{{Short description|Swiss professional golfer (born 1997)}} {{use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Albane Valenzuela | image = | image_size = <!-- Optional, default is 200px --> | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|12|17|df=y}} | birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1997|12|17|df=y}} --> | death_place = | height = 5 ft 9 in | weight = | nationality = {{CHE}} | residence = Dallas, Texas, U.S. | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = Stanford University | yearpro = 2019 | tour = LPGA Tour | extour = <!-- Former tours which a member of --> | prowins = <!-- Number of professional victories --> | lpgawins = <!-- Number of LPGA Tour wins --> | letwins = <!-- Number of Ladies European Tour wins --> | jlpgawins = <!-- LPGA of Japan Tour wins --> | klpgawins = <!-- LPGA of Korea Tour wins --> | lagtwins = <!-- Number of Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins --> | alpgwins = <!-- Number of ALPG Tour wins --> | futwins = <!-- Number of Symetra Tour wins --> | otherwins = <!-- Number of Other wins --> | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | anainspiration = T4: 2023 | lpga = T46: 2021 | wusopen = 24th: 2018 | wbritopen = T20: 2024 | evian = T22: 2024 | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = <!-- Achievement or award details --> | year1 = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award --> | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Albane Ines Marie Valenzuela''' (born 17 December 1997) is a Swiss professional golfer and a three-time Olympian. She was born in New York City<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/championships/2019/u-s--women-s-amateur/articles/meet-the-2019-u-s--women-s-amateur-quarterfinalists.html |title=Meet the 2019 Quarterfinalists |date=8 August 2019 |first=Joey |last=Geske |publisher=USGA}}</ref> to a Mexican father and French mother. She became a Swiss citizen at age 14.<ref>{{cite news |first=Bill |last=Van Smith |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/golf/article52194565.html |title=Albane Valenzuela hopes third time's a charm at Jr. Orange Bowl golf tournament |newspaper=Miami Herald |date=29 December 2015 |accessdate=12 July 2016}}</ref><ref name=golfweek/>
==Amateur career== Valenzuela took low amateur honors at the 2016 ANA Inspiration.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Ryan |last=Herrington |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/story/with-all-the-talk-of-pros-playing-or-not-in-the-olympics-two-amateurs-are-about-to-qualify-for-rio |title=With all the talk of pros playing (or not) in the Olympics, two amateurs are about to qualify for Rio |magazine=Golf Digest |date=8 July 2016 |accessdate=12 July 2016}}</ref> She also made the cut at the 2016 U.S. Women's Open.<ref name=golfweek>{{cite magazine |url=http://golfweek.com/2016/07/11/olympics-golf-women-amateurs-field-switzerland/ |title=Swiss amateur Albane Valenzuela prepares to realize Olympic dream |magazine=Golfweek |first=Beth Ann |last=Nichols |date=11 July 2016 |accessdate=12 July 2016}}</ref> She had two top-5 finishes on the Ladies European Tour in 2016 and a top-10 finish in the 2014 Lacoste Ladies French Open with a tournament low round of 64.
Valenzuela qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lemanbleu.ch/fr/News/Albane-Valenzuela-qualifiee-pour-Rio.html |title=Albane Valenzuela qualifiée pour Rio |publisher=Léman Bleu Télévision |language=fr |date=11 July 2016 |accessdate=12 July 2016}}</ref> She was the number one ranked golfer in Switzerland and reached number two in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. Valenzuela also won the European Golf Association European Order of Merit in 2018.
Valenzuela reached the final of the 2017 U.S. Women's Amateur, losing to Sophia Schubert, 6 and 5.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://golfweek.com/2017/08/13/u-s-womens-amateur-champ-sophia-schubert-never-stopped-believing-in-selfie/ |title=U.S. Women's Amateur title picture perfect moment for Sophia Schubert |date=14 August 2017 |magazine=Golfweek |first=Beth Ann |last=Nichols}}</ref> In 2019, she again reached the finals, losing to Gabriela Ruffels, 1 up.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/27368730/ruffels-1st-aussie-win-us-women-amateur |title=Ruffels 1st Aussie to win U.S. Women's Amateur |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=11 August 2019}}</ref> Valenzuela was also runner-up in the European Ladies Amateur Championship in 2017.
