Leonie Harm

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Leonie Harm
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Harm in August 2018
Personal information
Born (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 26)
Stuttgart, Germany
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Career
College University of Houston
Turned professional2020
Current tour(s) Ladies European Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship DNP
Women's PGA C'ship DNP
U.S. Women's Open T49: 2021
Women's British Open T7: 2021
Evian Championship CUT: 2021

Leonie Harm (born 1997) is a German professional golfer. In 2018, Harm was the first golfer from Germany to win the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship in the event's history. Her British Amateur win gave her exemptions to multiple LPGA Tour events including the 2018 Women's British Open and 2019 U.S. Women's Open. In team events, Harm played at the European Ladies' Team Championship in 2016, 2017 and 2018 while also appearing at the 2018 Espirito Santo Trophy.

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Early life and education

Harm was born in Stuttgart, Germany and attended a biochemical program at the University of Houston for her post-secondary education. At Houston, she played for the Houston Cougars golf team from 2015 to 2019. [1] [2]

Career

As an amateur golfer, Harm competed at the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship and European Ladies Amateur Championship in 2017. [3] The following year, Harm was the first golfer from Germany to win the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship. [4] With her 2018 British Amateur win, she won exemptions to the 2018 Women's British Open, 2018 Evian Championship and the 2019 U.S. Women's Open majors held by the LPGA Tour. In amateur events, Harm also received an exemption to the 2019 Augusta National Women's Amateur with her British Amateur win. [5]

During the 2018 LPGA Tour major events, Harm missed the cut in the British Open and did not play in the Evian Championship. [6] [7] The following year, Harm was cut during the 2019 Augusta Amateur and the 2019 U.S. Women's Open. [8] [9] In team events, Harm competed at the 2016, 2017 and 2018 European Ladies' Team Championship. Apart from European team events, Harm was also a participant at the 2015 Junior Solheim Cup and the 2018 Espirito Santo Trophy. [3] [2]

Harm turned professional in early 2020. [10] [3]

Personal life

In 2013, Harm was in a coma and sustained multiple injuries after being hit by a drunk driver. [11]

Amateur wins

Source: [3]

Team appearances

Source: [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Leonie Harm". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 Hauser, Melanie (2 April 2019). "UH golfer Leonie Harm riding high heading to Augusta National". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Leonie Harm". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Germany's Leonie Harm goes from near-fatal accident to Ladies' British Amateur champion". Golf World. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Harm goes from near death to Ladies Amateur champion". Golf Channel. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Ricoh Women's British Open 2018 Leaderboard". Golf Channel. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "2018 Evian Championship Leader Board". Golf Digest. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "Leonie Harm". Augusta National Women's Amateur. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "U.S. Women's Open: May 30 – June 2, 2019". United States Golf Association. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "Nothing Standing In Harm' Way". LPGA. 13 July 2020.
  11. ↑ Duarte, Joseph (19 May 2016). "Freshman recovers from near fatal accident to make UH golf history". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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