Lucie Malchirand

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Lucie Malchirand
Personal information
Born (2003-02-21) 21 February 2003 (age 22)
Aix-en-Provence, France
Sporting nationalityFlag of France.svg  France
ResidenceFrance
Career
Turned professional2021
Current tour(s) LET Access Series
Former tour(s) Ladies European Tour (joined 2021)
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour1
Other2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship DNP
Women's PGA C'ship DNP
U.S. Women's Open CUT: 2020
Women's British Open CUT: 2021
Evian Championship 76th: 2021

Lucie Malchirand (born 21 February 2003) is a French professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. In 2021 she won the Ladies Italian Open as an 18 year old amateur. [1]

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Amateur career

Malchirand had a successful amateur career and reached number 10 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. She won the Grand Prix de ligue PACA Dames in 2018 and 2020, the International Juniors of Belgium in 2018 and Internationaux de France U21 - Trophee Esmond in 2019. She finished second in the 2020 Junior Orange Bowl in Florida. She was runner-up at the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship in 2019 and won the event in 2021. [2]

She represented France at the 2017 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup and at the European Girls' Team Championship three times. She played for Europe in the 2019 Junior Solheim Cup at Gleneagles and was part of the winning Junior Vagliano Trophy team in 2019. [2]

Malchirand made her major debut at the 2020 U.S. Women's Open by virtue of being number 14 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. [3]

Professional career

Malchirand turned professional and joined the Ladies European Tour after she won the 2021 Ladies Italian Open. [4] She won by one stroke following back-to-back birdies on the final two holes, after she received an invitation to the event having won the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship two weeks earlier. She received an invitation to the 2021 Evian Championship, where she made the cut. [5]

In 2024, Malchirand won the Santander Golf Tour Sevilla, held at Zaudín Golf Club, after a final round of 63 strokes (-8), to force the Spanish players to settle for second and third place. [6]

Amateur wins (6)

Professional wins (3)

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runners-up
130 May 2021 Ladies Italian Open (as an amateur)66-71-72=209−71 stroke Flag of England.svg Gabriella Cowley
Flag of Finland.svg Ursula Wikström

Sunshine Ladies Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runners-up
122 Feb 2025 Standard Bank Ladies Open 64-68-72=204−124 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Casandra Alexander
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Romy Meekers

Santander Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner-up
17 Nov 2024Santander Golf Tour Sevilla68-63=131−113 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Amaia Latorre

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile Lucie Malchirand". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Lucie Malchirand". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Player Bio: Lucie Malchirand". USGA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Lucie Malchirand". Women's World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Malchirand: Everything Was Perfect". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Lucie Malchirand smashes record to take victory". Tennis World. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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