Marie-Laure de Lorenzi

Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (born 21 January 1961, in Biarritz) is a French professional golfer. She is also known by her married name Marie-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
Biarritz, France
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sporting nationality France
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

De Lorenzi played for her country in the European 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]

De Lorenzi joined the Ladies European Tour in 1987 and is now a life member of the tour, having accumulated 19 tournament victories on it. She played for Europe in the first Solheim 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

Professional wins (21)

Ladies European Tour wins (19)

Other wins (2)

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References
  1. Johnson, Bill (29 June 1989). "Taya can make a name for herself". The Herald (Glasgow). p. 27. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
  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. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  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. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  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. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  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. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  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. Retrieved 2022-12-24.


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