Anne van Dam

Anne van Dam (born 2 October 1995) is a Dutch professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour[1] and Ladies European Tour.[2]

Anne van Dam
Personal information
Born (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995
Arnhem, Netherlands
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nationality Netherlands
Career
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2019)
Ladies European Tour (joined 2015)
Former tour(s)LET Access Series
Symetra Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour5
ALPG Tour1
Other2
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA InspirationCUT: 2019
Women's PGA C'shipT71: 2019
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2018, 2019
Women's British OpenT39: 2016
Evian ChampionshipT37: 2018

Career

Van Dam turned professional in 2015. She began playing on the LET Access Series (LETAS) and Ladies European Tour (LET) in 2015 and won the HLR Golf Academy Open on the LETAS.[3] In 2016, she again played on both tours and won the CitizenGuard LETAS Trophy on the LETAS[4] and the Xiamen International Ladies Open on the LET.[3][5] In 2017, she played mainly on the Ladies European Tour[3] and finished fifth on the Order of Merit.

In 2018, van Dam played on both the Ladies European Tour and the Symetra Tour.[3] She won twice on the LET, at the Estrella Damm Ladies Open[6] and Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España Femenino[7] and finished second Order of Merit. On the Symetra Tour, her best finish was T-8 at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship.[3] She competed in the LPGA Q-Series and earned an LPGA Tour card for 2019.[1]

In 2019, van Dam played on both the LPGA Tour and the LET. She won the ActewAGL Canberra Classic on the LET.[8] She earned a spot on the European Solheim Cup team via her LET Solheim Cup points ranking.[9]

Van Dam is known for her driving distance.[10] She led the category on the LET in 2017 and 2018 and is leading on both the LET and LPGA Tour as of August 2019.[1][2]

Professional wins (7)

Ladies European Tour wins (5)
  • 2016 Xiamen International Ladies Open^
  • 2018 Estrella Damm Ladies Open, Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España Femenino
  • 2019 ActewAGL Canberra Classic†, Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España Femenino (2)

^Co-sanctioned with the China LPGA Tour
†Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour

LET Access Series wins
  • 2015 HLR Golf Academy Open
  • 2016 CitizenGuard LETAS Trophy

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament2016201720182019
ANA Inspiration CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT
Women's PGA Championship T71
The Evian Championship CUT T37 T52
Women's British Open CUT T39 CUT T44
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration00000010
U.S. Women's Open00000020
Women's PGA Championship00000011
The Evian Championship00000032
Women's British Open00000042
Totals000000115
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2019 Women's PGA – 2019 British, current)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup record
YearTotal
matches		Total
W–L–H		Singles
W–L–H		Foursomes
W–L–H		Fourballs
W–L–H		Points
won		Points
%
Career 4 1–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 1 25.0
2019 4 1–3–0 0–1–0 lost to L. Salas 1 dn 0–1–0 lost w/ A. Nordqvist 2&1 1–1–0 won w/ S. Pettersen 4&2
lost w/ S. Pettersen 1 dn		 1 25.0

References
  1. "Anne van Dam". LPGA. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. "Anne van Dam". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. "Anne van Dam". Rolex Rankings. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. "Van Dam Wins CitizenGuard LETAS Trophy". LET Access Series. 16 July 2016.
  5. "Van Dam earns breakthrough win". SuperSport.com. 16 October 2016.
  6. Bethel, Elizabeth (23 September 2018). "Anne Van Dam notches 2nd pro win at Estrella Damm". ForeGals.
  7. "2019 LPGA Rookie Anne Van Dam Wins on Ladies European Tour". LPGA. 25 November 2018.
  8. "Dutch golfer Anne van Dam wins Canberra Classic". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. 2 March 2019.
  9. "Anne van Dam among eight automatic qualifiers for Europe's Solheim Cup team". Golfweek. Associated Press. 11 August 2019.
  10. Nichols, Beth Ann (24 March 2019). "LPGA rookie Anne van Dam is turning heads with her massive distance". Golfweek.
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