Alexandra Vilatte
French golfer (born 1983)
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Alexandra Vilatte Farret (born 18 January 1983) is a French golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour 2012–2016 and was runner-up at the 2013 Honma Pilsen Golf Masters.[1] She was the 2005 European Amateur Golfer of the Year and won the 2024 European Mid-Amateur Ladies' Championship.[2]
France| Alexandra Vilatte | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alexandra Vilatte Farret | ||
| Born | 13 September 1983 Paris, France | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Sporting nationality | France | ||
| Residence | Paris, France | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2012 Reinstated amateur c. 2022 | ||
| Former tour | Ladies European Tour (2012–2016) | ||
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Amateur career
Vilatte was born in Paris. She is attached to RCF La Boulie and started playing golf aged 7.[2] She was runner-up in the 2005 French International Ladies Amateur Championship, behind compatriot Anne-Lise Caudal.
Vilatte played at the 2002 Espirito Santo Trophy in Kuala Lumpur alongside Mahault Passerat de Silans and Gwladys Nocera. She appeared four times for France in the European Ladies' Team Championship alongside contemporaries such as Sophie Giquel, Anne-Lise Caudal, Cassandra Kirkland, Jade Schaeffer, Caroline Afonso and Valentine Derrey, earning a bronze medal in 2003 after beating Wales 41⁄2–21⁄2.[3]
Vilatte made the cut in the Open de France Dames several times as an amateur, and finished tied 5th at the 2003 Biarritz Ladies Classic.[4]
Professional career
Vilatte turned professional in January 2012, after having finished training as a pharmacist.[2] She joined the Ladies European Tour, where she played for five seasons until 2016. She was runner-up at the 2013 Honma Pilsen Golf Masters in the Czech Republic, where she finished a stroke behind winner Ann-Kathrin Lindner after scoring a final round 63.[5]
In 2014, she finished 3rd at the Xiamen International Ladies Open in China. In 2016, her final season, she finished 38th in the season rankings.[6]
Reinstated amateur
Vilatte started competing as an amateur again in 2022, after being reinstated.[7] She enjoyed success winning several tournaments in France and the 2023 edition of The Farrell in Connecticut, and won the 2024 European Mid-Amateur Ladies' Championship held in Latvia, a tournament where she finished 3rd in 2025.[8][9]
In 2026, she made it to the round of 32 in the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur at Montclair Golf Club.[10]
Amateur wins
- 2022 Championnat de Ligue, Grand Prix de Saint Germain
- 2023 The Farrell
- 2024 Championnat de Ligue, European Mid-Amateur Ladies' Championship
Source:[11]
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing France): 1999, 2000
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing France): 2002
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing France): 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011
- Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2005