatten started playing golf at the age of 7, and won the Coupe Cachard at Golf de Saint-Cloud in 2006, setting an amateur course record of 63 (−9). While at Georgia State University she was a 2007 first-team All-CAA selection. She graduated from the College of Charleston in 2009, with a degree in Business Administration and Marketing.

As part of the national squad she represented France in the 2003 European Girls' Team Championship, 2004 European Lady Junior's Team Championship and 2008 European Ladies' Team Championship. [1] [2]

Professional career

Klatten turned professional in late 2010 and joined the 2011 Ladies European Tour. [3] She finished 3rd at the 2013 Open de Espana and the 2019 Lacoste Ladies Open de France. [4]

Klatten won four tournaments on the ALPG Tour between 2012 and 2014, including the Women's NSW Open and the Women's Victorian Open. In 2014 she climbed into the top-100 of the Women's World Golf Rankings. [4]

Klatten joined the LPGA Tour in 2014, and was runner-up at the Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Women's Health Classic on the Symetra Tour. She quickly become known as one of the LPGA tour's longest hitters, finishing third in driving distance her debut season. In 2015, she won the Kia Power Drive crown and took home a brand new Kia Sorento, with average drives of 274.4 yards, over five yards longer than her nearest competitor. [5] She played six seasons on the LPGA Tour between 2014 and 2016, with a best finish of sixth at the 2016 Lotte Championship. [4]

She retired from tour in 2021 after having only made a total of four starts in 2020 and 2021. [4]

Professional wins (4)

ALPG Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
18 Jan 2012 Women's Victorian Open 212 (−8)Playoff Flag of South Korea.svg Haeji Kang
27 Jan 2014 BWAC Regional Employment & Community Services ALPG Pro-Am 70 (−3)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bree Arthur
310 Jan 2014 Ingham's Antill Park Pro-Am 66 (−5)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Kemp
426 Jan 2014 Bing Lee Fujitsu General Women's New South Wales Open 200 (−16)3 strokes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nikki Campbell

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament2014201520162017
ANA Inspiration
U.S. Women's Open
Women's PGA Championship CUTT62T29
The Evian Championship CUTCUTT48T40
Women's British Open CUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. ↑ "European Girls' Team Championship 2003" (PDF). EGA. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "European Lady Junior's Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Joanna Klatten Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Joanna Klatten". Rolex Rankings. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "2015 LPGA Kia Performance Award Winners". LPGA. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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