Amy Boulden

{{Short description|Welsh golfer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Amy Boulden | image =  | imagesize =  | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|8|6|df=y}} | birth_place = St Asaph, Wales | death_date =  | death_place = | height = | weight = | nationality = {{WAL}} | residence = Llandudno, Wales | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 2013 | retired =  | tour = Ladies European Tour (joined 2014) | extour = Symetra Tour | prowins = 2 | lpgawins =  | letwins = 1 | jlpgawins =  | klpgawins =  | lagtwins =  | alpgwins =  | futwins =  | otherwins = | majorwins =  | nabisco = DNP | lpga = DNP | wusopen = MC: 2014 | wbritopen = T9: 2015 | evian = DNP | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 = Ladies European Tour<br />Rookie of the Year | year1 = 2014 | award2 = BBC Wales Young<br />Sportswoman of the Year | year2 = 2008 | awardssection =  }} '''Amy Boulden''' (born 6 August 1993) is a Welsh professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour.

== Amateur career == Boulden represented Wales and had one of the most successful amateur careers in Welsh golfing history, including part in winning a record three Home Internationals (2008, 2009 and 2013).<ref name="Walesonline">{{cite web |title=Amy Boulden joins the professional ranks rewriting Welsh record books |date=19 September 2013 |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/golf/amy-boulden-joins-professional-ranks-6066405 |publisher=Wales Online |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> She represented Europe in Junior Ryder Cup and Junior Solheim Cup, and represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 2011 Astor Trophy, the 2012 Curtis Cup, plus 2011 and 2013 Vagliano Trophy.<ref>{{cite web |title=2011 Vagliano Trophy |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/sites/default/files/resultsvagliano2011_001.pdf |publisher=EGA |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref>

Individually, Boulden was Welsh Girls Champion (2008), Welsh Ladies' Amateur Champion (2012), Scottish Open Amateur Champion (2012), Welsh Open Amateur Stroke Play Champion (2013) and English Open Amateur Stroke Play Champion (2013),<ref name="Walesonline"/> and was runner up at the 2010 Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=Prestwell Victorious at Ladies British Am |url=https://www.amateurgolf.com/golf-tournament-news/4544/Prestwell-Victorious-at-Ladies-British-Am |website=AmateurGolf.com |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> She was named BBC Wales Young Sportswoman of the Year 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2008 winners announced |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/12_december/08/wales.shtml |work=BBC Wales |access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref> She qualified for three Women's British Opens (Royal Birkdale 2010, Royal Liverpool 2012 and St Andrews 2013) where she did not make the cut.

== Professional career == Boulden went on to become LET Rookie of the Year in 2014 after she made 12 cuts in 16 tournaments and finished runner-up at Lacoste Ladies Open de France, third at the Sberbank Golf Masters and tied for fourth in the Ladies German Open. She captured her first professional win at the Association Suisse de Golf Ladies Open on the LET Access Series following a six-hole playoff in May 2014.<ref name="LPGA Bio">{{cite web |title=Amy Boulden Bio |url=https://www.epsontour.com/players/amy-boulden/98277/bio |publisher=LPGA Tour |access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref>

In 2015 she rose to 101st on the Women's World Golf Rankings and finished 10th on the LET Order of Merit after she tied for ninth in the 2015 Women's British Open.<ref name="WWGR">{{cite web |title=Amy Boulden |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/players/4001 |publisher=Women's World Golf Rankings |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> Between 2015 and 2018 she recorded further top-5 finishes at the Buick Championship (2015), Lacoste Ladies Open de France (2016) and Ladies European Thailand Championship (2017).

She played 17 events on the 2019 Symetra Tour where she made 14 cuts and recorded a season-best T5 at the Zimmer Bioment Championship.<ref name="LPGA Bio"/> After the season on the Symetra Tour, Boulden regained her place on the 2020 Ladies European Tour with victory at Qualifying School at La Manga Club in Spain in January 2020. She birdied the 18th hole to finish on 10-under and win final stage qualifying.<ref>{{cite news |title=Amy Boulden: Welsh golfer secures European Tour spot |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/51257250 |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> In September 2020, Boulden won for the first time on the Ladies European Tour with a three stroke victory at the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/12070198/amy-boulden-fires-eight-under-64-to-surge-to-victory-at-swiss-ladies-open |title=Amy Boulden fires eight-under 64 to surge to victory at Swiss Ladies Open |website=Sky Sports |first=Keith |last=Jackson |date=12 September 2020 |access-date=12 September 2020}}</ref>

==Professional wins (2)== ===Ladies European Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !To par !Margin of<br />victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|12 Sep 2020 |VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open |align=right|70-65-64=199 |align=center|−17 |3 strokes |{{flagicon|AUS}} Stephanie Kyriacou |}

===LET Access Series wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !To par !Margin of<br />victory !Runners-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|4 May 2014 |Association Suisse de Golf Ladies Open |align=right|69-69-71=209 |align=center|−7 |Playoff |{{flagicon|ENG}} Kelly Tidy, {{flagicon|SCO}} Sally Watson |}

==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Wales): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 *Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2010 *Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Wales): 2010, 2012 *Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2011 *Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2011, 2013 *Astor Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2011 (winners) *Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2012 (winners)

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == *{{Official|http://www.amyboulden.com/}} *{{LadiesEuroTour player|200226}} *{{LPGA player|amy-boulden/98277}} *{{WWGR|4001}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boulden, Amy}} Category:Welsh female golfers Category:Ladies European Tour golfers Category:LPGA Tour golfers Category:Sportspeople from Llandudno Category:1993 births Category:Living people