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Danish professional golfer
Amalie Leth-Nissen Born (2004-09-15 ) 15 September 2004 (age 19 ) Copenhagen , Denmark Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m ) Sporting nationality Denmark Residence Copenhagen , Denmark Turned professional 2023 Current tour(s ) LET (joined 2023)
DGU Junior Order of Merit2020, 2021
Amalie Leth-Nissen (born 15 September 2004) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour .[1] Terre Blanche Ladies Open and the 2022 Smørum Ladies Open on the LET Access Series .
Early life and family [ edit ]
Leth-Nissen was born in 2004 and grew up in Herlev , a suburb of Copenhagen . She was introduced to golf by her father in 2013, when she was 8 years old.[2]
She has three sisters, Cecilie, Marie and Sofie. Her two-year older sister Cecile is an accomplished golfer and member of the Oklahoma State Cowgirls golf team.[3]
Leth-Nissen graduated from Lindehøjskolen in 2020 and enrolled in high school class of 2024 at Falkonergården in Frederiksberg . In 2020, she left Hjortespring Golf Club to represent Smørum Golf Club.[2]
She is a left-handed golfer.[4]
Amateur career [ edit ]
Leth-Nissen had a successful amateur career and joined the National Team. Representing Denmark, she won the 2019 European Girls' Team Championship and lead her team to a third-place finish in the 2022 European Ladies' Team Championship alongside her sister Cecilie. Representing Europe, she won the 2019 Junior Vagliano Trophy and the 2021 Junior Solheim Cup .[2]
Leth-Nissen won the stroke-play qualifying at the 2020 The Women's Amateur Championship and was the number one seed going into match-play. She claimed three birdies in her last five holes, to face her sister Cecilie in the opening last-64 tie.[5]
In 2020, she came close to completing the domestic triple, winning the Danish National Girls Championship and the Danish National Match Play Championship, while finishing second at the Danish National Stroke Play Championship, a stroke behind Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen and seven strokes ahead of the rest of the field.[6]
In 2020 and 2021, she topped the Danish Golf Union Junior Order of Merit.[7] [8]
Leth-Nissen made two starts on the LET Access Series as an amateur. In 2021, she was solo second at the 2021 Terre Blanche Ladies Open in France, four strokes behind Linn Grant . In 2022, she finished runner-up, four strokes behind her sister Cecilie, at the Smørum Ladies Open held at her home club.
In 2022, she rose to 6th place in the World Amateur Golf Rankings after winning the French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship and the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley.[9] [10] Augusta National Women's Amateur .[11] [12]
Professional career [ edit ]
Leth-Nissen turned professional after securing a place on the 2023 Ladies European Tour in December 2022.[13] La Manga in Spain, after at times holding the outright lead.[14] [15]
Amateur wins [ edit ]
2018 Molleaen Open, DGU Elite Tour III Damer & Piger
2019 Mons Bank Mon Open, DGU Elite Tour I Damer & Piger
2020 Danish National Match Play Championship, Danish National Girls Championship
2021 Mons Bank Mon Open, DGU Elite Tour III Damer & Piger, European Ladies' Club Trophy (individual)
2022 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley, French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship
Source:[6]
Team appearances [ edit ]
Amateur
Source:[6]
References [ edit ]
^ "Women's Golf Roster: Cecilie Leth-Nissen" . Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved 14 January 2023 .
^ "The class of '22: Meet this year's LET Q-School graduates" . National Club Golfer. Retrieved 14 January 2023 .
^ "Quintet top qualifying at The Women's Amateur Championship" . Golf Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2023 .
^ a b c "Amalie Leth-Nissen" . World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 13 January 2023 .
^ "DGU Juniorrangliste Piger 2020" . DGU. Retrieved 14 January 2023 .
^ "DGU Juniorrangliste Piger 2021" . DGU. Retrieved 14 January 2023 .
^ Sønnichsen, Thomas (11 January 2023). "Danmark får en ny professionel golfspiller" (in Danish). TV 2 Danmark. Retrieved 14 January 2023 .
^ Robertson, Brendan (13 January 2023). "12th Junior Invitational To Be Contested at Sage Valley Golf Club" . WJBF. Retrieved 14 January 2023 .
^ Cheney, Will. "Playoffs, girls' field highlight 2022 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley" . The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved 14 January 2023 .
^ "Amalie Leth-Nissen Bio" . Augusta National Women's Amateur. Retrieved 14 January 2023 .
^ Henningsen, Kim (10 January 2023). "Dansk stortalent bliver professionel" (in Danish). Golfavisen. Retrieved 14 January 2023 .
^ "Amateur Leth-Nissen leads after Day One at La Manga" . Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 14 January 2023 .
^ Sigdal, Anders (19 December 2022). "Amalie Leth-Nissen holder sig til i toppen" (in Danish). Golfavisen. Retrieved 14 January 2023 .
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