Nicole Broch Estrup (née Larsen) (born 14 May 1993) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour (LET).
| Nicole Broch Estrup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 14 May 1993 Hillerød, Denmark | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Denmark | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2013 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Symetra Tour LET Access Series | ||
| Professional wins | 5 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Ladies European Tour | 1 | ||
| Epson Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 3 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| Chevron Championship | T60: 2018 | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | CUT: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T38: 2016 | ||
| Women's British Open | T17: 2016 | ||
| Evian Championship | T11: 2015 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Broch Estrup started playing golf at the age of nine. She reached 11th on World Amateur Golf Ranking in 2012 before turning professional.[1]
She led from start to finish over four rounds to win the 2015 Helsingborg Open on the Ladies European Tour at Vasatorp Golf Club in Sweden. She finished third on the LET Order of Merit in 2015 and was named 2015 LET Player of the Year[2][3][4]
She represented Denmark at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and finished 36th.[5]
She gained an LPGA Tour card for 2017 via the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. She finished tied third at the 2017 Canadian Pacific Womens Open. In 2019, she reached an LPGA Tour career best finish as runner-up at the same tournament, the CP Women's Open. In 2021, she finished tied 35th in LPGA Q-Series to earn LPGA Tour membership for the 2022 season.[5]
In 2022, she finished tied second, losing in a play-off, won by Klára Davidson Spilková, in the KPMG Women's Irish Open on the Ladies European Tour.[6]
Professional wins (5)
editLadies European Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Sep 2015 | Helsingborg Open | 68-69-68-75=280 | −8 | 1 stroke |  Ashleigh Simon
|
Ladies European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | KPMG Women's Irish Open |  Klára Spilková Ursula Wikström
|
Spilková won with birdie on first extra hole |
Symetra Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Oct 2016 | Symetra Tour Championship | 64-68-67-67=266 | −18 | Playoff |  Ally McDonald
|
Symetra Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | Guardian Retirement Championship | Brittany Altomare
|
Lost on fifth extra hole |
| 2 | 2016 | Symetra Tour Championship | Ally McDonald
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
LET Access Series (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Aug 2013 | HLR Golf Academy Open | 72-70-68=210 | −3 | Playoff |  Fabienne In-Albon Patricia Sanz Barrio
|
| 2 | 20 Sep 2013 | Ladies Norwegian Challenge | 73-66-73=212 | −4 | 4 strokes | Laurette Maritz
|
LET Access Serie playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | Samsø Ladies Open |  Antonella Cvitan
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2013 | HLR Golf Academy Open | Fabienne In-Albon Patricia Sanz Barrio
|
Other wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Apr 2024 | Australian Women's Classic | 66 | −6 | Title shared with Tsai Pei-ying and Jess Whitting[a]
| |
Results in LPGA majors
editResults not in chronological order.
| ! Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T60 | 76 | T63 | |||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T38 | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||
| The Evian Championship | T11 | T18 | CUT | T62 | NT | CUT | CUT | |||
| Women's British Open | T24 | T17 | T62 | CUT | T67 | T42 | CUT | T44 | T37 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Team appearances
editAmateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Denmark): 2010
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Denmark): 2009, 2011, 2013
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Denmark): 2012
- Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2013 (winners)
Source:[7]
Notes
edit- ^ The LET and WPGA Tour of Australasia co-sanctioned tournament was terminated after only 18 holes due to heavy rain. As a result, the title was shared between three players and it was classed as unofficial, with no Order of Merit points or official money.
References
edit- ^ "Players, Nicole Broch Estrup, Bio". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Nicole Broch Larsen clinches one-shot win at Helsingborg Open". Sky Sports. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ Bethel, Elizabeth (7 September 2015). "Nicole Broch Larsen Wins Helsingborg Open and Joins Evian Championship Field". Progolfnow.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ Brode, Todd (12 February 2016). "New Zealand Women's Open: Nicole Broch Larsen Leads, Lydia Ko Lurks". Progolfnow.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Players, Nicole Broch Estrup, Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Spelare, Nicole Broch Estrup, Samtliga tävlingsresultat, 2022 KPMG Womens Irish Open" [Players, Nicole Broch Estrup, Tournaments, 2022 KPMG Womens Irish Open]. Swedish Golf Fedefration and Golfdata AB. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "European Girls' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 10 January 2024.
External links
edit- Nicole Broch Estrup at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Nicole Broch Estrup at the LPGA Tour official site
- Nicole Broch Estrup at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Nicole Broch Estrup at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish) from week 34 2021
- Nicole Broch Estrup at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish) until week 33 2021 under the name Nicole Broch Larsen