{{short description|English professional golfer}} {{EngvarB|date=October 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Bronte Law | image = | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = Bronte May Law | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|3|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Stockport, England | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1995|3|12|df=y}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=5}} | weight = | nationality = {{ENG}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = UCLA | yearpro = 2016 | tour = Ladies European Tour<br>LPGA Tour<br>Symetra Tour | extour = <!-- Former tours which a member of --> | prowins = 4 | lpgawins = 1 | letwins = 3 | jlpgawins = <!-- Number of JLPGA 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 Futures Tour wins --> | otherwins = <!-- Number of other wins --> | majorwins = <!-- Number of major winss --> | nabisco = T25: 2018 | lpga = T18: 2018 | wusopen = T6: 2022 | wbritopen = T33: 2012 | evian = T22: 2019 | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = <!--award 1 description--> | year1 = <!--award 1 year--> | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Bronte May Law''' (born 12 March 1995) is an English professional golfer. Her maiden LPGA Tour victory, her first win as a professional, came in May 2019 at the Pure Silk Championship in Virginia. Her second professional victory occurred in October 2021 in Dubai; this was her first win on the Ladies European Tour.
==Early life and amateur career== Law was born in Stockport and attended Cheadle Hulme School and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).<ref name = LAB/>
Law played for Great Britain & Ireland in the 2012, 2014 and 2016 Curtis Cup matches. In 2016, she became the second player, and the first from Great Britain and Ireland, to get a perfect 5–0 record.<ref name =LAB>{{cite web |url=http://www.uclabruins.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5092 |title=Bronte Law |website=www.uclabruins.com |accessdate=10 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012074806/http://www.uclabruins.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5092 |archive-date=12 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.englandgolf.org/playerprofile.aspx?sitesectionid=989&pref=40421 |title=England Squad – Bronte Law |publisher=England Golf |accessdate=11 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011225356/http://www.englandgolf.org/playerprofile.aspx?sitesectionid=989&pref=40421 |archive-date=11 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Also in 2016 she won the European Ladies Amateur Championship, becoming the world number 2 ranked player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wagr.com/en/News/2016/July/Week-29.aspx |title=Law becomes world number two after European win |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref>
==Professional career== Law turned professional late in 2016. She competed in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, earning full status on the Symetra Tour and partial status on the LPGA Tour for 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wagr.com/en/News/2016/November/Week%2048.aspx |title=Law turns professional |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |date=7 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/news/2016-final-news-and-notes-fifth-round-lpga-qualifying-tournament |title=Jaye Marie Green Earns Medalist Honors at LPGA Q-School For Second Time |publisher=LPGA Tour |date=4 December 2016}}</ref> In December 2018, Law won through the Lalla Aicha Tour School with an all-time record score of twenty six-under-par to gain membership of the Ladies European Tour. Law shot nine consecutive birdies during her third round, a record on the Ladies European Tour.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bronte Law wins Ladies European Tour School with record 26 under total |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/46640953 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=17 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250517133339/https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/46640953 |archive-date=17 May 2025}}</ref>
In early May 2019, Law lost to Kim Sei-young in a playoff for the LPGA Mediheal Championship. Three weeks later she won the Pure Silk Championship for her first victory on the LPGA Tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/golf/bronte-law-wins-pure-silk-championship-brooke-henderson-finishes-tied-for-2nd-1.5150689 |website=CBC Sports |title=Bronte Law wins Pure Silk Championship, Brooke Henderson ties for 2nd |date=26 May 2019 |access-date=27 May 2019}}</ref> Law made her first Solheim Cup appearance in 2019 at Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland. Law finished the tournament with a 1{{nbnd}}1{{nbnd}}2 (win{{nbnd}}loss{{nbnd}}tie) record as Europe sealed a 14.5-13.5 victory over the United States. Law defeated Ally McDonald 2 and 1 in the singles.<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Solheim Cup: Final Score, Team Rosters, Match Results |url=https://www.golfcompendium.com/2019/08/2019-solheim-cup.html |website=Golf Compendium |access-date=2 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117184119/https://www.golfcompendium.com/2019/08/2019-solheim-cup.html |archive-date=17 January 2025}}</ref> Speaking about the Cup, Law said "I've never experienced anything like this in my life and I don't know whether I ever will again."<ref>{{cite web |title=Solheim Cup: Bronte Law savours Europe's victory at Gleneagles |url=https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/11810967/solheim-cup-bronte-law-savours-europes-victory-at-gleneagles |website=Sky Sports |access-date=2 May 2025}}</ref>
Law won her first Ladies European Tour title at the 2021 Dubai Moonlight Classic, finishing one-stroke clear of Maria Fassi at Emirates Golf Club.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bronte Law secures first Ladies European Tour title with victory at the Dubai Moonlight Classic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/59097851 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref> She won her second LET title the following year, when she made an eagle on the final hole to beat Georgia Hall to the title of the Aramco Team Series-London at the Centurion Club.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ladies European Tour: Bronte Law pips Georgia Hall, Charley Hull to Aramco Team Series win |url=https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/12636228/ladies-european-tour-bronte-law-pips-georgia-hall-charley-hull-to-aramco-team-series-win |website=Sky Sports |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref>
