Lee-Anne Pace (born 15 February 1981) is a South African professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career Pace was born in Paarl, Western Cape in 1981.
She had a successful amateur collegiate career in the United States, where she attended Murray State University and the University of Tulsa, graduating with a degree in psychology.
Professional career Pace turned professional in 2005. She played on the second tier Duramed Futures Tour in 2006 before qualifying for the LPGA Tour for 2007 at qualifying school. However, she lost her card in the United States at the end of 2007.
Pace qualified for the Ladies European Tour for 2008 via qualifying school. She made her breakthrough in 2010 with five wins at the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open, the S4C Wales Ladies Championship of Europe, the Finnair Masters, the Sanya Ladies Open, and the Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open. She ended the season at the top of the Order of Merit and won the LET Player of the Year.
After failing to win in 2012, Pace had another big season in 2013. Pace won her sixth Ladies European Tour event in May when she took a one stroke victory at the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open. She followed that victory up with another in July, again winning by a stroke, at the Open De España Femenino. She concluded the 2013 season by winning in a playoff at the Sanya Ladies Open. The victory was her eighth on tour and netted her a second LET Player of the Year award. In October 2014, Pace would win her ninth LET event when she was victorious in her home country, winning the Cell C South African Women's Open, in a playoff, after a final round comeback. A week later, Pace won her first LPGA Tour event at the Blue Bay LPGA in China.
Personal life In January 2024, Pace married fellow LET player Anne-Lise Caudal at a ceremony held in Yzerfontein, South Africa. The two became acquainted when Pace first started competing on the LET in 2008.
Amateur wins 2003 Ohio Valley Conference Championship 2005 Western Athletic Conference Championship
Professional wins (23) LPGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up126 Oct 2014Blue Bay LPGA−16 (67-66-67=200)3 strokes Caroline Masson
Ladies European Tour wins (11) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up120 Jun 2010Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open−12 (69-67-68=204)1 stroke Vikki Laing215 Aug 2010S4C Wales Ladies Championship of Europe−6 (74-71-67-70=282)3 strokes Melissa Reid Christel Boeljon329 Aug 2010Finnair Masters−14 (66-64-69=199)3 strokes Vikki Laing424 Oct 2010Sanya Ladies Open−11 (68-71-66=205)1 stroke Stefanie Michl531 Oct 2010Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open−5 (71-72-68=211)Playoff Hannah Jun Julieta Granada Christel Boeljon612 May 2013Turkish Airlines Ladies Open−3 (70-77-70-72=289)1 stroke Minea Blomqvist Carlota Ciganda Charley Hull721 Jul 2013Open De España Femenino−13 (67-69-68-71=275)1 stroke Mikaela Parmlid827 Oct 2013Sanya Ladies Open−13 (67-66-70=203)Playoff Yu Yang Zhang919 Oct 2014Cell C South African Women's Open1−5 (71-73-67=211)Playoff Holly Clyburn1016 May 2021Investec South African Women's Open1 +2 (70-75-73-72=290)1 stroke Leonie Harm112 Apr 2022Investec South African Women's Open1E (71-73-74-70=288)Playoff Magdalena Simmermacher 1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Ladies Tour
Sunshine Ladies Tour (14) 2013-2014 (1) Investec Ladies Cup 2014-2015 (4) South African Women's Open1, Ladies Tshwane Open, SuperSport Ladies Challenge, Investec Ladies Cup 2015-2016 (4) South African Women's Open, Joburg Ladies Open, Cape Town Ladies Open, Dimension Data Ladies Challenge 2017 (1) Chase to Investec Cup Final 2018 (1) Cape Town Ladies Open 2020 (1) Cape Town Ladies Open 2021 (1) Investec South African Women's Open1 2022 (1) Investec South African Women's Open1 1Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour
Results in LPGA majors Results not in chronological order. Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Chevron ChampionshipT70CUTU.S. Women's OpenT55CUTWomen's PGA ChampionshipWomen's British OpenCUTCUTT39 Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024Chevron ChampionshipCUTT69T14CUTU.S. Women's OpenT43T56CUT43T64Women's PGA ChampionshipCUTT62WDT64DQCUTT30The Evian Championship ^T54T6T43T48CUTNTCUTCUTWomen's British OpenT25T29T24T17CUTCUTT32WD65CUTT55 ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut DQ = disqualified WD = withdrew NT = no tournament T = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeChevron Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 4Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 8Totals 0 0 0 0 1 5 41 23 Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2014 Evian – 2016 ANA) Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Team appearances Amateur Espirito Santo Trophy (representing South Africa): 2002, 2004
See also List of golfers with most Ladies European Tour wins
References
External links
Lee-Anne Pace at the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane official site