Albane Valenzuela

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Albane Valenzuela (born 1997) is a Swiss amateur golfer. She was born in New York City to a Mexican father and French mother. She became a Swiss citizen at age 14.

Valenzuela took low amateur honors at the 2016 ANA Inspiration with a tie for 65th. She also made the cut at the 2016 U.S. Women's Open. She had 2 top 5 finishes on the Ladies European Tour in 2016 and a top 10 finish in the 2014 Lacoste Ladies French Open with a tournament low round of 64.

Valenzuela qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. She is the number one ranked golfer in Switzerland.

Valenzuela will play college golf at Stanford University beginning in 2016.

Valenzuela reached the final of the U.S. Women's Amateur, losing to Sophia Schubert.

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Amateur wins

• 2013 Swiss National Match Play Championship (with Rachel Rossel), Bulgarian Amateur Open
• 2014 Swiss International Championship
• 2015 Spanish International Stroke Play, Doral Publix Junior Classic, Junior Orange Bowl Championship

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Team appearances

• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Switzerland): 2014
• Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2015
• Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2015 (winners), 2017 (winners)
• Patsy Hankins Trophy (representing Europe): 2016
• European Ladies Amateur Team Championship: 2014 (Bronze), 2015 (Silver)
• European Girls Team Championship: 2012, 2013

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References

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