Emma Grechi
| Emma Grechi | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 19 January 1998 Pessac, France |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  France |
| Residence | Bordeaux Métropole, France |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2017 |
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2019) |
| Former tour(s) | LET Access Series (joined 2017) |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| 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 | T76: 2024 |
| Evian Championship | DNP |
Emma Grechi (born 19 January 1998) is a French professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player.[1]
Early life and amateur career
[edit]Grechi is from Bordeaux and competed in tennis and judo before discovering golf at 10 years old, thanks to her grandmother. She was educated at Lycée Saint-Joseph-de-Tivoli in Bordeaux, where she obtained a baccalaureate of Management Sciences and Technologies.[1]
In 2014, she was runner-up at the Championnat de France des Jeunes Minimes (U16) behind Agathe Laisné, and at the Championnat de France - Coupe Gaveau behind Anais Meyssonnier. She won the 2015 Championnat de France Cadet, and was runner-up at the same event in 2016.[2]
Grechi represented France in the 2016 European Girls' Team Championship and 2017 European Ladies' Team Championship.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Grechi turned professional in 2017 and joined the LET Access Series. In 2019, she won the Belfius Ladies Open, and was runner-up at the Bossey Ladies Championship behind Hayley Davis. 2019 also became her rookie year on the Ladies European Tour (LET), where she played in six tournaments with a best finish of T12 at the dual-ranked Jabra Ladies Open.[1]
In 2021, she finished the season 40th on the LET Order of Merit, after top-ten finishes at the Gant Ladies Open (T9) and the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open (T7). In 2022, she again finished 40th after recording top-5 finishes at the Magical Kenya Ladies Open and Aramco Team Series – Sotogrande. She was runner-up in the 2023 Aramco Team Series – Florida team event alongside Casandra Alexander and Gabriella Cowley.[1]
In 2024, she made an albatross at the Investec South African Women's Open to win a Renault car, and a hole-in-one at the Aramco Team Series – Shenzhen.[3][4] She held the co-lead after the first day of the Lacoste Ladies Open de France.[5]
Grechi came through final qualifying at Crail Golfing Society to earn a place at the 2024 Women's British Open at Old Course at St Andrews, where she made the cut.[6][7]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2015 Grand Prix de Pau, Championnat de France Cadet
- 2016 Grand Prix de Bordeaux-Lac, Open du Bassin D'Arcachon, Grand Prix du Medoc
Source:[2]
Professional wins (1)
[edit]LET Access Series wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Jun 2019 | Belfius Ladies Open | 71-69-69=209 | −7 | 3 strokes |  Ines Laklalech (a) Laura Gomez Ruiz Jane Turner
|
Results in LPGA majors
[edit]| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | ||
| Women's PGA Championship | ||
| The Evian Championship | ||
| Women's British Open | CUT | T76 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing France): 2016
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing France): 2017
Source:[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Emma Grechi Bio". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Emma Grechi". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ Moleshri, Hetal (28 April 2024). "Emma Grechi holes incredibly rare Albatross at 2024 Investec SA Women's Open". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ Cradock, Matt (5 October 2024). "Back-To-Back Groups Make Hole-In-Ones At Ladies European Tour Event". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Emma Grechi en tête à Deauville". Golf Planète. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Emma Grechi". AIG Women's Open. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ Blanc, Arnaud (29 August 2024). "Emma Grechi, un pèlerinage à St Andrews" (in French). Fédération Française de Golf. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Emma Grechi at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Emma Grechi at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site