Gabriella Then (born October 22, 1995) is an American

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who plays on the

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and the

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Early life, college and amateur career

Then was born in

Whittier, California Whittier () is a city in Los Angeles County, California, and is part of the Gateway Cities. The city had 87,306 residents as of the 2020 United States census, an increase of 1,975 from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census figure. Whittier ...

and grew up in

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. She is of Chinese, Indonesian and Dutch ancestry. Then picked up golf at age five, recorded her first birdie at age eight, and started tournament golf at nine. She qualified for the

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at age 12, and competed in her first

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at age 14. In 2011, Then was part of the victorious United States team at the

Junior Solheim Cup The Junior Solheim Cup is a version of the Solheim Cup for girls aged 12 to 18. It was inaugurated in 2002. It is currently officially called the Ping (golf), PING Junior Solheim Cup. The Junior Solheim Cup follows a similar format to The Solheim ...

in Ireland. Two years later, she won the 2013

U.S. Girls' Junior Championship The U.S. Girls' Junior is one of the fifteen U.S. national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association. It is open to amateur girls who are under 19 on the last day of the competition and have a USGA handicap index of 9.4 o ...

at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne. Then attended the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...

where she studied communications and played college golf with the

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team between 2013 and 2017. Her teammates included later LPGA members

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and

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, and they came close at the national championship on two occasions, including the 2015 NCAA Championship where they lost in the semi-finals. She had one college win, was named All-American in 2015, and set the school record for rounds played (245) over the course of her four-year career.

Professional career

Then turned professional in 2017 and joined the

. After three seasons, with a best finish of T4 at the 2017

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, Then gave up professional golf and took a job in marketing and sales at a cosmetics company. In 2021, after an 18 months break, Then began playing tournament golf again and played on the

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and the WAPT Tour, where she won her first professional events. She won the LET Q-School at the La Manga Club and started playing on the

in 2022. In April 2022, she won the Garden City Charity Classic at Buffalo Dunes, her first title on the Epson Tour.

Personal life

Then met her partner Eric Sugimoto, a professional golfer who has played on the

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, at USC.

Amateur wins

*2011

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*2013 Scott Robertson Memorial,

*2015 UC Irvine Invitational Source:

Professional wins (2)

Epson Tour wins (1)

Women's All Pro Tour wins (1)

*2021 Kathy Whitworth Paris Championship

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order.'' ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013 CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

: 2011 (winners)

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Then, Gabriella American female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers LPGA Tour golfers USC Trojans women's golfers Golfers from Los Angeles Sportspeople from Whittier, California American sportswomen of Chinese descent American people of Dutch descent American sportspeople of Indonesian descent 1995 births Living people 21st-century American sportswomen