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Caroline Masson (born 14 May 1989) is a German professional golfer, currently playing on the Ladies European Tour (LET).
| Caroline Masson | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Masson at the 2013 Women's British Open | |
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Caro [1] |
| Born | 14 May 1989 Gladbeck, West Germany |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Sporting nationality |  Germany |
| Residence | Gladbeck, Germany |
| Career | |
| College | Oklahoma State University (one year) |
| Turned professional | 2009 |
| Current tour(s) | LET (joined 2010) LPGA Tour (joined 2013) |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T6: 2016 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T12: 2013 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T28: 2014 |
| Women's British Open | T3: 2017 |
| Evian Championship | T33: 2018 |
Born and raised in Gladbeck in North Rhine-Westphalia, Masson had a decorated amateur golf career. She competed for Germany in the 2006 Espirito Santo Trophy (World Amateur Team Championship) and won the German Stroke Play Championship. She also represented Europe in the 2005 and 2007 Junior Solheim Cup. In 2008, she advanced to match play at the British Ladies Amateur, won the German Match Play Championship and the German Ladies International and was selected to represent Germany at the 2008 Espirito Santo Trophy.
After graduating from secondary school in Gladbeck in 2008, Masson accepted a golf scholarship to Oklahoma State University and played one year for the Cowgirls in 2008–09 before turning pro in December 2009.[2][3]
In late 2009, Masson entered the four-round LET Final Qualifying School as an amateur at La Manga Club, Spain. After earning medalist honors on 21 December, she turned professional immediately and joined the LET on 1 January 2010.[4][5]
Masson made 14 of 16 cuts on the LET in 2010,[6] but missed the cut by ten strokes in her first major, the 2010 Women's British Open at Royal Birkdale.[7] In her second major, the 2011 Women's British Open at Carnoustie, she led after the second and third rounds.[8] Paired with defending and eventual champion Yani Tseng in the final round, Masson carded a 78 (+6) to finish tied for fifth, seven shots back.
Masson won her first LET event at the 2012 South African Women's Open, winning by one stroke over Lee-Anne Pace and Danielle Montgomery.[9]
Masson finished T-11 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn her LPGA Tour card for 2013.
On 4 September 2016 Masson captured her first LPGA Tour victory by winning the Manulife LPGA Classic.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Sep 2016 | Manulife LPGA Classic | −16 (68-69-68-67=272) | 1 stroke |  Karine Icher Lee Mi-hyang Minjee Lee |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Jul 2012 | South African Women's Open | –1 (69-75-71=215) | 1 stroke |  Danielle Montgomery Lee-Anne Pace |
Results not in chronological order before 2019.
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T49 | T13 | T11 | T57 | T6 | T56 | T9 | T52 | T32 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T54 | T28 | CUT | 54 | CUT | T34 | T30 | CUT | |||
| Women's PGA Championship | T12 | T17 | WD | CUT | CUT | T57 | T43 | CUT | |||
| The Evian Championship ^ | T37 | CUT | CUT | CUT | 72 | T33 | T55 | NT | |||
| Women's British Open | CUT | T5 | CUT | CUT | WD | CUT | T25 | T3 | CUT | T11 | T7 |
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T63 | T17 | T40 | |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T51 | CUT | |
| Women's PGA Championship | T56 | CUT | CUT | |
| The Evian Championship | CUT | T43 | CUT | |
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 57 | 33 |
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings (€) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | n/a[10] | n/a | 72.00 | n/a |
| 2010 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 81,180 | 26 | 72.25 | T31 |
| 2011 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | T2 | 167,187 | 5 | 71.17 | 15 |
| 2012 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 171,438 | 2 | 72.22 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 52,311 | 71.95 | ||
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 62,733 | – | 70.86 | – |
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Amateur
Professional
| Year | Total matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points won | Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 14 | 3–8–3 | 1–3–0 | 0–3–1 | 2–2–2 | 4.5 | 32.1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2–1–1 | 0–1–0 lost to L. Thompson 4&3 | 0–0–1 halved with C. Matthew | 2–0–0 won w/ C. Hedwall 2&1 won w/ C. Hedwall 2&1 |
2.5 | 62.5 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0–2–1 | 0–1–0 lost to G. Piller 1 dn | 0–1–1 halved w/ S. Gal lost w/ C. Hedwall 1 dn |
0.5 | 16.7 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 1–3–0 | 1–0–0 def. M.Wie 4&2 | 0–2–0 lost w/ C. Ciganda 1 dn lost w/ J. Ewart Shadoff 5&3 |
0–1–0 lost w/ F. Parker 3&2 | 1 | 25.0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0–2–1 | 0–1–0 lost to J. Korda 3&2 | 0–1–0 lost w/ J. Ewart Shadoff 6&4 | 0–0–1 halved w/ J. Ewart Shadoff | 0.5 | 16.7 |
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