Annabel Dimmock (born 5 October 1996) is an English

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and

Ladies European Tour The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1978. It is based at Buckinghamshire Golf Club near London in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal str ...

player. She won the 2019

Jabra Ladies Open The Jabra Ladies Open is a professional golf tournament, introduced on the Ladies European Tour schedule in 2018. The tournament is played at the Evian Resort Golf Club in France and has since 2014 served as European qualifying competition for the ...

Amateur career

Dimmock had a successful amateur career. In 2014, she won the

Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship The Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship is the national women's amateur stroke play golf championship in Scotland (although entry is open to overseas golfers). It has been played annually at Royal Troon since 1973 an ...

, and the

Sunningdale Foursomes The Sunningdale Foursomes is an open foursomes golf tournament contested at the Sunningdale Golf Club, Berkshire in March. It was first contested in 1934 and has been held annually since, except between 1940 and 1947. The event is open to all go ...

with Steven Brown. She finished runner-up at the

Welsh Women's Open Stroke Play Championship The Welsh Women's Open Stroke Play Championship is the women's national amateur stroke play golf championship of Wales. It was first played in 1976 and is currently organised by Wales Golf Wales Golf is the national governing body of amateur ...

and the Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship. Dimmock was a member of the England Golf National Girl's squad and represented Europe in the 2014

Junior Ryder Cup The Junior Ryder Cup is a team golf competition between Europe and the United States for junior golfers aged 18 and under. It is based on the men's Ryder Cup and is run by the same organisations, the PGA of America and Ryder Cup Europe. The 2018 e ...

, Great Britain and Ireland in the

2014 Curtis Cup The 38th Curtis Cup Match was played from June 6 to 8, 2014 at St. Louis Country Club St. Louis Country Club (SLCC) is a country club located in Ladue, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. It is recognized by the United States Golf Association (U ...

, and

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. She left school at 16 and played amateur golf full-time for year while weighing up her options.

Professional career

Dimmock turned professional in 2015 at age 18, and joined the

LET Access Series The LET Access Series (LETAS) is a professional golf tour for women and the official development tour to the Ladies European Tour. Launched in 2010, the LET Access Series provides players with an opportunity to compete and progress on to the LET. ...

. In 2016, she joined the

where the best finish in her rookie season was a fifth in the

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, after heading into the final day two strokes off the lead. She finished third at the 2017

Lalla Meryem Cup The Lalla Meryem Cup is a women's professional golf tournament in Morocco under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. It was held in Rabat until it moved to Agadir in 2011. It moved back to Rabat in 2016. The tournament has been ...

, before holding off French amateur

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to win her first

title by one shot at the 2019

Evian Resort Golf Club Evian Resort Golf Club is a golf course in southeastern France, located in Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie. Overlooking Lake Geneva, it hosts The Evian Championship, formerly "Evian Masters," annually in September. From 2013 to 2018, The Evian Cha ...

. With the win, she qualified for her fist major, the

2019 Evian Championship The 2019 Evian Championship was played 25–28 July at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France. It was the 26th Evian Championship (the first 20 played as the Evian Masters), and the seventh as a major championship on the LPGA To ...

. The week after she competed in the

2019 Women's British Open The 2019 AIG Women's British Open was played from 1–4 August in England at Woburn Golf Club in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, northwest of London. It was the 43rd Women's British Open, the nineteenthth as a major championship on the LPG ...

, where she made the cut. In 2020, she finished third in the LET total driving distance ranking, and in 2021 she lost in a playoff to 17-year-old Pia Babnik at the

. Dimmock was in contention at the 2022 KPMG Women's Irish Open and finished in a tie for 4th, a stroke behind joining the playoff won by

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Personal life

Dimmock was formerly in a highly publicized relationship with English television personality

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Amateur wins

*2014

(with Steven Brown)

Professional wins (1)

Ladies European Tour (1)

^Dual-ranking event with the LET Access Series Ladies European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in LPGA majors

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

Women's Home Internationals The Women's Home Internationals were an amateur team golf championship for women contested between the four Home Nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, where Ireland was represented by the whole island of Ireland on an All-Ireland basi ...

(representing England): 2013 *

(representing Europe): 2014 *

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):

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Professional * The Queens (representing Europe): 2017

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dimmock, Annabel English female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Golfers from London 1996 births Living people