Alice Hewson
| Alice Hewson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 19 August 1997 Hemel Hempstead, England |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Career | |
| College | Clemson University |
| Turned professional | 2019 |
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2020) |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2023 |
| Women's British Open | T16: 2023 |
| Evian Championship | 75th: 2021 |
Alice Hewson (born 19 August 1997) is an English professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. She won the 2020 Investec South African Women's Open and 2024 VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open. In 2019, she won the European Ladies Amateur.[1]
Amateur career
[edit]Hewson hails from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. She started golf at the age of six with her Dad and played in her first tournament on her seventh birthday. She won the England U13 championships and was in the National U18 team at age 15. Her first GB&I cap came at age 15 in the Junior Vagliano Trophy and she played in three Vagliano Trophies. She also represented Great Britain & Ireland in the Curtis Cup in 2016 and 2018 and the Astor Trophy.[1]
Hewson represented England twice at the European Girls' Team Championship[2] and five times at the European Ladies' Team Championship. She was the only player to be part of both England teams to win the European Ladies' Team Championships consecutively in 2016 and 2017.[3]
Hewson attended Clemson University 2015–2019 and majored in accounting. She won her first two tournaments as a freshman, and by the time she graduated she held 49 records at Clemson.[4]
Individually, she played in the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur in 2019 and finished T10 with at even-par. Also in 2019, she captured the European Ladies Amateur Championship. She scored two eagles coming from seven shots behind in the final round to win in a five-hole playoff. The win qualified her for her first major, the 2019 Women's British Open, played at Woburn Golf and Country Club, less than 30 minutes from her home.[1]
Professional career
[edit]In 2020, Hewson finished 5th at LET Q-School at La Manga Club and started her LET career with a win in her first event, the Investec South African Women's Open. Held at Westlake Golf Club in Cape Town in mid-March, it was the last tournament played before the COVID-19 pandemic caused a global halt of competitive play.
To keep sharp during lockdown she played in the Rose Ladies Series where she won the Grand Final with scores of 67 and 70 (−5), ahead of seasoned campaigners and Solheim Cup stars such as Charley Hull and Georgia Hall.[5]
In 2021, Hewson finished 10th in the rankings. She recorded five top-10 finishes including a T-3 at the Saudi Ladies International.[1]
In 2022, she finished 12th in the rankings after five top-10 including T-3s at the Joburg Ladies Open and Skaftö Open.[1]
In 2023, she was runner-up at the Magical Kenya Ladies Open, before claiming her second LET title at the 2024 VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open with a birdie on the first playoff hole.[6]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2010 England U13 Championship
- 2013 Scottish U16 Championship, Daily Telegraph Championship
- 2015 Cougar Classic, Lady Paladin
- 2018 Clemson Invitational
- 2019 European Ladies Amateur Championship
Sources:[4]
Professional wins (3)
[edit]Ladies European Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Mar 2020 | Investec South African Women's Open | −5 (70-70-71=211) | 1 stroke |  Emma Nilsson Monique Smit
|
| 2 | 30 Jun 2024 | VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open | −11 (68-69-65=202) | Playoff |  Tvesa Malik
|
Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open | Tvesa Malik
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Other wins (1)
[edit]Results in LPGA majors
[edit]| ! Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | ||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | |||||
| Women's PGA Championship | ||||||
| The Evian Championship | NT | 75 | CUT | |||
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | T20 | CUT | T16 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Summary
[edit]| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Junior Vagliano Trophy: (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2013
- Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2015, 2017, 2019
- Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2016 (winners), 2018
- Astor Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2019
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing England): 2013, 2014
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing England): 2015, 2016 (winners), 2017 (winners), 2018, 2019
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing England): 2016
Professional
- International Crown (representing England): 2023
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Player Profile Alice Hewson". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "European Girls' Team Championship". EGA. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "European Ladies' Team Championship". EGA. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Alice Hewson Bio". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Back To Play: Hewson Hopes For Scottish Open Success". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "'Sensational stuff' – Alice Hewson wins Swiss Open play-off with a birdie". Sky Sports. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Wentworth Fire: Rose Ladies Series Grand Final cancelled". Sky Sports. 8 August 2020.
- ^ Perry, Alex (8 August 2020). "Hull wins Rose Ladies Series after Grand Final cancelled due to wildfire". National Club Golfer.
- ^ "Rose Ladies Series: Alice Hewson retains lead, with Charley Hull one shot behind". BBC Sport. 6 August 2020.
External links
[edit]- Alice Hewson at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Alice Hewson at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site