Jade Schaeffer (born 1 July 1986) is a French professional golfer. She played on the Ladies European Tour and won the 2009 Ladies German Open and the 2011 Raiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters.[1]
| Jade Schaeffer | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Schaeffer at the 2010 Women's British Open | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jade Schaeffer-Calmels |
| Born | 1 July 1986 Réunion |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  France |
| Residence | Paris, France |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2006 |
| Former tour(s) | LET (joined 2007) LET Access Series |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2016 |
| Women's British Open | T27: 2009 |
| Evian Championship | DNP |
Career edit
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 Ladies European Tour in 2007. In her rookie season, she finished 3rd at the Ladies Open of Portugal and recorded two further top-5 finishes.[2]
In 2009, she won her maiden professional title at the Ladies German Open, prevailing in a playoff over Paula Marti of Spain, and in 2011 she won the Raiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters. In 2012 she made it into the top-200 on the Women's World Golf Rankings 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.[2]
Schaeffer made the cut at the 2009 Women's British Open and qualified for the 2016 U.S. Women's Open through winning the sectional qualifying tournament in Buckinghamshire, England.[3]
Schaeffer also participated in the inaugural season of the LET Access Series in 2010, securing two titles on french soil to finish second in the rankings.
Personal life edit
Schaeffer is married to European Tour player François Calmels.[4]
She has an older sister, Fanny, who also is a professional golfer and played on the LET between 2004 and 2007.[5]
Amateur wins edit
Professional wins (4) edit
Ladies European Tour wins (2) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 May 2009 | Ladies German Open | 66-72-70-67=275 | −13 | Playoff |  Paula Martí
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| 2 | 11 Sep 2011 | Raiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters | 69-64-70=203 | −13 | 2 strokes | Julie Greciet
|
LET Access Series wins (2) edit
- 2010 Dinard Ladies Open, Trophee Preven's
Team appearances edit
Amateur
- European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing France): 2004[6]
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing France): 2005
References edit
- ^ "Jade Schaeffer". FOX Sports. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Jade Schaeffer". Golfdata. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Women's Open Qualifying Results". USGA. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ "Meet François Calmels". European Tour. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Fanny Schaeffer". Golfdata. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "European Lady Junior's Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 25 February 2023.
External links edit
- Official website
- Jade Schaeffer at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Jade Schaeffer at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Jade Schaeffer at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)