Dewi Claire Schreefel
Encyclopedia
Dewi Claire Schreefel is a Dutch female professional golfer
currently playing on the LPGA Tour and formerly on the Futures Tour
.
, Netherlands
on 12 November 1985. She resides in the village of Diepenveen
located within the municipality of Deventer
.
where she was a member of the 2008 NCAA National Championship
team, was the 2006 NCAA Individual champion, a three-time All-American and finished in the top-10 14 times. She had three wins during her college career. She graduated with a bachelors degree in sociology.
LA = Low Amateur
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Professional golfer
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currently playing on the LPGA Tour and formerly on the Futures Tour
FUTURES Tour
The LPGA Futures Tour, previously styled in uppercase as FUTURES Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour...
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Personal
Schreefel was born in AlkmaarAlkmaar
Alkmaar is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination.-History:...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
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on 12 November 1985. She resides in the village of Diepenveen
Diepenveen
Diepenveen is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Deventer, about 4 km north of the city centre.Diepenveen was a separate municipality until 1999, when it became a part of Deventer....
located within the municipality of Deventer
Deventer
Deventer is a municipality and city in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel. Deventer is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, but also has a small part of its territory on the west bank. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen Deventer is a municipality and city in...
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Amateur and college career
As a junior player, Schreefel won the Dutch Stroke-Play Championship five times, in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004. She also won the 2004 Italian Women's Amateur Championship and the Dutch Match-Play Championship. She attended the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
where she was a member of the 2008 NCAA National Championship
NCAA Women's Golf Championship
NCAA Champions for women's golf:-Division I:-Division II-III combined:-Division II:-Division III:-Team:The following schools have won more than one team championship:*15: Methodist*7: Arizona State*5: Duke, Rollins*4: Florida Southern...
team, was the 2006 NCAA Individual champion, a three-time All-American and finished in the top-10 14 times. She had three wins during her college career. She graduated with a bachelors degree in sociology.
Professional career
Schreefel turned professional in 2008, and joined the Futures Tour on 27 January 2009. She had one win on the Futures Tour in her rookie season and finished tenth on the season-ending money list to earn LPGA Tour status for 2010, although she was unable to gain entry into any LPGA events in 2010 because of her low status on the LPGA priority list and she played a second full season on the Futures Tour that year. She finished tied for fourth place in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament on 12 December 2010 to earn full playing status on the LPGA for 2011.Futures Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 July 2009 2009 Duramed FUTURES Tour The 2009 Duramed FUTURES Tour was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through September 2009 in the United States. The FUTURES Tour is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in the United States and is the "official developmental tour" of the LPGA Tour... |
ING New England Golf Classic | 3 strokes |  Aimee Cho,  Hannah Jun,  Kristie SmithKristie Smith Kristie Lynn Smith is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the Futures Tour and the Ladies European Tour.Prior to turning professional, Smith was a member of the Golf Australia National Squad and travels the country, and the world, competing in amateur golf events... |
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2007 | 2009 | 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... |
CUT | DNP | DNP |
| 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 | CUT | CUT |
| 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... |
DNP | DNP | T11 |
LA = Low Amateur
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.