Caroline Masson

Caroline Masson (born 14 May 1989) is a German professional golfer, currently playing on the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Caroline Masson
Personal information
NicknameCaro [1]
Born (1989-05-14) 14 May 1989
Gladbeck, Germany
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Nationality Germany
ResidenceGladbeck, Germany
Career
CollegeOklahoma State University
(one year)
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s)LET (joined 2010)
LPGA Tour (joined 2013)
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Ladies European Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA InspirationT6: 2016
Women's PGA C'shipT12: 2013
U.S. Women's OpenT28: 2014
Women's British OpenT3: 2017
Evian ChampionshipT33: 2018

Amateur and college career

Born and raised in Gladbeck in North Rhine-Westphalia, Masson had a decorated amateur golf career. She competed for Germany in the 2006 Espirito Santo Trophy (World Amateur Team Championship) and won the German Stroke Play Championship. She also represented Europe in the 2005 and 2007 Junior Solheim Cup. In 2008, she advanced to match play at the British Ladies Amateur, won the German Match Play Championship and the German Ladies International and was selected to represent Germany at the 2008 Espirito Santo Trophy.

After graduating from secondary school in Gladbeck in 2008, Masson accepted a golf scholarship to Oklahoma State University and played one year for the Cowgirls in 2008–09 before turning pro in December 2009.[2][3]

Professional career

In late 2009, Masson entered the four-round LET Final Qualifying School as an amateur at La Manga Club, Spain. After earning medalist honors on 21 December, she turned professional immediately and joined the LET on 1 January 2010.[4][5]

Masson made 14 of 16 cuts on the LET in 2010,[6] but missed the cut by ten strokes in her first major, the 2010 Women's British Open at Royal Birkdale.[7] In her second major, the 2011 Women's British Open at Carnoustie, she led after the second and third rounds.[8] Paired with defending and eventual champion Yani Tseng in the final round, Masson carded a 78 (+6) to finish tied for fifth, seven shots back.

Masson won her first LET event at the 2012 South African Women's Open, winning by one stroke over Lee-Anne Pace and Danielle Montgomery.[9]

Masson finished T-11 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn her LPGA Tour card for 2013.

On 4 September 2016 Masson captured her first LPGA Tour victory by winning the Manulife LPGA Classic.

Professional wins (2)

LPGA Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 4 Sep 2016 Manulife LPGA Classic −16 (68-69-68-67=272) 1 stroke Karine Icher
Lee Mi-hyang
Minjee Lee

Ladies European Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
115 Jul 2012South African Women's Open–1 (69-75-71=215)1 stroke Danielle Montgomery
Lee-Anne Pace

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
ANA Inspiration T49 T13 T11 T57 T6 T56 T9 T52 T32
U.S. Women's Open T54 T28 CUT 54 CUT T34 T30 CUT
Women's PGA Championship T12 T17 WD CUT CUT T57 T43 CUT
The Evian Championship ^ T37 CUT CUT CUT 72 T33 T55 NT
Women's British Open CUT T5 CUT CUT WD CUT T25 T3 CUT T11 T7

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration00002499
U.S. Women's Open00000085
Women's PGA Championship00000284
Women's British Open001235115
The Evian Championship00000074
Totals00125114327
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2018 Evian – 2020 ANA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)

Ladies European Tour career summary
YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings
(€)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2008 2 2 0 0 0 0 30 n/a[10] n/a 72.00 n/a
2010 16 14 0 0 1 4 3 81,180 26 72.25 T31
2011 16 15 0 1 0 7 T2 167,187 5 71.17 15
2012 16 12 1 3 0 5 1 171,438 2 72.22
2013 7 4 0 0 1 1 3 52,311 71.95
2014 4 3 0 0 2 2 3 62,733 – 70.86 –

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

YearWorld
ranking		Source
2010215[11]
201197[12]
201248[13]
201360[14]
201454[15]
201577[16]
201656[17]
201758[18]
201841[19]
201937[20]
202051[21]

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup record
YearTotal
matches		Total
W–L–H		Singles
W–L–H		Foursomes
W–L–H		Fourballs
W–L–H		Points
won		Points
%
Career 14 3–8–3 1–3–0 0–3–1 2–2–2 4.5 32.1
2013 4 2–1–1 0–1–0 lost to L. Thompson 4&3 0–0–1 halved with C. Matthew 2–0–0 won w/ C. Hedwall 2&1
won w/ C. Hedwall 2&1		 2.5 62.5
2015 3 0–2–1 0–1–0 lost to G. Piller 1 dn 0–1–1 halved w/ S. Gal
lost w/ C. Hedwall 1 dn		 0.5 16.7
2017 4 1–3–0 1–0–0 def. M.Wie 4&2 0–2–0 lost w/ C. Ciganda 1 dn
lost w/ J. Ewart Shadoff 5&3		 0–1–0 lost w/ F. Parker 3&2 1 25.0
2019 3 0–2–1 0–1–0 lost to J. Korda 3&2 0–1–0 lost w/ J. Ewart Shadoff 6&4 0–0–1 halved w/ J. Ewart Shadoff 0.5 16.7

References
  1. "caroline-masson.com". Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. "Peter Henke Consults with Golf Pro Caroline Masson". Peter Henke Sport & Marketing. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  3. "Women's British Open – Second-round notes and interviews". LPGA. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. "Ladies Q School at La Manga Golf Club". 23 December 2009. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  5. "Ladies European Tour - Final 2010 Qualifying School - La Manga (South Course)". 21 December 2009. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  6. "Ladies European Tour - Caroline Masson - 2010 results". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  7. "Ladies European Tour - 2010 Women's British Open – final results". Archived from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  8. "Women's British Open – Third-round notes and interviews". LPGA. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  9. "Masson magic wins South African Women's Open". Ladies European Tour. 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  10. "Ladies European Tour – Caroline Masson (amateur) - 2008 results". Retrieved 30 July 2011.
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  14. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2013.
  15. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.
  16. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
  17. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
  18. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
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  20. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
  21. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
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