Valenzuela played college golf at Stanford University before turning professional in late 2019.<ref name=pro/> Valenzuela was named Pac-12 Player of the Year in 2019 and was a Ping/WGCA First Team All-American. She was a recipient of the WGCA's Edith Cummings Munson Award which is given to one of the top collegiate female golfers who excels in academics. She was also named to the [https://news.stanford.edu/thedish/2019/06/27/five-cardinal-named-to-cosida-academic-all-america-teams/ Google Cloud CoSIDA first team Academic All-American]. She graduated in 2020 with a degree in political science and was awarded Phi Beta Kappa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gostanford.com/news/2016/7/12/womens-golf-valenzuela-punches-ticket.aspx |title=Valenzuela qualifies for Rio |publisher=Stanford Athletics |date=12 July 2016}}</ref>
==Professional career== Valenzuela turned professional after earning her LPGA Tour card by finishing T-6 at Q Series in November 2019.<ref name=pro>{{cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.com/2019/11/13/albane-valenzuela-opts-to-leave-stanford-golf-to-live-out-lpga-dream/ |title=Albane Valenzuela opts to leave Stanford golf to live out LPGA dream |magazine=Golfweek |first=Beth Ann |last=Nichols |date=13 November 2019}}</ref> She represented Switzerland at the 2016 Rio Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2024 Paris Olympics.
==Amateur wins== *2013 Swiss National Match Play Championship (with Rachel Rossel), Bulgarian Amateur Open *2014 Swiss International Championship *2015 Spanish International Stroke Play, Doral Publix Junior Classic, Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship *2017 NCAA Albuquerque Regional *2018 East Lake Cup *2019 Pac-12 Championship
Sources:<ref name=wagr>{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/albane-valenzuela-18422 |title=Albane Valenzuela |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |accessdate=31 May 2019}}</ref>
==Results in LPGA majors== ''Results not in chronological order.'' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" ! Tournament!! 2015!! 2016!! 2017!! 2018!! 2019!! 2020!! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024 !! 2025 !! 2026 |- |align=left|Chevron Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T65 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |59 |T66 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T53 |style="background:yellow;"|T4 |CUT |T44 |72 |- |align=left|U.S. Women's Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T67 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |24 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T59 |T29 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|Women's PGA Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T46 |CUT |T61 |CUT |CUT | |- |align=left|The Evian Championship |CUT |CUT |CUT |CUT |T37 |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |CUT |T27 |T42 |T22 |CUT | |- |align=left|Women's British Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T29 |T54 |CUT |T20 |CUT | |} <!--{{legend|lime|Win}}--> {{legend|yellow|Top 10}} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> NT = no tournament<br/> T = tied
===Summary=== {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made |- |align=left|Chevron Championship || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 9 || 7 |- |align=left|U.S. Women's Open || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 4 |- |align=left|Women's PGA Championship || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 2 |- |align=left|The Evian Championship || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 10 || 4 |- |align=left|Women's British Open || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 3 |- !Totals !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 4 !! 36 !! 20 |} *Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2022 Evian – 2023 Evian) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (once)
==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *Junior Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2013 (winners) *Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Switzerland): 2014, 2018 *Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2015 *Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2015 (winners), 2017 (winners), 2019 (winners) *Patsy Hankins Trophy (representing Europe): 2016 *Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the International team): 2018 *European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Switzerland): 2014, 2015, 2017 *European Girls' Team Championship (representing Switzerland): 2012, 2013
'''Professional''' *Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2024
===Solheim Cup record=== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" ! Year !! Total<br>matches !! Total<br>W–L–H !! Singles<br>W–L–H !! Foursomes<br>W–L–H !! Fourballs<br>W–L–H !! Points<br>won !! Points<br>% |- |Career |2 |'''''0–1–1''''' |'''''0–0–1''''' |'''''0–1–0''''' |'''''0–0–0''''' |0.5 |25.0 |- |2024 |2 |'''''0–1–1''''' |'''''0–0–1''''' tied w/ L. Vu |'''''0–1–0''''' lost w/ C. Boutier 3&2 |'''''0–0–0''''' |0.5 |25.0 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{LPGA player|albane-valenzuela/98636}} *{{WWGR|5311}} *{{Olympics.com}} *{{Olympedia}} *{{Instagram}}
{{2024 European Solheim Cup team}}
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