Christel Boeljon
Encyclopedia
Christel Wilhelmina Boeljon (born 30 July 1987) is a professional golfer
from The Netherlands, currently playing on the Ladies European Tour
and the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.
. One day she joined her parents for a visit to the Golfclub Spaarnwoude, and two years later she gave up field hockey
and concentrated on golf. In 2005 she continued her studies in the United States and accepted a golf scholarship
to Purdue University
in Indiana
. In her first 25 tournaments she played 24 rounds under par.
Highlights
, when she returned from Purdue. She went to the Ladies European Tour
's qualifying school
in 2008, won the first stage and finished 4th at the final stage in 2009. She began well, she made the cut at the ANZ Ladies Masters
in Australia
and finished 41st. In April, she won the European Ladies Golf Cup
together with Marjet van der Graaff. In June she again won the National Stroke Play. She made the cut at the 2009 Women's British Open
and finished 57th.
In 2011 she played her first major
in the United States, the Kraft Nabisco Championship
and finished 15th. A few weeks later she won the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open in Belek
, then finished 2nd at the Ladies Slovak Open, which was good enough to become the leader of the Ladies European Tour money list.
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
LA = low amateur
Yellow background for top-10.
Professional
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
from The Netherlands, currently playing on the Ladies European Tour
Ladies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...
and the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.
Amateur career
Boeljon was born in BeverwijkBeverwijk
Beverwijk is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The town is located about northwest of Amsterdam in the Randstad metropolitan area, north of the North Sea Canal very close to the North Sea coast...
. One day she joined her parents for a visit to the Golfclub Spaarnwoude, and two years later she gave up field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
and concentrated on golf. In 2005 she continued her studies in the United States and accepted a golf scholarship
Athletic scholarship
An athletic scholarship is a form of scholarship to attend a college or university awarded to an individual based predominantly on his or her ability to play in a sport...
to Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
in Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
. In her first 25 tournaments she played 24 rounds under par.
Highlights
- 2002: won Mevrouw Swanebeker, won Dutch Junior Masters
- 2003: won National Match Play U-21
- 2004: runner-up National Stroke Play U-21, runner-up Stern Open
- 2005: won National Stroke Play U-21, semi-finalist in British Ladies Amateur
- 2006: won Dutch International Junior Open at Toxandria
- 2007: best Dutch player at the Dutch Ladies OpenDutch Ladies OpenThe Dutch Ladies Open is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that takes place in the Netherlands. It was first played in 1986, and annually since 2004.-Winners:-External links: *...
- 2008: 8th at the Ladies Dutch Open at Eindhoven, won National Stroke Play
Professional career
Boeljon turned professional in 20092009 Ladies European Tour
The 2009 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through December 2009. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour ....
, when she returned from Purdue. She went to the Ladies European Tour
Ladies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...
's qualifying school
Qualifying school
In professional golf the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S. based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the tour for the following season, otherwise known as a...
in 2008, won the first stage and finished 4th at the final stage in 2009. She began well, she made the cut at the ANZ Ladies Masters
ANZ Ladies Masters
The ANZ Ladies Masters is a golf tournament that is played in Australia. It is one of the leading tournaments on the ALPG Tour and has been co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour since 2001. Between 1997 and 2000 it was an event on the LPGA Tour....
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and finished 41st. In April, she won the European Ladies Golf Cup
European Ladies Golf Cup
The European Nations Cup is a professional team golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that is held in Spain. It was founded in 2008, and is a stroke play competition comprising fourballs for the first and third rounds and a variation on greensomes for the second and fourth rounds...
together with Marjet van der Graaff. In June she again won the National Stroke Play. She made the cut at the 2009 Women's British Open
2009 Women's British Open
The 2009 Women's British Open was contested from July 30 thru August 2 at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. It was the 34th edition of the Women's British Open, and the ninth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour....
and finished 57th.
