Alexandra Försterling Explained

Alexandra Försterling
Nickname:Lexi
Birth Date:27 November 1999
Birth Place:Berlin, Germany
Height:172 cm
Residence:Berlin, Germany
College:Arizona State University
Yearpro:2022
Tour:Ladies European Tour (joined 2023)
LPGA Tour (joined 2024)
Prowins:4
Letwins:4
Anainspiration:DNP
Lpga:CUT: 2024
Wusopen:T51: 2024
Wbritopen:DNP
Evian:CUT: 2024

Alexandra Försterling (born 27 November 1999) is a German professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour. She has won four LET titles including the 2023 VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open and 2024 Amundi German Masters. As an amateur, she won the 2014 European Young Masters and was runner-up at the 2020 European Ladies' Team Championship and the 2021 European Ladies Amateur.[1]

Amateur career

Försterling became a member of the German National Team in 2014, the year in which she won the European Young Masters both individually and with the team.[1] Also in 2014, she was selected for the European team at the Junior Ryder Cup, held at Blairgowrie Golf Club in Scotland.

She appeared four times at the European Girls' Team Championship between 2014 and 2017. Along with Helen Tamy Kreuzer, Aline Krauter and Paula Schulz-Hanssen she was runner-up at the 2020 European Ladies' Team Championship, beaten 2–1 in the final by a Swedish team with Linn Grant, Ingrid Lindblad, Maja Stark and Beatrice Wallin.[2]

Försterling won the Berlin Open in 2016, 2017 and 2019. In 2017, she finished third at the Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship, 7 strokes behind Linn Grant.[3]

Försterling enrolled at Arizona State University in 2018 and started playing with the Arizona State Sun Devils women's golf team. In 2021, she shared the Match in the Desert individual title with teammate Linn Grant, after firing a 68 in the opening round.[4]

In 2021, she won the German International Amateur, carding rounds of 70, 68, 66 and 68 to finish at 272 and win by four. She was runner-up at the European Ladies Amateur in Italy, 3 strokes behind Ingrid Lindblad.[5]

Professional career

Försterling turned professional in December 2022 and joined the 2023 Ladies European Tour after shooting the lowest score at LET Q-School at La Manga in Spain, alongside compatriot Polly Mack.[6]

In her rookie season, she won the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open and Mallorca Ladies Open to finish 8th in the Order of Merit and runner-up in the LET Rookie of the Year standings, behind only Trichat Cheenglab.[7] At the end of the year, she earned an LPGA Tour card at Q-school.

In 2024, Försterling won the Aramco Team Series event in Florida and became the first German to win an LET event on home soil when she won the Amundi German Masters in a playoff with Emma Spitz.[8]

Amateur wins

Source:[9]

Professional wins (4)

Ladies European Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner-up
117 Sep 2023VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open66-66-66=198−152 strokes Madelene Stavnar
218 Nov 2023Mallorca Ladies Open69-67-67=203−135 strokes Trichat Cheenglab
310 Mar 2024Aramco Team Series – Tampa67-70-67=204−123 strokes Charley Hull
419 May 2024Amundi German Masters70-70-69-67=276−12Playoff Emma Spitz

LET playoff record (1–0)

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament2024
ANA Inspiration
U.S. Women's OpenT51
Women's PGA ChampionshipCUT
The Evian ChampionshipCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alexandra Försterling Bio . Deutsche Golf . 22 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Three in Row for Sweden . EGA . 22 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Results 2017 Helen Holm Scottish Open Stroke Play Championship . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 22 December 2021.
  4. Web site: Women's Golf Roster:Alexandra Försterling . Sun Devil Athletics . 22 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Results 2021 European Ladies' Amateur Championship . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 22 December 2021.
  6. Web site: Players Turned Pro (Week 49, 2022) . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 3 January 2023.
  7. Web site: Alexandra Forsterling Wins First LET Title . Sun Devil Athletics . 19 September 2023.
  8. News: Ladies European Tour: Alexandra Forsterling wins Amundi German Masters after dramatic play-off . 20 May 2024 . Sky Sports . 19 May 2024.
  9. Web site: Alexandra Försterling . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 3 January 2023.