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Mimi Rhodes

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Euphemie Rhodes
Personal information
NicknameMimi
Born2001 (age 22–23)
Bath, Somerset, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceSotogrande, Andalusia, Spain
Career
CollegeWake Forest University
Turned professional2024
Current tour(s)LET Access Series (joined 2024)
Professional wins1

Euphemie "Mimi" Rhodes (born c. 2001) is an English professional golfer. She won the 2023 NCAA Championship with Wake Forest and the 2024 Aramco Team Series – Riyadh team event on the Ladies European Tour.[1]

Early life

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Rhodes was born in Bath, Somerset, England, and raised in Sotogrande, Spain. She was introduced to golf aged eight by her grandmother, a single-figure handicap golfer. Her sister Patience is also an accomplished golfer who attends Arizona State. They were educated at the Millfield School.[2]

Amateur career

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She was runner-up at the 2018 French International Ladies Amateur Championship (Trophee Cécile de Rothschild), which helped put her on the 2019 Junior Solheim Cup team.[3]

Rhodes attended Wake Forest University form 2020 to 2024. She help; Wake Forest win the 2023 NCAA Division I women's golf championship, and tied for 10th individually in 2024 to earn NCAA All-American honors.[4]

Alongside her sister, she won bronze at the 2024 European Ladies' Team Championship in Madrid and won the 2024 Curtis Cup at Sunningdale Golf Club.[2]

Professional career

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Rhodes turned professional after the 2024 Curtis Cup and joined the LET Access Series, where she won the Lavaux Ladies Open in Switzerland in a playoff against her compatriot Billie-Jo Smith.[5]

She received an invitation for the 2024 Aramco Team Series – Riyadh on the Ladies European Tour, where she won the team event alongside Chiara Tamburlini and Anne-Charlotte Mora.[6]

She shared the medalist honors at the 2024 LGPA Q-Series Qualifying Stage in Venice, Florida.[7][8]

Amateur wins

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  • 2017 US Kids - European Championship, Memorial Norberto Goizueta, Campeonato del Club Costa de Azahar
  • 2019 Justin Rose Telegraph Junior Golf Championship
  • 2023 Campeonato Internacional Absoluto de Andalucia

Source:[3][9]

Professional wins (1)

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LET Access Series wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 20 Sep 2024 England Lavaux Ladies Open −16 (68-68-64=200) Playoff England Billie-Jo Smith

LET Access Series playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
3 2024 Lavaux Ladies Open England Billie-Jo Smith Won with birdie on third extra hole

Team appearances

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Amateur

Source:[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Mimi Rhodes Player Profile". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Huggan, John (30 August 2024). "Sister act: Mimi and Patience Rhodes bring family dynamic to GB&I Curtis Cup team". Golf Digest. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Playing in the US for four years has given me so much confidence". The Daily Telegraph. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Texas A&M's Adela Cernousek wins 2024 DI women's golf championship individual title". NCAA. 2 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Rhodes Secures Playoff Victory at the Lavaux Ladies Open". LET Access Series. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Team Tamburlini Make History In Riyadh As Babnik Leads Individual Event". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  7. ^ Cummins, Carly (1 November 2024). "Mimi Rhodes makes dream start to her pro career on the Ladies European Tour". The Sporting News. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Rhodes and Cernousek Share Medalist Honors at the 2024 LPGA Q-Series Qualifying Stage". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Euphemie Rhodes". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
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