Laura Beveridge

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Laura Beveridge
Personal information
Born (1988-08-08) 8 August 1988 (age 34)
Aberdeen, Scotland
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Career
College Robert Gordon University
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s) Ladies European Tour (joined 2015)
Former tour(s) LET Access Series (joined 2013)
Professional wins3
Achievements and awards
Ladies Tartan Tour Order of Merit2014

Laura Beveridge (born 8 August 1988) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour. She competed as Laura Murray until she married PGA Golf Professional Keil Beveridge in October 2021. She was runner-up at the 2022 Estrella Damm Ladies Open. [1]

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Early life and amateur career

Beveridge grew up in Alford, Aberdeenshire, and has been playing golf since she was ten years old. She attended Robert Gordon University, where she studied Sport and Exercise Science. [1]

Beveridge had a successful amateur career and won the St Rule Trophy in 2010 and 2012, and the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship in 2012. She accumulated 32 caps for Scotland, including playing in the Women's Home Internationals, the European Ladies' Team Championship, and representing Scotland at the 2012 Espirito Santo Trophy. [2]

Professional career

Beveridge turned professional in 2013 and joined the LET Access Series, where her best finish in her rookie season was a T10 at the Norrporten Ladies Open in Sweden. In 2014 she was T3 at the Kristianstad Åhus Ladies Open, and secured an LET card at Q-School. In her rookie season on the LET she finished 87th in the Order of Merit. [1]

Beveridge shared her time between LET and LETAS from 2015 and 2020. She lost a playoff to Ariane Provot at the 2015 Sölvesborg Ladies Open, but secured her first LETAS title at the 2016 Elisefarm Ladies Open. She finished T13 at the 2016 Sanya Ladies Open in China. In 2019, Beveridge played in five LET events with a season-best T7 in the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open, and claimed her second LETAS title in the Rügenwalder Mühle Ladies Open at Golf am Meer, near Bremen. She finished fourth on the LETAS Order of Merit to earn full LET playing rights for 2020. [3]

In 2020, Beveridge played in nine events with a season-best T10 at the Saudi Ladies Team International. In 2021 she headed to Q-School in December and finished in the top-20 to secure her full playing rights for 2022, where she was T4 at the Amundi German Masters and solo second behind Carlota Ciganda at the 2022 Estrella Damm Ladies Open. [1]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

LET Access Series wins (2)

No.DateTournamentScoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
117 Sep 2016 Elisefarm Ladies Open −7 (69-70-70=209)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stacey Keating
Flag of Austria.svg Sarah Schober
228 Sep 2019 Rügenwalder Mühle Ladies Open −14 (64-68-70=202)2 strokes Flag of France.svg Marie Fourquier

Santander Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin
of victory
Runner-upRef
125 Oct 2018Santander Golf Tour Cáceres137 (–7)1 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Marta Sanz Barrio [4]

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Laura Beveridge Bio". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. "Laura Murray Turns Pro on Advice From Paul Lawrie". Scottish Golf View. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. Rodger, Nick (16 October 2019). "Alford's tour player Laura Murray on golf, gifts and Emeli Sandie". The Herald. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  4. "Laura Murray wins the Santander Golf Tour in Cáceres". Santander Golf Tour. Retrieved 10 July 2022.