In 2011 she played her first major
Women's major golf championships
Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...
in the United States, the Kraft Nabisco Championship
Kraft Nabisco Championship
The Kraft Nabisco Championship is one of the four major championships on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 by Dinah Shore and has been classified as a major since 1983...
and finished 15th. A few weeks later she won the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open in Belek
Belek
Belek is a township with own municipality in Serik district in Turkey's Antalya Province. The local population varies between 750 and 10,000 in low and high season, respectively....
, then finished 2nd at the Ladies Slovak Open, which was good enough to become the leader of the Ladies European Tour money list.
Ladies European Tour (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 May 2011 | Turkish Airlines Ladies Open | 73-71-70-73=287 | -5 | 3 strokes |  England Florentyna Parker Wales Becky BrewertonBecky Brewerton Rebecca Dawn Brewerton is a Welsh professional golfer and a member of the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:... |
37,500 |
Ladies European Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings (€ Euro The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,... ) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CUT | n/a | 77.50 | ||
| 2006 2006 Ladies European Tour The 2006 Ladies European Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through October 2006. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour . The tour featured 21 events with prize money totalling more than... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | n/a | 73.67 | ||
| 2007 2007 Ladies European Tour The 2007 Ladies European Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through December 2007. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T11 | n/a | 71.00 | ||
| 2008 2008 Ladies European Tour The 2008 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through December 2008... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T10 | n/a | 70.33 | ||
| 2009 2009 Ladies European Tour The 2009 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through December 2009. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour .... |
17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T5 | 48,893 | 35 | 72.45 | 37 |
| 2010 2010 Ladies European Tour The 2010 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2010. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour .... |
20 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | T2 | 121,959 | 12 | 72.33 | 35 |
| 2011 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 151,752 | 6 | 70.83 | 11 |
- official as of 20 September 2011
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship Kraft Nabisco Championship The Kraft Nabisco Championship is one of the four major championships on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 by Dinah Shore and has been classified as a major since 1983... |
DNP | DNP | T15 |
| LPGA Championship LPGA Championship The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour... |
DNP | DNP | T57 |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Women's British Open Women's British Open The Women's British Open is a leading event in women's professional golf and the only tournament which is classified as a major championship by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. Since 2007, it has been called the Ricoh Women's British Open, for sponsorship reasons... |
T57 | CUT | T54 |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
LA = low amateur
Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
Amateur- Espirito Santo TrophyEspirito Santo TrophyThe Espirito Santo Trophy is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. The inaugural event was held in 1964 and recent tournaments have featured teams from around forty countries. It is a strokeplay event, in which the best two...
: 2006, 2008
Professional
- European Ladies Golf CupEuropean Ladies Golf CupThe European Nations Cup is a professional team golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that is held in Spain. It was founded in 2008, and is a stroke play competition comprising fourballs for the first and third rounds and a variation on greensomes for the second and fourth rounds...
: 2009 (winner) - Solheim CupSolheim CupThe Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named after the Norwegian-American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim, who was a driving force behind its creation.The inaugural Cup was held in 1990,...
: 20112011 Solheim CupThe 2011 Solheim Cup was the 12th Solheim Cup matches, held between 23 September and 25 September 2011 at Killeen Castle in County Meath in Ireland...
Solheim Cup record
| Year | Total Matches | Total W-L-H | Singles W-L-H | Foursomes W-L-H | Fourballs W-L-H | Points Won | Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 3 | 1-2-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 1.0 | 33.3% |
| 2011 2011 Solheim Cup The 2011 Solheim Cup was the 12th Solheim Cup matches, held between 23 September and 25 September 2011 at Killeen Castle in County Meath in Ireland... |
3 | 1-2-0 | 1-0-0 def. B. Lincicome Brittany Lincicome Brittany Grace Lincicome is an American professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour. She currently resides in Seminole, Florida.... 2 up |
0-1-0 lost w/ K. Stupples Karen Stupples Karen Louise Stupples is an English professional golfer who plays primarily on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... 3&2 |
0-1-0 lost w/ S. Gal Sandra Gal Sandra Gal is a German professional golfer who currently plays on the United States–based LPGA Tour.-Childhood, college and amateur career:... 2&1 |
1.0 | 33.3% |
External links
- Purdue Sports.com - women's golf - Christel Boeljon