Lee-Anne Pace

Lee-Anne Pace (born 15 February 1981) is a South African professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career Pace was born in Paarl, Western Cape in 1981.

She had a successful amateur collegiate career in the United States, where she attended Murray State University and the University of Tulsa, graduating with a degree in psychology.

Professional career Pace turned professional in 2005. She played on the second tier Duramed Futures Tour in 2006 before qualifying for the LPGA Tour for 2007 at qualifying school. However, she lost her card in the United States at the end of 2007.

Pace qualified for the Ladies European Tour for 2008 via qualifying school. She made her breakthrough in 2010 with five wins at the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open, the S4C Wales Ladies Championship of Europe, the Finnair Masters, the Sanya Ladies Open, and the Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open. She ended the season at the top of the Order of Merit and won the LET Player of the Year.

After failing to win in 2012, Pace had another big season in 2013. Pace won her sixth Ladies European Tour event in May when she took a one stroke victory at the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open. She followed that victory up with another in July, again winning by a stroke, at the Open De España Femenino. She concluded the 2013 season by winning in a playoff at the Sanya Ladies Open. The victory was her eighth on tour and netted her a second LET Player of the Year award. In October 2014, Pace would win her ninth LET event when she was victorious in her home country, winning the Cell C South African Women's Open, in a playoff, after a final round comeback. A week later, Pace won her first LPGA Tour event at the Blue Bay LPGA in China.

Personal life In January 2024, Pace married fellow LET player Anne-Lise Caudal at a ceremony held in Yzerfontein, South Africa. The two became acquainted when Pace first started competing on the LET in 2008.

Amateur wins 2003 Ohio Valley Conference Championship 2005 Western Athletic Conference Championship

Professional wins (23) LPGA Tour wins (1)

Ladies European Tour wins (11) 1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Ladies Tour

Sunshine Ladies Tour (14) 2013-2014 (1) Investec Ladies Cup 2014-2015 (4) South African Women's Open1, Ladies Tshwane Open, SuperSport Ladies Challenge, Investec Ladies Cup 2015-2016 (4) South African Women's Open, Joburg Ladies Open, Cape Town Ladies Open, Dimension Data Ladies Challenge 2017 (1) Chase to Investec Cup Final 2018 (1) Cape Town Ladies Open 2020 (1) Cape Town Ladies Open 2021 (1) Investec South African Women's Open1 2022 (1) Investec South African Women's Open1 1Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour

Results in LPGA majors Results not in chronological order. ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

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

Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2014 Evian – 2016 ANA) Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Team appearances Amateur Espirito Santo Trophy (representing South Africa): 2002, 2004