Anne-Lise Caudal (born 26 June 1984) is a French professional golfer with two victories on the Ladies European Tour.
Amateur career Caudal enjoyed a successful amateur career and in 2004 won the Biarritz Cup and the Championnat de France Dames (Coupe Gaveau). In 2005, she won the French Ladies Amateur at Pau Golf Club and topped the French national order of merit. She finished runner-up at the 2006 Portuguese Ladies Amateur.
Caudal represented France in the 2004 European Lady Junior's Team Championship and the 2005 European Ladies' Team Championship, where she finished 3rd with Cassandra Kirkland and Jade Schaeffer. She played twice at the Espirito Santo Trophy, and finished 4th in 2006 with Isabelle Boineau and Mélodie Bourdy. In 2005, she played in the Vagliano Trophy against Great Britain & Ireland at Golf de Chantilly.
Professional career Caudal turned professional in 2006 and joined the Ladies European Tour. In 2008, she won the Ladies Open of Portugal, and the following week lost a playoff to Rebecca Hudson at the Tenerife Ladies Open.
She finished runner-up at the 2009 European Nations Cup, representing France together with Gwladys Nocera. An opening round of 69 at the 2010 Women's British Open had her tied for third spot, one stroke behind Katherine Hull and tournament winner Yani Tseng, before finishing tied 31st, her best result at a major.
In 2012, she won the Ladies German Open, where she defeated Laura Davies in a playoff. At the 2016 season finale, the Dubai Ladies Masters, her caddie died of a heart attack on the 13th fairway in the first round. Play was halted for the day, but she went on to make the cut.
In 2019 she won the Jabra Ladies Classic on the Sunshine Ladies Tour. She was runner-up at the 2023 Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am behind Moa Folke.
Personal life In January 2024, Caudal married fellow LET player Lee-Anne Pace at a ceremony held in Yzerfontein, South Africa. The two became acquainted when Pace first started competing on the LET in 2008. In 2018, she lost a playoff to Pace at the Cape Town Ladies Open.
Amateur wins 2004 Biarritz Cup, Championnat de France Dames (Coupe Gaveau) 2005 French International Ladies Amateur Championship
Professional wins (4) Ladies European Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up115 Jun 2008Ladies Open of Portugal−16 (64-69-70=203)1 stroke Gwladys Nocera Georgina Simpson227 May 2012Ladies German Open−13 (74-67-67-67=275)Playoff Laura Davies
Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12008Tenerife Ladies Open Rebecca HudsonLost to birdie on third extra hole 22012Ladies German Open Laura DaviesWon with birdie on second extra hole
Sunshine Ladies Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up122 Mar 2019Jabra Ladies Classic−4 (71-68-73=212)2 strokes Nobuhle Dlamini
Sunshine Ladies Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12018Cape Town Ladies Open Lee-Anne PaceLost to par on first extra hole
LET Access Series wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up115 Apr 2011La Nivelle Ladies Open−6 (66-67-71=204)4 strokes Julie Maisongrosse
Results in LPGA majors Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011Women's British OpenCUTT60T31CUT CUT = missed the half-way cut T = tied
Team appearances Amateur European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing France): 2004 Espirito Santo Trophy (representing France): 2004, 2006 European Ladies' Team Championship (representing France): 2005 Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2005
Professional European Nations Cup (representing France): 2009
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