Louise Duncan

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Louise Duncan
Personal information
Full nameLouise Margaret Duncan
BornFebruary 2000 (age 24)
West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Career
College University of Edinburgh
University of Stirling
Turned professional2022
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship DNP
Women's PGA C'ship DNP
U.S. Women's Open CUT: 2022
Women's British Open T10: 2021
Evian Championship DNP

Louise Margaret Duncan (born February 2000) is a Scottish professional golfer. She won The Women's Amateur Championship in 2021 and finished tied for 10th at the 2021 Women's British Open. [1]

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Amateur career

Duncan started playing golf at 10. [2] She is a product of West Kilbride Golf Club on Scotland's west coast, where she has been coached by club professional Iain Darroch. An R&A Scholar and University of Stirling student, Duncan has benefited from coaching by former European Tour winner Dean Robertson, who also served as her caddie during the 2021 Women's British Open. [3]

In 2018, she won the Fairhaven Trophy and was runner-up at the Scottish Girls' Amateur Championship. In 2019, she was 3rd at the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship held at Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club. In 2021, she triumphed at the Womens Amateur Championship, the first Scot to win the Women's Amateur since Alison Rose in 1997. Her win was also notable as she recorded the largest winning margin in the championship's history, beating Jóhanna Lea Lúđvíksdóttir, 9 and 8. [3]

Duncan has represented Scotland at the Girls Home Internationals, Women's Home Internationals, European Girls' Team Championship and the European Ladies' Team Championship. She was part of Great Britain and Ireland's 2021 Curtis Cup team at Conwy Golf Club and in 2022 at Merion. [4]

Duncan's Women's Amateur win qualified her for the 2021 Women's British Open at Carnoustie Golf Links, where she was the breakout star of the week. After rounds of 68, 73 and 68 she was tied for fourth place, only two strokes behind joint leaders Nanna Koerstz Madsen and Anna Nordqvist. She had a final round 72, to finish in a tie for 10th place. She joined winner Anna Nordqvist at the trophy presentation to accept the Smyth Salver for low amateur. [5]

Professional career

Duncan turned professional in July 2022. [6]

Amateur wins

Source: [4]

Results in LPGA majors

! Tournament20212022
Chevron Championship
U.S. Women's Open CUT
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian Championship
Women's British Open T10LAT19
  Top 10
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Source: [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Dempster, Martin (22 August 2021). "AIG Women's Open: Louise Duncan 'mind-blown' by top-10 finish in major debut". The Scotsman. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  2. ↑ Gilmour, Rod (21 August 2017). "Louise Duncan comes of age in Junior Golf Championship qualifying". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Louise Duncan / Five things you need to know". Women's British Open. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Louise Duncan". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "The Story of the Championship / AIG Women's Open 2021". Women's British Open. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Louise Duncan reverses decision not to turn pro after Women's Open 'eye-opener'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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