In February 2024, Law won the Lalla Meryem Cup, securing a three-stroke victory.<ref>{{cite web |title=England's Bronte Law shoots closing 64 to win title in Morocco |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/68392328 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref> She finished third at the Aramco Team Series-Tampa in March, four-strokes behind champion Alexandra Försterling.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aramco Team Series Tampa: England's Charley Hull finishes runner-up to Alexandra Forsterling |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/68531012 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Law is the daughter of Morven and Timothy Law. She has a younger sister named Isabella. Law studied sociology at UCLA, where she met one of her best friends, teammate Alison Lee. The two have each led solid careers early on the LPGA Tour. She grew up an avid competitor in all sports, and is a big football fan, holding allegiances to Manchester United.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
==Amateur wins== *2013 Nanea Pac-12 Preview *2014 Stanford Intercollegiate, English Women's Amateur Championship *2015 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, English Women's Amateur Championship, Stanford Intercollegiate *2016 PING ASU Invitational, NCAA Bryan Regional, European Ladies Amateur Championship, Stanford Intercollegiate
Source:<ref name=wagr>{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/bronte-law-15370|title=Bronte Law |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |accessdate=27 June 2018}}</ref>
==Professional wins (4)== ===LPGA Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !To par !Margin<br>of victory !Runners-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|26 May 2019 |Pure Silk Championship |align=right|65-68-67-67=267 |align=center|−17 |2 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN}} Nasa Hataoka<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} Brooke Henderson<br>{{flagicon|SWE}} Madelene Sagström |}
'''LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result |-style="background:#F08080;" |align=center|1 |align=center|2019 |LPGA Mediheal Championship |{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Sei-young<br>{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Jeong-eun |Kim won with birdie on first extra hole |}
===Ladies European Tour wins (3)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning<br>score !To par !Margin<br>of victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|29 Oct 2021 |Dubai Moonlight Classic |align=right|68-69-64=201 |align=center|−15 |1 stroke |{{flagicon|MEX}} María Fassi |- |align=center|2 |align=right|18 Jun 2022 |Aramco Team Series – London |align=right|68-71-71=210 |align=center|−9 |1 stroke |{{flagicon|ENG}} Georgia Hall |- |align=center|3 |align=right|24 Feb 2024 |Lalla Meryem Cup |align=right|73-69-64=206 |align=center|−13 |3 strokes |{{flagicon|FRA}} Pauline Roussin |}
==Results in LPGA majors== ''Results not in chronological order.'' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" ! Tournament !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024 !! 2025 |- |align=left|Chevron Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T25 |CUT |CUT |T50 |T71 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|U.S. Women's Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T30 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:yellow;"|T6 |T45 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|Women's PGA Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T64 |T18 |CUT |CUT |CUT |CUT |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|The Evian Championship ^ |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T32 |T59 |T22 |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |T54 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |73 |- |align=left|Women's British Open |T33 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T50 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T39 |T35 |T51 |CUT |T48 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T50 |} ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013 <!-- {{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 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 3 |- |align=left|Women's PGA Championship || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 7 || 2 |- |align=left|U.S. Women's Open || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 3 |- |align=left|The Evian Championship || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 8 || 5 |- |align=left|Women's British Open || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 7 |- !Totals !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 1 !! 4 !! 35 !! 20 |} *Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2017 Evian – 2018 Evian) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1
==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *European Girls' Team Championship (representing the England): 2011, 2012 *Junior Vagliano Trophy: (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2011 *Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2012 (winners), 2014, 2016 (winners) *Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2012 *European Ladies' Team Championship (representing England): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 (winners) *Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2013, 2015 *Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2013 *Espirito Santo Trophy (representing England): 2014 *Astor Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2015
Source:<ref name=wagr/><ref>{{cite web |title=European Girls' Team Championship – European Golf Association |date=19 October 2015 |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-girls-team-championship |accessdate=8 February 2023}}</ref>
'''Professional''' *International Crown (representing England): 2018, 2023 *Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2019 (winners)
===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 |4 |'''''1–1–2''''' |'''''1–0–0''''' |'''''0–1–1''''' |'''''0–0–1''''' |2 |50.0 |- |2019 |4 |'''''1–1–2''''' |'''''1–0–0''''' def. A. McDonald 2&1 |'''''0–1–1''''' halved w/ C. Ciganda <br>lost w/ C. Ciganda 6&5 |'''''0–0–1''''' halved w/ C. Ciganda |2 |50.0 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{LPGA player|bronte-law/98279}} *{{LadiesEuroTour player|200265}} *{{WWGR|4657}}
{{2019 European Solheim Cup team}}
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