Louise Margaret Duncan (born February 2000) is a Scottish professional golfer. She won

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in 2021 and finished tied for 10th at the 2021 Women's British Open.

Amateur career

Duncan started playing golf at 10. She is a product of West Kilbride Golf Club on

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's west coast, where she has been coached by club professional Iain Darroch. An R&A Scholar and

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student, Duncan has benefited from coaching by former

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winner Dean Robertson, who also served as her caddie during the 2021 Women's British Open. In 2018, she won the Fairhaven Trophy and was runner-up at the Scottish Girls' Amateur Championship. In 2019, she was 3rd at the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship held at

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. In 2021, she triumphed at

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, the first Scot to win the Women's Amateur since Alison Rose in 1997. Her win was also notable as she recorded the largest winning margin in the championship's history, beating Jóhanna Lea Lúđvíksdóttir, 9 and 8. Duncan has represented Scotland at the

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and the

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. She was part of Great Britain and Ireland's 2021 Curtis Cup team at Conwy Golf Club and in

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at Merion. Duncan's Women's Amateur win qualified her for the 2021 Women's British Open at

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, where she was the breakout star of the week. After rounds of 68, 73 and 68 she was tied for fourth place, only two strokes behind joint leaders

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and

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. She had a final round 72, to finish in a tie for 10th place. She joined winner Anna Nordqvist at the trophy presentation to accept the Smyth Salver for low amateur.

Professional career

Duncan turned professional in July 2022.

Amateur wins

*2018 Fairhaven Trophy *2020 R&A Student Tour Series - Portugal *2021

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Results in LPGA majors

LA = Low amateur
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Scotland): 2017, 2018 *

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(representing Scotland): 2018 *

(representing Scotland): 2019, 2021 *

(representing Scotland):

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(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duncan, Louise Scottish female golfers Winners of ladies' major amateur golf championships People from West Kilbride Golfers from North Ayrshire Alumni of the University of Stirling 2000 births Living people 21st-century Scottish sportswomen