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Alejandra Llaneza

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Alejandra Llaneza
Personal information
Full nameAlejandra Llaneza Gomez-Palacio
NicknameAle
Born (1988-05-31) 31 May 1988 (age 36)
Mexico City, Mexico
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Sporting nationality Mexico
ResidenceDallas, Texas, U.S.
Career
CollegeUniversity of Arizona
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s)Symetra Tour
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour2
Other2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipCUT: 2014, 2015, 2016
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2015
Women's British OpenDNP
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2014

Alejandra Llaneza Gomez-Palacio (born 31 May 1988) is a Mexican professional golfer who has played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and Symetra Tour and was a 2016 Olympian.[1]

Amateur career

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Born and raised in Mexico City, Llaneza began playing golf at the age of 6 years old.[2] She played college golf at the University of Arizona where she was Rookie of the Year in 2007–08.[3]

Professional career

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Llaneza played on the Symetra Tour from 2012 to 2014. She has had eight top-10 finishes on the tour.[4]

Llaneza joined the LPGA Tour in 2013. Her best finish is T-12 at the 2014 Kingsmill Championship.

Professional wins

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Symetra Tour wins

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Other wins

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References

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  1. ^ "Se caen en el último día…". Sportspedia México. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Alejandra Llaneza Bio". Symetra Tour. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Alejandra Llaneza Achievements". Alejandra Llaneza official page. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Alejandra Llaneza Stats". Symetra Tour. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Alejandra Llaneza Wins PA Women's Open". WNEP. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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