Georgia Hall

Georgia Kelly Hall MBE (born 12 April 1996) is an English professional golfer. She plays on the Ladies European Tour,[1] and the LPGA Tour. In 2018 she won the Women's British Open at Royal Lytham; it was her first victory in a major championship.

Georgia Hall
MBE
Personal information
Full nameGeorgia Kelly Hall
Born (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996
Bournemouth, England
Nationality England
Career
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s)Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour2
Ladies European Tour1
ALPG Tour1
Other3
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
ANA InspirationT37: 2020
Women's PGA C'shipT26: 2019
U.S. Women's OpenT34: 2018
Women's British OpenWon: 2018
Evian ChampionshipT10: 2017
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Order of Merit		2017, 2018
Ladies European Tour
Player of the Year		2017, 2018

Amateur career

Hall began her golfing career at Canford Magna Golf Club. She won two gold medals at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival. She had a successful amateur career winning the 2013 British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship.

Professional career

Turning professional in July 2014, Hall had an early success, winning the Open Generali de Strasbourg on the LET Access Series. In early 2016, she won the Oates Victorian Open on the ALPG Tour.

In 2017, Hall won the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit after recording seven top 10 finishes during the season, including a tie for third place at the Women's British Open and a tie for tenth place at the Evian Championship.[2]

Hall earned her 2018 LPGA Tour card through qualifying school.[3] In August 2018, she won her first major championship at the 2018 Women's British Open, finishing two strokes ahead of Pornanong Phatlum.[4] She ended the season by winning the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit for the second time, becoming the youngest player to defend the title.[5]

In 2020, while the main tours were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hall won two tournaments on the Rose Ladies Series and finished second in the overall standings behind Charley Hull.[6] The LPGA Tour returned at the end of July, and in September she won for the second time on the tour, and the first time in the United States, at the Cambia Portland Classic, where she defeated Ashleigh Buhai in a sudden-death playoff.[7]

Personal life

Hall's father, Wayne, acted as caddie for her during the 2018 Women's British Open.[8] She was born two days before Nick Faldo pulled off one of the greatest sporting comebacks in history to win his third Masters title at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Faldo's famous win in Georgia inspired her name.[8]

Hall was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to golf.[9]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (6)

LPGA Tour wins (2)
Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin
of victory		Runner-up
1 5 Aug 2018 Ricoh Women's British Open −17 (67-68-69-67=271) 2 strokes Pornanong Phatlum
2 20 Sep 2020 Cambia Portland Classic −12 (70-66-68=204) Playoff Ashleigh Buhai

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2020 Cambia Portland Classic Ashleigh Buhai Won with par on second extra hole

Ladies European Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin
of victory		Runner-up
1 5 Aug 2018 Ricoh Women's British Open −17 (67-68-69-67=271) 2 strokes Pornanong Phatlum

LET Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2020 Saudi Ladies International Emily Kristine Pedersen Lost to a birdie the first extra hole

ALPG Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning
score		 To par Margin
of victory		 Runners-up
1 7 Feb 2016 Oates Victorian Open 69-70-71-71=281 −11 1 stroke Nanna Madsen, Marianne Skarpnord

LET Access Series (1)
  • 2014 Open Generali de Strasbourg

Other wins (2)

Major championships

Wins (1)
YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2018Ricoh Women's British Open1 shot deficit−17 (67-68-69-67=271)2 strokes Pornanong Phatlum

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament20132014201520162017201820192020
ANA Inspiration CUT CUT T61 T37
U.S. Women's Open CUT T51 T34 CUT CUT
Women's PGA Championship T46 T40 T26 T58
The Evian Championship T10 T16 T37 NT
Women's British Open T42TLA T29 CUT CUT T3 1 T35 T45
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration00000042
U.S. Women's Open00000052
Women's PGA Championship00000044
The Evian Championship00001233
Women's British Open10122286
Totals1012342417
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2019 Women's PGA – 2020 Women's PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2017 British Open – 2017 Evian)

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 9 6–3–0 1–1–0 4–0–0 1–2–0 6 66.7
2017 5 2–3–0 0–1–0 lost to P. Creamer 1 dn 2–0–0 won w/ A. Nordqvist 3&1
won w/ A. Nordqvist 2&1		 0–2–0 lost w/ C. Hull 2&1
lost w/ C. Matthew 4&2		 2 40.0
2019 4 4–0–0 1–0–0 def. L. Thompson 2&1 2–0–0 won w/ C. Boutier 2&1
won w/ C. Boutier 3&2		 1–0–0 won w/ C. Boutier 2 up 4 100.0

References
  1. "Georgia Hall". Ladies European Tour. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. "Georgia Hall Wins LET Order Of Merit". Women and Golf. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  3. "Who Earned Their LPGA Tour Card for 2018?". LPGA. 3 December 2017.
  4. "Women's British Open: Georgia Hall wins first major title". BBC Sport. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  5. "Georgia Hall wins LET Order of Merit". Golf Today. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  6. Perry, Alex (8 August 2020). "Hull wins Rose Ladies Series after Grand Final cancelled due to wildfire". National Club Golfer.
  7. Jackson, Keith (21 September 2020). "LPGA Tour: Georgia Hall wins Portland Classic after play-off". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  8. "Women's British Open goes to a Brit: Georgia Hall wins first major title". Boston Globe. Associated Press. August 5, 2018.
  9. "No. 62666". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2019. p. B18.
  10. Heath, Elliott (23 July 2020). "Georgia Hall Wins First Justin Rose Ladies Series Title". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  11. Jackson, Keith (30 July 2020). "Rose Ladies Series: Georgia Hall crushes field at The Shire for back-to-back wins". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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