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Alexandra Forsterling Wins Fourth LET Title

by thesundevils.com
May 26, 2024

MICHENDORF, Germany - Sun Devil Women's Golf alum Alexandra Forsterling won the 2024 Amundi German Masters last Sunday at Golf & Country Club Seddiner See.

Forsterling secures her fourth victory on the Ladies European Tour (LET) in the past year, this one coming in her home country of Germany. Since becoming a full-member of the tour last year, Forsterling has established herself as one of the premier title contenders. She put together yet another excellent performance to add to her trophy case, as she has now won the 2023 VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open, 2023 Mallorca Ladies Golf Open, the 2024 Aramco Team Series - Tampa Individual Title, and now the 2024 Amundi German Masters.

"I am honestly completely speechless," she told LadiesEuropeanTour.com after the victory. "After I saw the putt drop, I was like oh my god. I would never have expected it. It really feels great. It honestly feels like a dream, I just never expected it, and it feels so amazing!"

The Berlin native sunk her birdie putt on the second playoff hole to defeat Emma Spitz and secure her fourth LET title, which have all come in her last 11 starts. Having not played on the LET since her victory in Tampa, it also means Forsterling has now won in her last two starts on the LET in 2024. 

"We are so excited to see Lexi's fantastic play continue," Sun Devil Women's Golf Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye exclaimed. "We could not be more proud of the way she is representing Arizona State at the professional level." 

The final round saw an intense battle with Forsterling and Austria's Spitz going head-to-head on the golf course as they started the day as joint-leaders on seven-under-par. As the duo headed down the last hole, Spitz had a one-shot lead but a brilliant second shot from Forsterling left her with a tap-in birdie to level the scores at 12-under-par after 72 holes. Both headed back to the 18th and made birdies on the first playoff hole before Forsterling came through with a clutch birdie on the second playoff hole to become the first German to win on home soil on the LET.

Forsterling remains in second place in The Order of Merit race. She only trails Bronte Law, who has played in three more events than Forsterling. Previously known as the Race to Costa Del Sol, the golfer that finishes the 2024 season on top of The Order of Merit will receive LET Player of the Year honors. Forsterling has also accumulated over $215,000 in prize money through four events in 2024, putting her third on the LET money list.

RANKINGS BOOST
Thanks to her victory in Germany, Alexandra Forsterling improved in several important metrics. She moved up in the Top-100 in the Rolex Women's Golf World Rankings, climbing to No. 56, a new career-best. Other Sun Devils in the Top-100 of the World Rankings include Linn Grant (#28), Carlota Ciganda (#29), Anna Nordqvist (#62), and Azahara Munoz (#97). Forsterling is currently second in Solheim Cup Points among LET competitors, trailing only Charley Hull. This puts her in a position for an automatic qualifying spot for Team Europe heading into the 2024 Solheim Cup in September. Fellow Sun Devils Carlota Ciganda (3rd), Linn Grant (12th), and Alessandra Fanali (#19) join her in the Top-20. 

FANTASTIC FIRST YEAR
In just her first season on the LET, Forsterling finished 8th in the Race to Costa Del Sol Standings, which is the title for top player on the LET. Fellow Sun Devil Linn Grant was the 2022 Race to Costa Del Sol winner. Forsterling nearly won LET Rookie of the Year, finishing in second place right above fellow Sun Devil Alessandra Fanali. In 24 LET events total, Forsterling recorded two wins, three Top-10s, 13 Top-20s, and 19 made cuts in 2023.

READY FOR THE PROS
It did not take Forsterling long to make an impact on the professional level, the latest in a long line of standouts to come out of the Sun Devil Women's Golf program. In  her first season on the LET, she emerged as one of the top competitors, finding herself in contention on a weekly basis. Forsterling was one of only two players to earn two victories on Tour last season. The only other player who won twice on the LET in 2023 was the No. 3-ranked golfer in the world, Céline Boutier. Forsterling accumulated over $200,000 in prize money on just the LET alone during her rookie campaign.

QUALIFIED FOR THE LPGA TOUR
Sun Devil Women's Golf alum Alexandra Forsterling is officially a member of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), qualifying for the 2024 Tour. She earned category 15 status next year thanks to her Top-45 finish in Stage II of LPGA's "Q-School", used to determine the next group of LPGA members. Forsterling now has an opportunity to compete at the highest level of women's professional golf.

Forsterling is now a member of both the LPGA and Ladies European (LET) Tours as she continues to emerge as one of the top young female golfers. At LPGA Q-School, competitors have to survive a grueling two-stage process in which many of the World's best fail to qualify. Forsterling managed to comfortably get through to Stage II and was in need of a Top-45 finish at Magnolia Grove Golf Course in Mobile, Alabama. She sealed her spot as a 2024 LPGA Member thanks to a T27th finish, shooting 11-under over the two rounds. 

Despite her status as a 2024 LPGA rookie, Forsterling will be no stranger to the attention and pressure brought on by the world's most important female golf tour. She has played in three previous LPGA events, including two while she was still a member of the Sun Devil Women's Golf program. Forsterling joins an incredibly long and decorated list of Sun Devils to have made the LPGA Tour since it's foundation back in 1950. Fellow ASU alums Anna Nordqvist, Carlota Ciganda, Linn Grant, Azahara Munoz, Linnea Strom, and Roberta Liti also boast LPGA Tour membership status and will now be joined by Forsterling in professional events. 

