Karen Margrethe Juul (born 23 December 1975) is a Danish professional golfer.[1]

Karen Margrethe Juul
Personal information
Full nameKaren Margrethe Juul Hansen
NicknameKM
Born (1975-12-23) 23 December 1975 (age 48)
Esbjerg, Denmark
Sporting nationality Denmark
Career
Turned professional2001
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour (2002–2010)
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour1
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2007
du Maurier ClassicDNP
Women's British OpenCUT: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010
Achievements and awards
Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award1997

Amateur career

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Juul was born in Esbjerg, Denmark. She practically grew up on the golf course, her mother a national team player, and started training golf at 9 years old. Aged 14, she made her debut at the club's division team, and by 18 years old she participated in her first women's European Championship. The following year she won her first Danish championship in stroke play and two years after that, in 1997, won the Danish championships both in stroke and match play.[2]

She won the 1997 Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship[3] and finished seventh at the 1997 European Ladies Amateur Championship.[4]

Juul was a member of the Danish National Team 8 years from 1994 to 2001.

Professional career

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In 2001, Juul finished second in the 2001 Q-School to qualify for the Ladies European Tour and turned professional. She went on to record nine top-10 finishes including top-5 finishes at the 2005 Wales Ladies Championship of Europe, 2006 Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open and 2007 Ladies Scottish Open.[5] In 2006, she held off a final-day challenge from Laura Davies and Trish Johnson to seal victory in the Nykredit Masters by four strokes, clinching her first Ladies European Tour title, after a closing 68 gave a 15-under-par total of 273.[6] This was the culmination of her career and she finished tenth on the 2006 Order of Merit rankings.[7]

In 2007 she represented Denmark at the Women's World Cup of Golf with Iben Tinning.[8]

Juul retired from professional golf in December 2010.[2]

Amateur wins

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Professional wins

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Ladies European Tour wins (1)

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Other wins (1)

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Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

References

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  1. ^ "2009 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "KM Juul Bio". My Time for Golf. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. ^ Bright, Richard (31 August 2000). "Hudson on course to double up". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ "European Ladies' Amateur Championship" (PDF). European Golf Association. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. ^ "KM Juul Results". Golfdata. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Juul thwarts late Davies charge". BBC. 10 September 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Juul leads halfway through round one". Ladies European Tour. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Women's World Cup of Golf kicks off 2007 LET Season". Sportcal. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  9. ^ "European Girls' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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