Gabriella Cowley (born 10 March 1996) is an English

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and

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player. She was runner-up at the 2021

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and the 2023

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, an event co-sanctioned by the

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Amateur career

Cowley, with home club West Essex Golf Club and later

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, only started playing golf at the age of 13 but was soon a member of the England Golf National Girl's squad, and represented England at the

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and the

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. At the

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, her team finished fourth after losing the semi-final to France. She also played in the

2014 Espirito Santo Trophy The 2014 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 2–7 September at the Karuizawa 72 Golf East, on its Iriyama and Oshitate courses in Karuizawa, Japan. It was the 26th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. The to ...

together with

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and

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, finishing tied 8th, and represented and Great Britain and Ireland against Europe in the 2013

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and against the United States in the

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. Individually, she won the 2011 English Girls Under 15 Championship and the 2012 North of England Under 16 Stroke Play Championship. She finished 5th at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival and was runner-up at the 2014 Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship, a stroke behind Silvia Banon Ibanez. She made her major debut at the

2013 Women's British Open The 2013 Ricoh Women's British Open was played 1–4 August at the Old Course at St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland. It was the 37th Women's British Open, and the 13th as a Women's major golf championships, major championship on the LPGA Tour. I ...

held at the

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, where she did not make the cut.

Professional career

Cowley turned professional in October 2014 and joined the

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in 2015, where she only made two cuts her first season. In 2016, her rookie season on the LET, she made three cuts in four starts and finished 16th in the Rookie of the Year ranking. In 2019, she recorded her first top-10 finish at the

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. During the

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, Cowley participated in the

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in England where she recorded four wins. Returning to play in Europe, she was runner-up 2021

, a stroke behind

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, and finished the season 33rd in the Race to Costa Del Sol. In 2022, she was the next best-placed female at the

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, a joint

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and LET event, 14 strokes behind winner

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. She also finished in a tie for 8th at the

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and ended the season 24th in the rankings. In 2023, she was on the

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team that finished runner-up at the

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in May. In August, she lost a playoff to

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at the

, an event co-sanctioned by the

Amateur wins

*2011 English Girls Under 15 Championship *2012 North of England Under 16 Stroke Play Championship Source:

Professional wins (4)

Rose Ladies Series wins (4)

*2020 Rose Ladies Series at JCB *2021 Rose Ladies Series at West Lancs, Rose Ladies Series at The Berkshire, Rose Ladies Series at Buckinghamshire

Playoff record

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1) ''^ Co-sanctioned by the

Results in LPGA majors

''Cowley only played in the Women's British Open.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing England): 2012 (winners), 2013 (winners) *

(representing England): 2012 (winners), 2013, 2014 (winners) *

(representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2013 *

(representing England): 2013 *

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(representing England):

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Espirito Santo Trophy The Espirito Santo Trophy (World Women's Amateur Team Championships) is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the Fren ...

(representing England):

Curtis Cup The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and " ...

(representing Great Britain and Ireland):

Source:

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cowley, Gabriella English female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Golfers from London Sportspeople from Harlow 1996 births Living people 21st-century English sportswomen