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Marie-Laure de Lorenzi

Marie-Laure de Lorenzi(born 21 January 1961, inBiarritz) is a French professionalgolfer.She is also known by her married nameMarie-Laure Taya,and competed using that name until midway through 1989 when she reverted to her maiden name.[1]

Marie-Laure de Lorenzi
Personal information
Born(1961-01-21)21 January 1961(age 63)
Biarritz,France
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sporting nationalityFrance
ResidenceBarcelona,Spain
Career
Turned professional1986
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour(1987–2004)
Professional wins21
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour19 (3rd all-time)
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT48: 1989
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenT11: 1989
du Maurier ClassicDNP
Women's British OpenDNP
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Order of Merit		1988, 1989

Amateur career

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De Lorenzi played for her country in theEuropean Lady Junior's Team Championship,for players up to the age of 21, from she was 14 years old in 1975 until 1982 and was on the winning team in 1979. She also won individually in 1981.[2][3][4][5][6]

She also represented her country four times at theEuropean Ladies' Team Championship[7][8][9][10]and four times at theEspirito Santo Trophy.[11]

Professional career

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De Lorenzi joined theLadies European Tourin 1987 and won the Order of Merit in1988and1989.In those two years, when she led the rankings, she finished first or second 17 times, when the tour schedules included 46 individual tournaments over the two seasons.

She has become a life member of the tour, having accumulated 19 tournament victories on it.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

She played for Europe in the firstSolheim Cup,which took place in 1990, and was also a member of the European team in 1996 and 1998. She was assistant captain of the European Solheim Cup team in 2007. She retired from tournament golf in 2004.

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (21)

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Ladies European Tour wins (19)

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Other wins (2)

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Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

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  1. ^Johnson, Bill (29 June 1989)."Taya can make a name for herself".The Herald (Glasgow).p. 27.Retrieved2010-03-06.
  2. ^"Waterloo var ingen lyckoarena" Vi vinner nästa år ""[Waterloo was no lucky place "We will win next year" ].Svensk Golf(in Swedish). No. 6/1975. August 1975. pp. 30, 51.Retrieved2022-12-22.
  3. ^Montgomery, Barbro (August 1978)."Europamästare!" Tacka Thure för första fullträffen ", JEM i siffror"[European Champions! "Thank Thure for the first win", European Lady Junior's Team Championship in numbers].Svensk Golf(in Swedish). No. 6/1978. pp. 56–57.Retrieved2022-12-23.
  4. ^Nordlund, Anders (September 1979)."Flickorna i final igen men nu vann Frankrike, JEM i siffror"[The girls in the final again but this time France won, European Lady Junior's Team Championship in numbers].Svensk Golf(in Swedish). No. 7/1979. pp. 25–26.Retrieved2022-12-23.
  5. ^"Fin fjärdeplats för flickornas nya JEM-lag"[Fine fourth place finish for the girls new team at the European Lady Junior's Team Championship].Svensk Golf(in Swedish). No. 6/1980. August 1980. pp. 32, 68.Retrieved2022-12-25.
  6. ^Nordlund, Anders (September 1981)."Andra EM-guldet på en månad! JEM i siffror"[The second European gold in a month! European Lady Junior's Team Championship in numbers].Svensk Golf(in Swedish). No. 6/1981. pp. 38–39.Retrieved2022-12-24.
  7. ^Nordlund, Anders (August 1979)."EM-glädjen som kom av sig"[The joy that finished].Svensk Golf(in Swedish). No. 6. pp. 28–29, 31.Retrieved28 October2021.
  8. ^Nordlund, Anders (August 1981)."Allt började så illa, men slutade i EM-guld"[It all began so bad, but ended in European Championship gold].Svensk Golf(in Swedish). No. 6. pp. 12–15.Retrieved29 October2021.
  9. ^Nordlund, Anders (August 1983)."Drömmar om silver och guld slutade med brons"[Dreams about silver and gold ended with bronz].Svensk Golf(in Swedish). No. 6. pp. 30–32.Retrieved1 November2021.
  10. ^Persson, Lars-Åke (August 1985)."Medaljförhoppningarna grusades, England nya mästare"[Medal hopes failed, England new champions].Svensk Golf(in Swedish). No. 8. pp. 26–29.Retrieved3 November2021.
  11. ^"World Amateur Team Championships – Women's Records".RetrievedMay 30,2013.
  12. ^"Facit -87, Europa-touren, damer, WPGA"[Season 1987, European Tour, Ladies, WPGA].Svensk Golf(in Swedish). No. 12. December 1987. p. 67.Retrieved18 September2023.
  13. ^"Facit -88, Europa-touren, damer, WPG"[Season 1988, European Tour, Ladies, WPG].Svensk Golf(in Swedish). No. 12. December 1988. p. 67.Retrieved21 September2023.
  14. ^"Facit -89, Europa-touren, damer, Penningligan"[Season 1989, European Tour, Ladies, Money leaders].Svensk Golf(in Swedish). No. 12. December 1989. p. 67.Retrieved21 September2023.
  15. ^"Facit -90, Europa-touren, damer, Penningligan"[Season 1990, European Tour, Ladies, Money leaders].Svensk Golf(in Swedish). No. 12. December 1990. p. 91.Retrieved22 September2023.
  16. ^"Facit -92, Europa-touren, damer, Penningligan"[Season 1991, European Tour, Ladies, Money leaders].Svensk Golf(in Swedish). No. 1. January 1992. p. 80.Retrieved22 September2023.
  17. ^"Facit -92, WPG European Tour, Penningligan"[Season 1992, WPG European Tour, Money leaders].Svensk Golf(in Swedish). No. 1. January 1993. p. 74.Retrieved22 September2023.
  18. ^"Facit -93, Fakta från WPGET, Penningligan"[Season 1993, Facts from WPGET, Money leaders].Svensk Golf(in Swedish). No. 1. January 1994. p. 47.Retrieved22 September2023.
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