Kylie Henry

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Kylie Henry
Personal information
Full nameKylie Walker Henry
Born (1986-08-30) 30 August 1986 (age 37)
Glasgow, Scotland
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Spouse
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(m. 2016)​
Career
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s) Ladies European Tour
Sunshine Ladies Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour2
ALPG Tour1
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship DNP
Women's PGA C'ship DNP
U.S. Women's Open CUT: 2015
Women's British Open T44: 2023
Evian Championship CUT: 2014

Kylie Walker Henry (born 30 August 1986) is a Scottish professional golfer. She won her first Ladies European Tour title at the Deloitte Ladies Open in Amsterdam in May 2014. She played under her maiden name Kylie Walker until her marriage to golfer Scott Henry in late 2016. [1]

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Amateur career

Walker had a successful amateur career, representing Great Britain and Ireland in the 2009 Vagliano Trophy, [2] twice winning the St Rule Trophy and winning the 2008 Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association Order of Merit. She turned professional at the beginning of 2010 after finishing 9th in the LET Qualifying School at the end of 2009. [3] [4]

Professional career

2010 was Walker’s rookie season as a professional on the Ladies European Tour. She had two top-10 finishes, finishing tied for 8th at the Finnair Masters and at the Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open. [3] In 2011, she recorded three top-10 finishes including 4th at the Raiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters [3] and 5th at the Ladies Scottish Open. [5] Walker also appeared at her first Women's British Open, making the cut and finishing tied for 59th. [6] [7] In 2012, her best finish was 10th at the Ladies Scottish Open. [8]

In January 2014, Walker won her first professional tournament, on the ALPG Tour at the Renault Ladies Pro-Am in Australia. [9] In May 2014, Walker gained her first victory on the Ladies European Tour at the Dutch Ladies Open in Amsterdam after a play-off. [10] In July 2014, she won her second LET title, the Ladies German Open after a play-off with Charley Hull, [11] having equalled the LET low score record for 36 holes [12] and broken the 54-hole record during the tournament. [13]

Personal

She is married to Challenge Tour golfer Scott Henry. They competed against each other in the Jordan Mixed Open. [14]

Professional wins (4)

Ladies European Tour (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
125 May 2014 Deloitte Ladies Open 69-72-72=213−6Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nikki Campbell, Flag of Denmark.svg Malene Jørgensen
220 Jul 2014 Ladies German Open 64-64-64-71=263−25Playoff Flag of England.svg Charley Hull

LET playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12014 Deloitte Ladies Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nikki Campbell, Flag of Denmark.svg Malene Jørgensen Won with birdie on first extra hole
12014 Ladies German Open Flag of England.svg Charley Hull Won with par on first extra hole

Sunshine Ladies Tour (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
118 Feb 2024 Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am 72-70-71=213−32 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Lee-Anne Pace

ALPG wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. ↑ Dempster, Martin (18 March 2017). "Kylie Henry eyes title as ideal honeymoon send-off". The Scotsman.
  2. ↑ Ladies Golf Union
  3. 1 2 3 "Kylie Henry – Player Profile". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Scottish Ladies' Golf Association
  5. ↑ Rodger, Nick (29 April 2012). "Driven to succeed". The Herald. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Rodger, Nick (6 July 2014). "Women's British Open: Walker into her stride as she takes on big guns". The Herald. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ricoh Women's British Open – Final Result – 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Kylie Walker – Player Season Profile – 2012". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Scotland's Walker Wins Renault Ladies Pro-Am". Golf Australia. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Scotland's Kylie Walker wins Deloitte Ladies Open". BBC Sport. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Walker wins play-off against Hull". Ladies European Tour. 20 July 2014. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "German Open: Kylie Walker equals Ladies European Tour record". BBC Sport. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "German Open: Kylie Walker fires lowest ever three-round total". BBC Sport. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  14. ↑ "Husband and wife set for world-first in Jordan". European Tour. 3 April 2019.
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