Marie-Laure de Lorenzi

Marie-Laure de Lorenzi
Personal information
Born	21 January 1961 (1961-01-21) (age 50) Biarritz, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Nationality	France
Residence	Barcelona, Spain
Career
Turned professional	1986
Former tour(s)	Ladies European Tour (1987-2004)
Professional wins	21
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour	19
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
Kraft Nabisco C'ship	T48: 1989
LPGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Women's Open	T11: 1989
du Maurier Classic	DNP
Women's British Open	DNP
Achievements and awards
LET Order of Merit	1988, 1989

Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (born 21 January 1961 in Biarritz) is a French professional golfer. She is also known by her married name Marie-Laure Taya, and competed using that name until mid-way through 1989 when she reverted to her maiden name.^[1]

De Lorenzi joined the Ladies European Tour in 1987 and is now a life member of the tour, having accumulated 19 tournament victories on it. She played for Europe in the first Solheim Cup, which took place in 1990, and was also a member of the European team in 1996 and 1998. She was assistant captain of the European Solheim Cup team in 2007. She retired from tournament golf in 2004.

Professional wins

Ladies European Tour wins (19)

• 1987 (2) BMW Ladies' German Open, Belgian Godiva Open
• 1988 (7) Letting French Open, Volmac Open, Hennessy Cup, Gothenburg Open, Laing Charity Classic, Woolmark Matchplay, Qualitair Spanish Open
• 1989 (3) Ford Classic, Hennessy Cup, BMW Classic
• 1990 (1) Ford Classic
• 1993 (1) VAR Open de France Feminin
• 1994 (1) La Manga Club Spanish Open
• 1995 (3) Ladies' Open Costa Azul, Staatsloterij Ladies Open, Nestlé French Ladies Open
• 1997 (1) Déesse Ladies' Swiss Open

Other wins

• 1988 Benson & Hedges Trophy (with Mark McNulty)
• 1993 Lalla Meryem Cup

References

1. ^ Johnson, Bill (29 June 1989). "Taya can make a name for herself". The Herald (Glasgow): p. 27. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19890629&id=chM1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=1KULAAAAIBAJ&pg=6470,3636930. Retrieved 2010-03-06. 

External links

• Marie-Laure de Lorenzi at the Ladies European Tour official site

Persondata
Name	de Lorenzi, Marie-Laure
Alternative names	Taya, Marie-Laure
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	21 January 1961
Place of birth	Biarritz, France
Date of death
Place of death