Astrid Vayson de Pradenne

Astrid Vayson de Pradenne (born 25 October 1985) is a French professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour from 2018 to 2021. She joined the LET after winning the dual-ranked Jabra Ladies Open on the LET Access Series.^[1]

Astrid Vayson de Pradenne
Personal information
Born	(1985-10-25) 25 October 1985 (age 39) Avignon, France
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sporting nationality	France
Residence	Avignon, France
Career
College	University of Avignon University of Plymouth
Turned professional	2013
Former tour(s)	Ladies European Tour (2018–2021) LET Access Series (2013–2018)
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour	1
Other	2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	DNP
Women's PGA C'ship	DNP
U.S. Women's Open	DNP
Women's British Open	CUT: 2018
Evian Championship	CUT: 2018

Career

Vayson de Pradenne started to play golf at the age of 15 and within two years had reached a scratch handicap. She turned professional 2011 and joined the LET Access Series in 2013. She was runner-up at the 2016 Azores Ladies Open behind Jenny Haglund, and in 2017 she lost a playoff to Luna Sobron at the Castellum Ladies Open in Sweden.^[2]

Her breakthrough came in 2018 when she, as a member of the LET Access Series, won the Jabra Ladies Open at Evian Resort Golf Club, a dual-ranking event with the LET. She therefore earned a winner's exemption and played in the remainder of the 2018 Ladies European Tour tournaments, including the 2018 Evian Championship at the same course and the 2018 Women's British Open. She finished 31st on the LET Order of Merit.^[3]

In 2019, Vayson de Pradenne played in 18 LET tournaments and made 10 cuts. She recorded three top-20 finishes and under pressure managed to retain her tour card by finishing fifth in the season-ending Magical Kenya Ladies Open, to finish 61st on the Order of Merit.^[1]

In 2020, she played two tournaments on the Sunshine Ladies Tour, and finished fourth at the Cape Town Ladies Open.^[4] She finished tied sixth in the Lacoste Ladies Open de France, five strokes behind winner Julia Engström.^[5]

Vayson de Pradenne made 10 cuts in 18 appearances on the LET in 2021, and decided at the end of the season to leave the tour and focus on her physiotherapy career.^[6]

Personal life

De Pradenne graduated from the University of Avignon with an LLM in European Law in 2007, and with a BSc in Physiotherapy from the University of Plymouth (UK) in 2011.^[1]

Professional wins (1)

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	3 Jun 2018	Jabra Ladies Open^	70-69-67=206	−10	Playoff	Karolin Lampert

^Co-sanctioned with the LET Access Series

adies European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2018	Jabra Ladies Open	Karolin Lampert	Won with birdie on first extra hole

LET Access Series wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	3 Jun 2018	Jabra Ladies Open^	70-69-67=206	−10	Playoff	Karolin Lampert

^Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour

LET Access Series playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2017	Castellum Ladies Open	Luna Sobron	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	2018	Jabra Ladies Open	Karolin Lampert	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

• 2016 Open d'Arcachon
• 2019 Verbier Cup (Swiss Pro Series)

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament	2018
ANA Inspiration
U.S. Women's Open
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian Championship	CUT
Women's British Open	CUT

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied