Alice Hewson Explained

Alice Hewson
Birth Date:19 August 1997
Birth Place:Hemel Hempstead, England
Height:5 ft 9 in
College:Clemson University
Yearpro:2019
Tour:Ladies European Tour (joined 2020)
Prowins:3
Letwins:2
Otherwins:1
Nabisco:DNP
Lpga:DNP
Wusopen:CUT: 2023
Wbritopen:T16: 2023
Evian:75th: 2021

Alice Hewson (born 19 August 1997) is an English professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. She won the 2020 Investec South African Women's Open and 2024 VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open. In 2019, she won the European Ladies Amateur.[1]

Amateur career

Hewson hails from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. She started golf at the age of six with her Dad and played in her first tournament on her seventh birthday. She won the England U13 championships and was in the National U18 team at age 15. Her first GB&I cap came at age 15 in the Junior Vagliano Trophy and she played in three Vagliano Trophies. She also represented Great Britain & Ireland in the Curtis Cup in 2016 and 2018 and the Astor Trophy.[1]

Hewson represented England twice at the European Girls' Team Championship[2] and five times at the European Ladies' Team Championship. She was the only player to be part of both England teams to win the European Ladies' Team Championships consecutively in 2016 and 2017.[3]

Hewson attended Clemson University 2015–2019 and majored in accounting. She won her first two tournaments as a freshman, and by the time she graduated she held 49 records at Clemson.[4]

Individually, she played in the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur in 2019 and finished T10 with at even-par. Also in 2019, she captured the European Ladies Amateur Championship. She scored two eagles coming from seven shots behind in the final round to win in a five-hole playoff. The win qualified her for her first major, the 2019 Women's British Open, played at Woburn Golf and Country Club, less than 30 minutes from her home.[1]

Professional career

In 2020, Hewson finished 5th at LET Q-School at La Manga Club and started her LET career with a win in her first event, the Investec South African Women's Open. Held at Westlake Golf Club in Cape Town in mid-March, it was the last tournament played before the COVID-19 pandemic caused a global halt of competitive play.

To keep sharp during lockdown she played in the Rose Ladies Series where she won the Grand Final with scores of 67 and 70 (−5), ahead of seasoned campaigners and Solheim Cup stars such as Charley Hull and Georgia Hall.[5]

In 2021, Hewson finished 10th in the rankings. She recorded five top-10 finishes including a T-3 at the Saudi Ladies International.[1]

In 2022, she finished 12th in the rankings after five top-10 including T-3s at the Joburg Ladies Open and Skaftö Open.[1]

In 2023, she was runner-up at the Magical Kenya Ladies Open, before claiming her second LET title at the 2024 VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open with a birdie on the first playoff hole.[6]

Amateur wins

Sources:[4]

Professional wins (3)

Ladies European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-up
1Investec South African Women's Open−5 (70-70-71=211)1 stroke Emma Nilsson
Monique Smit
230 Jun 2024VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open−11 (68-69-65=202)Playoff Tvesa Malik

Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Chevron Championship
U.S. Women's OpenCUT
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian ChampionshipNT75CUT
Women's British OpenCUTCUTT20CUTT16
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 3

Team appearances

Amateur

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2013

Professional

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Profile Alice Hewson . Ladies European Tour . 14 October 2020.
  2. Web site: European Girls' Team Championship . EGA . 12 October 2020.
  3. Web site: European Ladies' Team Championship . EGA . 12 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Alice Hewson Bio . Clemson Tigers . 14 October 2020.
  5. Web site: Back To Play: Hewson Hopes For Scottish Open Success . Ladies European Tour . 14 October 2020.
  6. News: 'Sensational stuff' – Alice Hewson wins Swiss Open play-off with a birdie . 30 June 2024 . Sky Sports . 30 June 2024.
  7. Web site: Wentworth Fire: Rose Ladies Series Grand Final cancelled . 8 August 2020 . Sky Sports.
  8. Web site: Hull wins Rose Ladies Series after Grand Final cancelled due to wildfire . 8 August 2020 . National Club Golfer . Alex . Perry.
  9. Web site: Rose Ladies Series: Alice Hewson retains lead, with Charley Hull one shot behind . BBC Sport . 6 August 2020.