Hermione FitzGerald

Hermione FitzGerald (born 11 October 1985[1]) is an Irish professional golfer.[2]

Hermione FitzGerald
Personal information
Born (1985-10-11) 11 October 1985
Newmarket, Suffolk, England
Nationality Ireland
Career
StatusProfessional
Current tour(s)Jamega Ladies Tour
Former tour(s)LET Access Series
Professional wins3

Early life

FitzGerald is the daughter of Lord John FitzGerald and Barbara Zindel.[3] She is of Irish and Swiss descent.[4] She began playing golf at the age of eight when she first tried playing it on the Emirates Golf Club course when she was on holiday in Dubai.[2][5] She regularly played at the Dubai Creek and Nad Al Sheba golf courses in her youth.[6] In 1992, she was approached by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum to help promote the horse racing scene in Dubai.[5]

Career

Although she was born in England, FitzGerald represents Ireland when playing golf professionally.[2] FitzGerald played on the LET Access Series in 2014, making two cuts in the Open Generali de Strasbourg and the WPGA International Challenge, finishing T-46 in both events.[2] In 2013, FitzGerald won three Jamega Ladies Tour events which were all based in the UK.[2][7]

References
  1. "About Hermione".
  2. "Hermione FitzGerald profile". LET Access Series.
  3. "A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe". The Peerage.
  4. "Captain Lord John FitzGerald: Horseracing trainer who helped Dubai's ruling family become one of the most powerful forces in his sport". The Independent. 20 August 2015.
  5. "Hermione Fitzgerald – Loves Racing and Golf". Ladies in Racing. 1 April 2018.
  6. Armytage, Marcus (25 November 2013). "Hermione FitzGerald, daughter of former trainer Lord John FitzGerald, leads racing's tee party". The Telegraph.
  7. "Hermione Races to victory".
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