Cassandra Kirkland

Cassandra Kirkland
Cassandra Kirkland in 2008
Personal information
Born(1984-10-13)13 October 1984
Paris, France
Died30 April 2017(2017-04-30) (aged 32)
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sporting nationality France
Career
CollegeUniversity of Arizona
Turned professional2006
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour1
Ladies Asian Golf Tour1

Cassandra Kirkland (13 October 1984 – 30 April 2017) was a French professional golfer. She played on the Ladies European Tour and won the Sanya Ladies Open in 2012.

Biography

Born in Paris to an American father and French mother,[1] Kirkland studied at the University of Arizona from 2002 to 2006.[2] She was related to American racing car driver Eddie Cheever.[3]

Amateur career

Kirkland played golf from the age of seven and was semi-finalist in the Girls Amateur Championship in 2001. As a member of the Arizona Wildcats women's golfers at University of Arizona, she won the UNLV Invitational and was a member of the NGCA All American Team in 2005. She was All-PAC 10 Team and won the Golfstat award for par-five scoring leader in 2004 and 2005.[3]

Professional career

Kirkland turned professional in 2006 and won twice: the 2012 Sanya Ladies Open in China on the Ladies European Tour and the 2013 Fourqueux Ladies Open near Paris on the LET Access Series.[4]

Death

Kirkland died in 2017 at the age of 32, following a two-year fight against cancer. She was diagnosed with lung cancer in April 2015, despite never having smoked and having led the lifestyle of a healthy, professional athlete.[5][6]

Professional wins (2)

Ladies European Tour (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning
score 		To par Margin
of victory 		Runners-up
1 4 Nov 2012 Sanya Ladies Open1 73-67-70=210 −6 2 strokes France Jade Schaeffer
England Holly Aitchison

1Co-sanctioned by the Ladies Asian Golf Tour.

LET Access Series (1)

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ "Cassandra Kirkland s'est éteinte" (in French). www.lequipe.fr. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Cassandra Kirkland". honma.in. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Cassandra Kirkland Biography". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Kirkland Wins Fourqueux Ladies Open". LET Access Series. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Celebrating the life of Cassandra Kirkland". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. ^ "LET's Cassandra Kirkland Brings Cancer Fight To Evian". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Cassandra Kirkland Bio". LET Access Series. Retrieved 6 April 2020.