Charlotte Laffar
English professional golfer (born 1992)
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Charlotte Laffar (née Thompson, born 9 August 1992) is an English professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player.[1] She was runner-up at the 2019 Czech Ladies Open.[2]
England| Charlotte Laffar | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 9 August 1992 Chelmsford, England |
| Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) |
| Sporting nationality | England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2013 |
| Current tour | Ladies European Tour (joined 2014) |
| Former tour | LET Access Series (joined 2015) |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP |
| Women's British Open | CUT: 2012, 2019, 2020 |
| Evian Championship | DNP |
Amateur career
In 2012, Laffar was runner-up at the English Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, 3rd at the English Open Mid-Amateur Championship, and tied 6th at the French International Ladies Amateur Championship.[3]
Professional career
Laffar turned professional in 2013 and joined the 2014 Ladies European Tour (LET) after securing a card at Q-School. She then spent three seasons on the LET Access Series, where she was runner-up at the 2016 Drøbak Ladies Open in Norway after losing a playoff to María Parra, and the 2017 Ladies Finnish Open, where she finished two strokes behind Ursula Wikström.[4]
Back on the LET after graduating from the 2017 LET Access Series, she recorded a top-10 finish at the 2018 Australian Ladies Classic – Bonville, and was runner-up at the 2019 Czech Ladies Open.[5] She qualified for the 2019 Women's British Open at Woburn Golf Club by virtue of being top-25 on the LET Order of Merit. She tied for 3rd at the 2019 La Reserva de Sotogrande Invitational, after holding the first-round lead.[6]
After finishing tied 6th at the 2020 Ladies Open de France, Laffar took an almost five year break to give birth to two boys.[7] When she returned in 2025, she held the first round lead at the Women's Scottish Open, an LET and LPGA Tour co-sanctioned event, after an opening round of 66 at Dundonald Links.[7]
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | |||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | |||||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | |||||||||
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| The Evian Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut