Adéla Cernousek
| Adéla Cernousek | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Adé |
| Born | 13 August 2003 Antibes, France |
| Sporting nationality |  France |
| Career | |
| College | Texas A&M University |
| Turned professional | 2024 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2025) |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | T67: 2024 |
| Women's British Open | DNP |
| Evian Championship | T38: 2021 |
Adéla Cernousek (born 13 August 2003) is a French professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. She was the individual winner of the 2024 NCAA Championship.[1]
Early life
[edit]Cernousek was born in Antibes near Nice, France to parents who were professional volleyball players.[2] She later became attached to Golf de Saint-Cloud to the west of Paris.[3]
Amateur career
[edit]Cernousek represented the French National Team between 2017 and 2024. She won silver at the 2021 European Girls' Team Championship in Portugal, and played in the 2023 Espirito Santo Trophy in Abu Dhabi.[4]
She enrolled at the Texas A&M University in 2021 to play with the Texas A&M Aggies women's golf team, where she broke several records. She had a 72.21 stroke average as a freshman, the second best by a freshman by in school history. As a junior, she had a scoring average of 69.94, the lowest in school history and the first under 71 by a woman.[5]
In May 2024, Cernousek won the individual competition at the NCAA Division I women's golf championship, three strokes ahead of Lottie Woad.[6]
She won her U.S. Open qualifier in Texas with a score of six-under-par to made her major debut at the 2024 U.S. Women's Open, where she sat in joint second place after the first round, and ultimately finished tied 67th.[7]
Cernousek made it to the quarterfinals of the 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur, where she lost to Asterisk Talley 1 down.[3] She reached a career high of 7th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.[8]
Professional career
[edit]Cernousek turned professional in 2024.[9] In December 2024, Cernousek earned her LPGA Tour card for 2025 by finishing T-13 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.[10] In an early stage of qualifying, she shared medalist honors with Mimi Rhodes.[11]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2017 Grand Prix du Golf d'Aix en Provence
- 2018 Evian Junior Event Girls
- 2019 Coupe Didier Illouz
- 2020 Championnat de France Cadets
- 2024 NCAA Championship
Source:[4]
Professional wins (1)
[edit]Other wins (1)
[edit]- 2021 Open des Aisses (as an amateur)
Source:[3]
Results in LPGA majors
[edit]| ! Tournament | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | |
| U.S. Women's Open | T67 |
| Women's PGA Championship | |
| The Evian Championship | CUT |
| Women's British Open |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Junior Golf World Cup (representing France): 2017
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing France): 2018, 2019, 2021
- World Junior Girls Championship (representing France): 2019
- Spirit International (representing France): 2021, 2024
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing France): 2023
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing France): 2023
- Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the International team): 2024
Source:[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Hall, Mike. "Women's NCAA Division I Champion Adela Cernousek Turns Pro". Golfweek. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Team France". The Spirit Golf Association. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ a b c Heath, Elliott (18 October 2024). "Adela Cernousek Facts: 13 Things To Know About The NCAA Div 1 Champion". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Adela Cernousek". WAGR. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Roster: Adela Cernousek". Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Texas A&M's Adela Cernousek wins 2024 DI women's golf championship individual title". NCAA. 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Adela Cernousek". U.S. Women's Open. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Adela Cernousek". WAGR. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Jourdan, Cameron (18 November 2024). "Reigning NCAA individual champion marks third top-10 amateur to turn pro ahead of LPGA Final Qualifying". Golfweek. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Players Finishing in Positions 1-25 and Ties Earn LPGA Tour Status in Category 15". LPGA. 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Rhodes and Cernousek Share Medalist Honors at the 2024 LPGA Q-Series Qualifying Stage". LPGA.
External links
[edit]- Adéla Cernousek at the LPGA Tour official site
- Adéla Cernousek at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site