Helen Briem
| Helen Briem | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 12 August 2005 Nürtingen, Stuttgart, Germany |
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  Germany |
| Residence | Nürtingen, Stuttgart, Germany |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2024 |
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | LET Access Series |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
| Other | 4 |
Helen Briem (born 12 August 2005) is a German professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. She won three consecutive LET Access Series tournaments and rose to number 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking before turning professional in July 2024. She won her first LET title at the 2024 La Sella Open.[1][2]
Amateur career
[edit]Briem was born in Nürtingen near Stuttgart and represents Stuttgarter Golf-Club Solitude.[3] She had an exceptional amateur career. In 2021, she became a member of the German National Team and won the European Young Masters in Finland, both individually and with the team. Also in 2021, she won the national stroke-play and match-play titles in Germany, and was selected by captain Annika Sörenstam for the European team at the Junior Solheim Cup.[4]
In 2022, she won the European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande and the Italian International Ladies Amateur Championship, and made her Augusta National Women's Amateur debut.[5]
She shared best individual score at the 2022 Women's World Amateur Team Championships for the Espirito Santo Trophy at Le Golf National in France, with Rose Zhang and Meja Örtengren, and collected a bronze medal with the German team.[6]
Briem recorded two runner-up finishes in three starts in professional events on the LET Access Series, at the 2021 Santander Golf Tour Barcelona, one stroke behind Charlotte Liautier, and at the 2022 Lavaux Ladies Open in Switzerland, four strokes behind Sára Kousková. She made three consecutive birdies and an eagle between holes three and six, which resulted in a score of 67 and put her in a share of the lead during the round.[7]
In 2023, she won the Girls Amateur Championship with a record score of 12 & 10. In January of 2024 she won the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship, and in late May she birdied the final four holes on her way to a final round 64 to force a playoff at the Dormy Open Helsingborg, a Ladies European Tour event, won by Perrine Delacour on the first extra hole.
In June 2024, Briem, still an amateur, won three professional tournaments in a row, in three consecutive weeks, on the LET Access Series.[8][9] After she won the 2024 European Ladies' Team Championship with Germany in July, she rose to number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.[10]
Professional career
[edit]Briem turned professional in July 2024 at age 18.[11] Less than three months later, she won her first tournament as a professional, the Rose Ladies Open at the Melbourne Club at Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, England on the LET Access Series.[12][13] Later the same month she won the La Sella Open, her first LET title.
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2021 German Match Play, European Young Masters, Golfsportmanufaktur Schäfflertanz International Open, German National Amateur
- 2022 European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande, Italian International Ladies Amateur Championship
- 2023 Girls Amateur Championship
- 2024 Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship
Source:[10]
Professional wins (5)
[edit]Ladies European Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Sep 2024 | La Sella Open | 67-71-66-66=270 | −18 | 2 strokes |  Pauline Roussin-Bouchard
|
Ladies European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Dormy Open Helsingborg (as an amateur) |
Perrine Delacour
|
Delacour won with birdie on first extra hole |
LET Access Series wins (4)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Jun 2024 | Montauban Ladies Open (as an amateur) |
70-70-69=209 | −7 | 1 stroke |  Tiffany Arafi
|
| 2 | 16 Jun 2024 | Amundi Czech Ladies Challenge (as an amateur) |
72-68-73=213 | −3 | 1 stroke |  Nikki Hofstede
|
| 3 | 22 Jun 2024 | Santander Golf Tour Ávila (as an amateur) |
70-62-70=202 | −14 | 1 stroke |  Kajsa Arwefjäll
|
| 4 | 8 Sep 2024 | Rose Ladies Open | 68-69-66=203 | −13 | Playoff |  Hannah Screen
|
LET Access Series playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Rose Ladies Open | Hannah Screen
|
Won with par on third extra hole |
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2021 (winners), 2023 (winners)
- European Young Masters (representing Germany): 2021 (winners)
- Junior Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2021 (winners)
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Germany): 2022
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Germany): 2022, 2023
- World Junior Girls Championship (representing Germany): 2022
- Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2023 (winners)
- Patsy Hankins Trophy (representing Europe): 2023 (winners)
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2023 (winners)
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Germany): 2023, 2024 (winners)
Source:[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Helen Briem". Deutscher Golf Verband. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Briem becomes world number one". World Amateur Golf Ranking. 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Helen Briem beim größten Damen Amateur Turnier" (in German). Stuttgarter Golf-Club Solitude e.V. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Helen Briem". Deutscher Golf Verband. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Helen Briem". Augusta National Women's Amateur. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "WATC 2022 France". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Back-to-Back Victory for Kouskova in Switzerland". LET Access Series. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Briem Makes History With Third Consecutive Win In Spain". LET Access Series. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Helen Briem makes history". Women & Golf. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Helen Briem". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Helen Briem Switches To Professional Ranks As World's Best Amateur". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Rose Ladies Open Final Result". LET Access Series. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Briem wins the Rose Ladies Open in dramatic three-hole play off". LET Access Series. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Helen Briem at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Helen Briem at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site