Dewi Claire Schreefel (born 12 November 1985) is a Dutch professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and formerly on the Futures Tour.
| Dewi Claire Schreefel | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 12 November 1985 Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  Netherlands |
| Residence | Diepenveen, Deventer, Netherlands |
| Career | |
| College | University of Southern California |
| Turned professional | 2008 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2010) Ladies European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Futures Tour (joined 2009) |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
| Epson Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T66: 2012 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T57: 2011 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T36: 2013 |
| Women's British Open | T11: 2011 |
| Evian Championship | 70th: 2014 |
Personal
editSchreefel was born in Alkmaar, Netherlands on 12 November 1985. She resides in the village of Diepenveen located within the municipality of Deventer. Her father is Indonesian and her mother is Dutch.
Amateur and college career
editAs a junior player, Schreefel won the Dutch Stroke-Play Championship five times, in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004. She also won the 2004 Italian Women's Amateur Championship and the Dutch Match-Play Championship. She attended the University of Southern California where she was a member of the 2008 NCAA National Championship winning team, was the 2006 NCAA Individual champion, a three-time All-American and finished in the top-10 14 times. She had three wins during her college career.[1] She graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology.[citation needed]
Schreefel was part of the Dutch team finishing silver medalists at the 2008 European Ladies' Team Championship after host nation Sweden at Stenungsund Golf Club.[2] She also played for the Netherlands five times in a row at the Espirito Santo Trophy, last time in 2008 in Adelaide, Australia.[3][4]
Professional career
editSchreefel turned professional in 2008, and joined the Futures Tour on 27 January 2009. She had one win on the Futures Tour in her rookie season and finished tenth on the season-ending money list to earn LPGA Tour status for 2010, although she was unable to gain entry into any LPGA events in 2010 because of her low status on the LPGA priority list and she played a second full season on the Futures Tour that year. She finished tied for fourth place in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament on 12 December 2010 to earn full playing status on the LPGA for 2011.[5]
Professional wins (2)
editLadies European Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Sep 2014 | Helsingborg Open | −17 (67-70-68-66=271) | 7 strokes |
Futures Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Jul 2009 | ING New England Golf Classic | −8 (69-64-69=202) | 3 strokes |
Results in LPGA majors
editResults not in chronological order before 2015.
| ! Tournament | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | CUT | T66 | CUT | T71 | CUT | ||
| Women's PGA Championship | T57 | T62 | CUT | 72 | CUT | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | T57 | T36 | CUT | CUT | |
| Women's British Open | T11 | T47 | T56 | CUT | CUT | ||
| The Evian Championship ^ | CUT | 70 | |||||
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
editAmateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Netherlands): 1999, 2000
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2002 (winners)
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2002, 2003 (winners)
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Netherlands): 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Netherlands): 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
References
edit- ^ University of Southern California, USC Trojan Profile Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ^ "European Team Championships". European Golf Association. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "World Amateur Team Championships: Women's World Amateur Team Championship". Golfstat. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "23rd World Amateur Team Championship" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. pp. 5−10. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ LPGA, LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament Archived 2011-08-14 at the Wayback Machine 10 December 2010, Retrieved 2011-07-30.
External links
edit- Dewi Claire Schreefel at the LPGA Tour official site
- Dewi Claire Schreefel at the LPGA Futures Tour official site (archived)
- Dewi Claire Schreefel at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Profile at the University of Southern California sports site Archived 2011-11-26 at the Wayback Machine