THIRD LET VICTORY
Alexandra Forsterling won the Aramco Team Series - Tampa Individual Championship in January of 2024 at Feather Sound Country Club. Forsterling secures her third victory on the Ladies European Tour (LET) in the past six months. Since becoming a full-member of the tour last year, Forsterling has established herself as one of the premier title contenders. She put together yet another excellent performance to add to her trophy case, as she has now won the 2023 VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open, 2023 Mallorca Ladies Golf Open, and the 2024 Aramco Team Series - Tampa Individual Title. 

"I feel overwhelmed," she told LadiesEuropeanTour.com after the victory. "I don't know what to say! It's an amazing feeling, I was definitely nervous like you always are in a final round, but I just tried to learn from the last times when I won and just play my game, adjust to the wind and have fun."

The Berlin, Germany native fired a final round 67 (-5) to secure a three-shot victory. Despite entering the day trailing by two strokes, Forsterling took control after recording back-to-back birdies on six and seven. She caught fire on the back nine, rolling in birdies on 12, 13 and 16 to seal the win with a total of 204 (-12). Fellow Sun Devil Women's Golf alum Carlota Ciganda finished tied for fourth and was front and center for Forsterling's performance, as the duo was paired together on the final day. 

SECOND LET VICTORY
Sun Devil Women's Golf alum Alexandra Forsterling won the Mallorca Ladies Golf Open in November of 2023, securing her second career title on the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Forsterling carded rounds of 69, 67 and 67 for a 54-hole total of 203, finishing at 13-under-par and securing an emphatic five-stroke victory at Golf Son Muntaner. Starting the day trailing by one stroke, Forsterling took advantage of struggles from the leader. Thanks to a birdie on the third hole, she would find herself at the top of the leaderboard for the first time. Forsterling would not look back, making a birdie on the long seventh to reach 10-under-par and stretch her lead to three strokes. Another birdie for Forsterling, this time on the 11th hole, opened a comfortable four-stroke advantage. Forsterling then went on to birdie 15 and finished with three straight pars to seal the victory to go along with $60,000 in prize money. 

"I can't believe it," Forsterling told LadiesEuropeanTour.com. "I still can't believe that I won in Switzerland and now here. It just feels great. I played really good today and didn't make many mistakes. I saved a couple of shots and it was just perfect."

FIRST LET VICTORY
Sun Devil Women's Golf alum Alexandra Forsterling won the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open back in September, securing her first career title on the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Forsterling shot a 66 (-5) three consecutive days, erasing a two-stroke deficit on the final day to claim the victory at Golfpark Holzhausern in Switzerland. A bogey-free final round and clutch birdies on 8, 10, 12, and finally 18 helped her seal the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open Championship while collecting $45,000 in prize money. 

"I can't quite believe it," Forsterling told LadiesEuropeanTour.com. "It feels so strange in a way. Obviously you always work for it, but then when it happens you can't quite believe it."

It has not taken Forsterling long to make an impact on the professional level, the latest in a long line of standouts to come out of the Sun Devil Women's Golf program. In just her first season on the LET, she has emerged as one of the top competitors, finding herself in contention on a weekly basis.

FORSTERLING AT ASU
Through her first three years with the Sun Devil Women's Golf program, Alexandra Forsterling was a consistent presence in the lineup, performing admirably for a Top-10 Arizona State team. During a breakout senior campaign, she took her game to another level, becoming one of the best golfers in the nation. She did it while maintaining a 3.95 GPA and graduating with a degree in Film, epitomizing the ideal student-athlete. The unanimous First Team All-American continued the long lineage of great female golfers at Arizona State. Thanks to her efforts as a senior she was named the 2022 Most Improved Player by Golfweek. She was the first recepient of the award sponsored by Rapsodo.

The No. 5-ranked golfer in the nation (top-ranked Senior) was named the 2022 Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year, one of many accolades from that season. She also competed in the most prestigious amateur event in the sport, participating at iconic Augusta National Golf Course as a part of the Augusta National Women's Amateur. The Berlin, Germany native was one of ten finalists for the ANNIKA Award, which is given annually to the top player in women's collegiate golf. Forsterling enjoyed one of the most prolific seasons in program history.

Forsterling recorded seven Top-10 finishes in 2020-21, despite the fact that the Sun Devils faced one of the nation's toughest schedules. The highlight of her season was winning the Individual Title at the 2021 PING/ASU Invitational, beating out a field with 25 of the Top-100 ranked golfers, including the nation's No. 1. Forsterling recorded Top-10 finishes at the Stanford Intercollegiate, Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, Silverado Showdown, and the Stillwater Regional. She was the senior leader on a team that finished ninth at the NCAA Women's Golf Championship. Not only has she achieved great things on the course, but she has also led by example with her performance in the classroom. She has made the ASU Dean's List in each of her eight semesters and was a Pac-12 Academic Spring Honor Roll selection all four seasons. 

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