Georgia Hall Facts: 25 Things You Didn’t Know About The English Golfer
Get to know Major champion Georgia Hall better with these facts about her life and career in golf
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Georgia Hall is already a Major champion and Solheim Cup winner, with multiple other victories around the world. A star of English golf, get to know her a little better with these 25 facts.
Georgia Hall Facts
1. Her full name is Georgia Kelly Hall.
2. Georgia was born on April 12, 1996, the Friday of Nick Faldo's Masters win - that's where her name comes from.
3. She is from Bournemouth, Dorset in England.
4. Hall started playing golf at the age of 7.
5. She turned pro in 2014.
6. According to her bio on the LPGA Tour website, Hall is 5'7".
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7. Hall claimed her one and only Major so far with a two-shot victory in the 2018 Women's British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes.
8. With her win at the 2018 Women's British Open, she became the first Englishwoman to win a Major since Karen Stupples' Women's British Open triumph in 2004.
9. Hall is just the fourth Englishwoman to win a Major after Stupples, Laura Davies and Alison Nicholas.
Georgia Hall with the Women's British Open in 2018
10. She made her Solheim Cup debut in 2017, where Annika Sorenstam's Europe lost to Juli Inkster's USA side in Des Moines, Iowa. She was the only European to appear in all five matches. In 2019, she went undefeated in four matches to help Europe narrowly win the Cup.
11. She won the LET Order of Merit and Player of the Year accolades in 2017 and 2018.
12. Hall was a member at Ferndown Golf Club near Bournemouth.
13. She set the course record at Ferndown aged 11, shooting a five-under-par 67.
14. Hall made her Olympic golf debut for Team GB at the Paris 2024 Games. She and Charley Hull were selected for Tokyo 2020 but turned down the opportunity citing an "exhausting schedule."
15. Her Dad, Wayne, coached her as a child and caddied during the 2018 Women's British Open.
16. She had a successful amateur career, winning the 2012 Girls Amateur Championship, the 2013 Ladies British Amateur and also representing GB&I in the 2014 Curtis Cup.
17. Hall was awarded an MBE in the 2019 Birthday Honours for her services to golf.
18. Her only regular LPGA Tour victory to date arrived via a playoff at the 2020 Cambia Portland Classic. She beat South African, Ashleigh Buhai with a par on the second extra hole.
Georgia Hall with the trophy after winning the 2022 Aramco Saudi Ladies International
19. Meanwhile, her sole Ladies European Tour success came in 2022 at the Aramco Saudi Ladies International. She won by five strokes on a total score of 11-under.
20. Hall had two other top-10s in the Women's British Open - aside from her win - while she also has three top-10 results at the Evian Championship. She has never finished inside the top-10 at the Chevron Championship, the Women's PGA Championship, or the Women's US Open.
21. Hall's highest position in the Women's World Golf Rankings was 8th in 2023.
Team Europe poses for a group photo with the Solheim Cup after defeating Team USA in 2023
22. Her Solheim Cup record currently stands at nine points from 17 matches.
23. She set up the Georgia Hall Academy at Paultons Golf Centre in Hampshire to help future generations progress in their golfing career.
24. Hall has been life-long friends with fellow player, Charley Hull.
25. She won two Rose Ladies Series events in 2020 after most of the major tournaments around the world were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Georgia Hall Bio
Full Name | Georgia Kelly Hall |
Born | April 12, 1996 - Bournemouth, England |
Turned Professional | 2014 |
Professional Wins | 7 |
Current Tour | LPGA Tour, Ladies European Tour |
Career Earnings | $7,958,631 |
Highest Rolex Ranking | 8th |
Georgia Hall Pro Wins
Event | Tour | Winning Score |
---|---|---|
2014 Open Generali de Strasbourg | LET Access Series | -10 (four strokes) |
2016 Oates Victorian Open | ALPG Tour | -11 (one stroke) |
2018 Women's British Open | Major | -17 (two strokes) |
2020 Rose Ladies Series - Event 6 | Rose Ladies Series | -1 (one stroke) |
2020 Rose Ladies Series - Event 7 | Rose Ladies Series | -5 (three strokes) |
2020 Cambia Portland Classic | LPGA Tour | -12 (playoff) |
2022 Aramco Saudi Ladies International | LET | -11 (five strokes) |
Jonny Leighfield is our Staff News Writer who joined Golf Monthly just in time for the 2023 Solheim Cup and Ryder Cup. He graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Sport Journalism in 2017 and spent almost five years as the sole sports reporter at his local newspaper. During his time with Golf Monthly, Jonny has interviewed several stars of the game, including Robert MacIntyre, Ian Poulter, and Lee Westwood. An improving golfer himself, Jonny enjoys learning as much about the game as he can and is hoping to reach his Handicap goal of 18 at some stage. He attended both the 150th and 151st Open Championships and dreams of attending The Masters one day.
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