Full name Samantha Jo Giles Nickname Sammie Status Amateur | Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Name Samantha Giles Nationality England Role Golfer | |
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Born 28 October 1994 (age 29) Plymouth, England ( 1994-10-28 ) | ||
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Samantha Jo Giles (born 28 October 1994) is a Cornish professional golfer who has represented England at the highest amateur level. Giles is the first female amateur golfer to hold all three major English women's amateur titles, English Women's Mid-Amateur, English Women's Open Stroke Play and the English Women's Amateur Championship. She has also been Cornwall's women's county champion as recently as 2015.
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- Early career
- Professional career
- Amateur wins
- References
Early career
Giles was born in Plymouth to parents Paul and Carol, both of whom had represented England at table tennis, Carol at the Commonwealth games and Paul as national champion. She had an early interest in swimming, dancing and golf. From the age of 11, Giles concentrated on golf and competed in regional, national and European events. Since the age of 16 she trained full-time with the objective of turning professional and joining the LPGA Tour.
As an amateur her most important successes were joining the England Golf Women's team, winning the 2014 English women's mid-amateur championship, 2015 Cornish Women's Championship, 2015 English Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, the Royal Birkdale Golf Club Ladies Scratch Trophy, the 2016 English Women's Amateur Championship and the 2015 & 2016 Home International tournaments with England.
In January 2017, Giles was named as the Plymouth Herald Amateur Sports Personality of the Year for 2016.
Professional career
Giles turned professional in April 2017 and played her first tournament as a professional at the Azores Ladies Open on the LET Access Series. She made the cut and finished joint 11th. She joined the newly-formed Santander Tour for her second professional event, the Banco Santander Open in Zaragoza, Spain. She finish in the top-10. In June, Giles achieved her first top-5 as a professional golfer in what was only her fourth event as a professional. This was followed by another top 15 finish on the LET Access Tour with a tied 13th place finish in the Belfius Ladies Open at Rinkven Golf Club in Belgium in July.
Amateur wins
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