Jade Schaeffer (born 1 July 1986) is a French professional

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er. She played on the

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and won the 2009 Ladies German Open and the 2011 Raiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters.

Career

Schaeffer had success as an amateur and won the European Ladies Amateur Championship in 2005, which also earned her a start at the 2006 Women's British Open. She turned professional in 2006 and joined the

in 2007. In her rookie season, she finished 3rd at the Ladies Open of Portugal and recorded two further top-5 finishes. In 2009, she won her maiden professional title at the Ladies German Open, prevailing in a playoff over

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of Spain, and in 2011 she won the Raiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters. In 2012 she made it into the top-200 on the

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and was runner up at the Sanya Ladies Open in China, two strokes behind her compatriot Cassandra Kirkland. In 2015, she tied for 4th at the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters. Schaeffer made the cut at the

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and qualified for the

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through winning the sectional qualifying tournament in

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. Schaeffer also participated in the inaugural season of the

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in 2010, securing two titles on french soil to finish second in the rankings.

Personal life

Schaeffer is married to

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player

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. She has an older sister, Fanny, who also is a professional golfer and played on the LET between 2004 and 2007.

Amateur wins

*2005 European Ladies Amateur Championship

Professional wins (4)

Ladies European Tour wins (2)

LET Access Series wins (2)

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Dinard Ladies Open, Trophee Preven's

Team appearances

Amateur

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(representing France):

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