Lucie Malchirand (born 21 February 2003) is a French professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. In 2021 she won the Ladies Italian Open as an 18 year old amateur.
Amateur career Malchirand had a successful amateur career and reached number 10 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. She won the Grand Prix de ligue PACA Dames in 2018 and 2020, the International Juniors of Belgium in 2018 and Internationaux de France U21 - Trophee Esmond in 2019. She finished second in the 2020 Junior Orange Bowl in Florida. She was runner-up at the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship in 2019 and won the event in 2021.
She represented France at the 2017 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup and at the European Girls' Team Championship three times. She played for Europe in the 2019 Junior Solheim Cup at Gleneagles and was part of the winning Junior Vagliano Trophy team in 2019.
Malchirand made her major debut at the 2020 U.S. Women's Open by virtue of being number 14 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
Professional career Malchirand turned professional and joined the Ladies European Tour after she won the 2021 Ladies Italian Open. She won by one stroke following back-to-back birdies on the final two holes, after she received an invitation to the event having won the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship two weeks earlier. She received an invitation to the 2021 Evian Championship, where she made the cut.
In 2024, Malchirand won the Santander Golf Tour Sevilla, held at Zaudín Golf Club, after a final round of 63 strokes (-8), to force the Spanish players to settle for second and third place.
Amateur wins (6) 2018 Grand Prix de ligue PACA Dames, International Juniors of Belgium 2019 Internationaux de France U21 - Trophee Esmond 2020 Grand Prix de ligue PACA Dames, GTGA Invitational 2021 Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship
Professional wins (3) Ladies European Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunners-up130 May 2021Ladies Italian Open (as an amateur)66-71-72=209−71 stroke Gabriella Cowley Ursula Wikström
Sunshine Ladies Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunners-up122 Feb 2025Standard Bank Ladies Open64-68-72=204−124 strokes Casandra Alexander Romy Meekers
Santander Golf Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner-up17 Nov 2024Santander Golf Tour Sevilla 68-63=131−113 strokes Amaia Latorre
Team appearances Amateur European Girls' Team Championship (representing France): 2016, 2018, 2019 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup (representing France): 2017 Junior Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2019 (winners) Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2019 European Ladies' Team Championship (representing France): 2020, 2021
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