In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Llaneza and the second or maternal family name is Gomez-Palacio.
| Alejandra Llaneza | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Alejandra Llaneza Gomez-Palacio |
| Nickname | Ale |
| Born | (1988-05-31) 31 May 1988 (age 36) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  Mexico |
| Residence | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | University of Arizona |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Current tour(s) | Symetra Tour |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Epson Tour | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | CUT: 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2015 |
| Women's British Open | DNP |
| Evian Championship | CUT: 2014 |
Alejandra Llaneza Gomez-Palacio (born 31 May 1988) is a Mexican professional golfer who has played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and Symetra Tour and was a 2016 Olympian.
Amateur career
Born and raised in Mexico City, Llaneza began playing golf at the age of 6 years old. She played college golf at the University of Arizona where she was Rookie of the Year in 2007–08.
Professional career
Llaneza played on the Symetra Tour from 2012 to 2014. She has had eight top-10 finishes on the tour.
Llaneza joined the LPGA Tour in 2013. Her best finish is T-12 at the 2014 Kingsmill Championship.
Professional wins
Symetra Tour wins
- 2015 Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Women's Health Charity Classic
- 2019 Garden City Charity Classic
Other wins
- 2011 Wigwam Cactus Tour event (as an amateur)
- 2017 Pennsylvania Women's Open
References
- "Se caen en el último día…". Sportspedia México. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Alejandra Llaneza Bio". Symetra Tour. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Alejandra Llaneza Achievements". Alejandra Llaneza official page. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014.
- "Alejandra Llaneza Stats". Symetra Tour. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- "Alejandra Llaneza Wins PA Women's Open". WNEP. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
External links
- Alejandra Llaneza at the LPGA Tour official site
- Alejandra Llaneza at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Alejandra Llaneza at Olympics.com
- Alejandra Llaneza at Olympedia (archive)
- Alejandra Llaneza Gomez at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games
- Mexican female golfers
- Arizona Wildcats women's golfers
- Mexican expatriate golfers in the United States
- LPGA Tour golfers
- Olympic golfers for Mexico
- Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games competitors for Mexico
- Golfers at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Sportspeople from Mexico City
- 1988 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Mexican sportswomen