Gwladys Nocera
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Gwladys Nocera (born 22 May 1975 in Moulins) is a French golfer. She currently resides in Biarritz, France.
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[edit] Amateur career
Nocera had a successful amateur career. She finished runner up at the 1998 British Ladies Amateur Championship. She was a member of the European and World championship French team in 1999 and 2000. She was also runner up at the 2002 French Amateur Championship. She was 2002 French International Champion and 2002 German International champion. She holds a degree in international business from New Mexico State University.
[edit] Professional career
Nocera turned professional at the relatively late age of twenty-seven and finished ninth at the 2002 Ladies European Tour Qualifying School to win a place on the tour for the following season. After a modest start she improved dramatically in 2005, when she finished fourth on the Order of Merit and made her Solheim Cup debut where she beat Cristie Kerr in her singles match.
In 2006 her career took another upward turn. She started the year representing France at the Women's World Cup of Golf with Karine Icher. She scored her first three Ladies European Tour tournament victories at the Ladies Swiss Open, the BMW Ladies Italian Open and most recently the Catalonia Ladies Masters. She also played in her first women's major tournament, the Kraft Nabisco Championship. She finished 2nd on the New Star Money list being beaten only by Laura Davies the holder of the record number of money list wins.
[edit] Tournament wins
Amateur
- 2002 French International Championship, German International Championship
Professional
- 2006 Ladies Swiss Open, BMW Ladies Italian Open, Catalonia Ladies Masters (all Ladies European Tour)
[edit] LET Tour career summary
| Year | LET wins | Earnings (€) | Order of Merit rank | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | 19,227.24 | 51 | 73.32 |
| 2004 | 0 | 52,496.77 | 23 | 72.6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 164,739.73 | 4 | 71.31 |
| 2006 | 3 | 415,020.50 | 2 | 70.42 |
[edit] Solheim Cup record
| Year | Total Matches | Total W-L-H | Singles W-L-H | 4somes W-L-H | 4balls W-L-H | Points Won | Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 2 | 1-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 1 | 50% | |
| 2005 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 1-0-0 def C. Kerr 2&1 | 0-1-0 lost w/L. Kreutz 4&2 | 1 | 50% |
