| Ana Belac | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Born | (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 (age 28) Kranj, Slovenia | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  Slovenia | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | Duke University | ||||
| Turned professional | 2020 | ||||
| Current tour | LPGA Tour (joined 2021) | ||||
| Former tour | Symetra Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 1 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| Epson Tour | 1 | ||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||
| Chevron Championship | DNP | ||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T69: 2025 | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2020 | ||||
| Women's British Open | CUT: 2021 | ||||
| Evian Championship | T50: 2021 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Medal record | |||||
Ana Belac (born 28 January 1997) is aSlovenian professional golfer. She won both the 2020Symetra Tour Rookie of the Year and theSymetra Tour Player of the Year, and was the first Slovenian to join theLPGA Tour.[1]
Belac was a top-ranked female junior golfer in Slovenia and won the Leone di San Marco in 2013 and 2015. She represented Slovenia in theEuropean Ladies' Team Championship on five occasions and in theEspirito Santo Trophy in 2012 and 2014. She competed in theEuropean Young Masters from 2010 to 2013, where she was placed second in 2012.[2]
She finished 17th in the2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China[2] and at the2018 Mediterranean Games she won bronze medal withVida Obersnel andPia Babnik in the women's team event.[3]
Belac played college golf atDuke University where she was a two-time All-ACC selection and earned co-medalist honors at 2017 Landfall Tradition and 2019 East Lake Cup. She was a member of the victorious International Team at the2019 Arnold Palmer Cup and led theBlue Devils to the 2019NCAA Championship team title, winning her matches 3–0. She was named a 2020 WGCA First Team All-American.[4]
Belac turned pro in the spring of 2020 when her senior season at Duke was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. She won theSymetra Tour's Carolina Golf Classic and secured victory in the Volvik Race For the Card to earn aLPGA Tour card for the 2021 season.[5]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 Oct2020 | Carolina Golf Classic | 66-71-70-74=281 | −7 | 4 strokes |  Allison Emrey |
Amateur
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