Sophie Giquel-Bettan (born 12 July 1982) is a retired French professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour and the U.S-based LPGA Tour. She won the 2007 Ladies Open of Portugal.
Personal life and amateur career Born Sophie Giquel in 1982 in Ploërmel, Brittany, she won the individual gold at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis and represented the Continent of Europe at the 2003 Vagliano Trophy held at County Louth Golf Club, Ireland.
In 2003, she lost the final of the French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship to María Hernández, 2 and 1.
She married Axel Bettan, her caddie, in 2006 and changed her name to Giquel-Bettan. Her closest friends on tour were Marine Monnet, Linda Wessberg, Diana Luna and Patricia Meunier-Lebouc, who helped her settle on the LPGA Tour.
Professional career Giquel-Bettan finished runner-up behind Bettina Hauert of Germany at the 2003 Ladies European Tour Qualifying School and turned professional. In 2006, she was runner-up at the Ladies Italian Open, two strokes behind compatriot Gwladys Nocera, and finished a career-high 13th on the LET Order of Merit.
In 2007, she won her maiden professional title at the Ladies Open of Portugal, two strokes ahead of Louise Stahle of Sweden.
Giquel-Bettan played mainly on the LPGA Tour in 2008 and 2009, with best result a T11 finish at the 2008 Corona Championship, and a T34 finish at the Women's PGA Championship, her best finish in a major.
Back on the LET, in 2011 she was tied for fourth at the Finnair Masters and runner-up at the Ladies Swiss Open, one stroke behind Diana Luna of Italy, ending the season 22nd on the Order of Merit. In 2014, she finished third at the Lalla Meryem Cup, T4 at the Sberbank Golf Masters and T38 at the Women's British Open, to rise to 168th in the Women's World Golf Rankings.
She retired from tour in 2018, but stayed on the LET board, joining Canal Plus as a golf commentator.
Professional wins (3) Ladies European Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner-up11 Jul 2007Ladies Open of Portugal70-67-69=206−102 strokes Louise Stahle
LET Access Series wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner-up123 Mar 2013Terre Blanche Ladies Open72-70-69=211 −84 strokes Patricia Sanz Barrio218 Apr 2015Open Generali de Dinard70-66-71=207 −91 stroke Virginia Espejo
Results in LPGA majors Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014ANA InspirationU.S. Women's OpenWomen's PGA ChampionshipT34CUTWomen's British OpenCUTCUTCUTT59CUTT38
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Team appearances Amateur European Ladies' Team Championship (representing France): 2003 Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2003
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