Eleanor Pilgrim
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Eleanor Pilgrim is a Welsh
professional golfer
and a member of the Ladies European Tour
.
, Wales
. She was a member of the Welsh Amateur International from 1995–2002, was Welsh Closed Senior Champion in 1997 and 2000 and was the first reserve for the 2002 GB&I Curtis Cup
team. She played her collegiate golf at Northern Arizona University
gaining a Bachelor of Arts degree. She won the 1996 Idaho State Invitational and 1998 Lumberjack Invitational and was Big Sky Conference
champion in 1996 and 1998. She was 1996 Big Sky All-Academic and All-Big Sky Conference 1996-1998. She played in the 2002 Weetabix Challenge where members of the Ladies European Tour
take on the Great Britain and Ireland elite amateur squad and won the Sunningdale Critchley Salver.
in the 2003 season. In 11 starts her best finish was a tie for twelfth at her home Wales WPGA Championship. She had to return to qualifying school after a torrid 2004 season to retain her card but had her best career finish the following 2005 season when she lost the KLM Ladies Open to Virginie Lagoutte
at the second extra hole.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
professional golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
and a member of the Ladies European Tour
Ladies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...
.
Amateur career
Pilgrim was born in NewportNewport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. She was a member of the Welsh Amateur International from 1995–2002, was Welsh Closed Senior Champion in 1997 and 2000 and was the first reserve for the 2002 GB&I Curtis Cup
Curtis Cup
The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match . It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and the Ladies Golf Union and is contested by teams representing the United States and "Great Britain and Ireland"...
team. She played her collegiate golf at Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University is a public university located in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and has 39 satellite campuses in the state of Arizona. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.As of...
gaining a Bachelor of Arts degree. She won the 1996 Idaho State Invitational and 1998 Lumberjack Invitational and was Big Sky Conference
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...
champion in 1996 and 1998. She was 1996 Big Sky All-Academic and All-Big Sky Conference 1996-1998. She played in the 2002 Weetabix Challenge where members of the Ladies European Tour
Ladies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...
take on the Great Britain and Ireland elite amateur squad and won the Sunningdale Critchley Salver.
Professional career
Having finished eighth at the 2002 qualifying school, Pilgrim made her professional debut on the Ladies European TourLadies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...
in the 2003 season. In 11 starts her best finish was a tie for twelfth at her home Wales WPGA Championship. She had to return to qualifying school after a torrid 2004 season to retain her card but had her best career finish the following 2005 season when she lost the KLM Ladies Open to Virginie Lagoutte
Virginie Lagoutte
Virginie Lagoutte-Clement is a French professional golfer.Lagoutte was the French Amateur Champion in 2002 and the European Amateur Champion in 2003. She turned professional in late 2003 and joined the Ladies European Tour in 2004...
at the second extra hole.