Sophie Hausmann (born 2 June 1997) is a German

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and member of the

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and

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Amateur career

Hausmann started playing golf at the age of 4. She competed for her

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club team for five years where she was third in the state girls' championship in 2011 and 2012, and both state ladies and girls champion in 2013. In 2016, she won the German International Amateur. Hausmann competed for the German National team between 2015 and 2019. She appeared at the

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twice, in

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in Mexico with Antonia Eberhard and

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, and in

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in Ireland with Leonie Harm and

, where they finished 5th. She appeared at the

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three times, finishing 4th in

and 5th in

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, before securing a bronze medal at the

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event in Italy. Hausmann accepted an athletic scholarship to the

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and played golf with the

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women's golf team between 2015 and 2019. She was named

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Player of the Year her junior and senior year, and led her team to two conference championships. She was first team all-conference selection four-times and won back-to-back titles at the Long Beach Golf Rush in 2017 and 2018. She played Regionals three times and graduated with a degree in economics. Hausmann appeared at the 2018 U.S. Women's Open, her first career

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event, after finishing second at the Seattle qualifier, and appeared at the inaugural

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in 2019.

Professional career

Hausmann turned professional at the end of 2019, having earned status on both the

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and the

. She won her first professional tournament at the 2021

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in California. In 2022, she finished solo 4th at the

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, five strokes behind the winner, her compatriot

Amateur wins

*2016 German International Amateur, Big Sky Championship *2017 The Gold Rush *2018 The Gold Rush, Big Sky Championship Source:

Professional wins (1)

Symetra Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Germany):

Source:

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hausmann, Sophie German female golfers Idaho Vandals women's golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Münster 1997 births Living people 21st-century German sportswomen