Dottie Ardina (born December 2, 1993) is a Filipino professional golfer.

Dottie Ardina
Ardina in 2024
Personal information
Born (1993-12-02) December 2, 1993 (age 31)
Calamba, Laguna, Philippines
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Sporting nationality Philippines
Career
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s)Epson Tour
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
ALPG Tour1
Epson Tour1
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipT12: 2021
U.S. Women's OpenT53: 2023
Women's British OpenT64: 2020
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2021
Medal record
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vientiane Women's team

Career

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Ardina won numerous amateur tournament in Asia and represented the Philippines at the Espirito Santo Trophy (World Amateur Team Championships) in 2006 and 2010. Her 2006 appearance, at age 12, made her the youngest player ever to compete at the World Amateur Team Championships.[1]

Ardina turned professional in 2013.

Ardina has played on the Symetra Tour since 2014.[2] Her best finish on the Symetra Tour was a tie for 2nd at the 2015 Four Winds Invitational.[3] She also played on the LPGA Tour in 2014.[4]

Also in 2014, she won the Thailand Singha-Sat LPGA Championship.[5]

Ardina qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. While initially it was thought she would compete, ultimately she declared herself unable to compete due to the 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic.[6][7] She would then qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[8]

Amateur wins

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this list may be incomplete

  • 2010 Southern Ladies, Karambunai Open
  • 2011 Queen Sirikit Cup, Truevisions International Junior, Philippine Closed Match Play, Malaysian Junior Open, Singha Thailand Open
  • 2012 RSGC AmBank Junior Amateur Open, WWWExpress-DHL National Amateur, Philippine Amateur Championship (Closed), Taiwan Amateur, Penang Amateur, SICC DBS Junior Invitational
  • 2013 Philippine Amateur Open, WWWExpress-DHL Amateur, TrueVisions International Junior # 12

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Professional wins (3)

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Ardina in 2019.

Epson Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up Winner's
share ($)
1 Apr 23, 2022 Copper Rock Championship 73-73-65=211 −5 2 strokes   Marta Sanz Barrio,   Laetitia Beck 30,000

WPGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

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  • 2020 (1) Ballarat Icons Pro-Am

Thai LPGA Tour wins (1)

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  • 2014 (1) 3rd Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship

Team appearances

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References

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  1. ^ "2010 World Amateur Team Championships – Record Book" (PDF). International Golf Federation. pp. 8, 24, 39.
  2. ^ "Dottie Ardina – Bio". Symetra Tour. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Brooke Henderson wins Symetra Tour's Four Winds Invitational". The Globe and Mail. June 21, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "Welcomes the 2014 Rookie Class". LPGA. December 11, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  5. ^ "Golf: Ardina wins first title abroad". GMANnetwork.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  6. ^ Cordero, Abac (June 11, 2016). "Team Phl welcomes Ardina's Olympic bid". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  7. ^ "Its Official: Dottie Ardina forces to skip Olympics due to Zika". PinoyHeadline.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  8. ^ "Meet our Olympians: Dottie Ardina, finally, is heading to the Olympics". GMA News. July 23, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  9. ^ "Dottie Ardina". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
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