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Samantha Jo Giles (born 28 October 1994) is a Cornish professional golfer who has represented England at the highest amateur level. Giles is the first female amateur golfer to hold all three major English women's amateur titles, English Women's Mid-Amateur, English Women's Open Stroke Play and the English Women's Amateur Championship. She has also been Cornwall's women's county champion as recently as 2015.
Early career
Born in Plymouth to parents Paul and Carol, both of whom had represented England at table tennis, Carol at the Commonwealth games and Paul as national champion, Giles began creating her early sporting history from a young age with interest in swimming, dancing and golf. Through her parents, Giles knows leading sports agent Sky Andrew.
Taking up her chosen career from the age of 11, Giles has been competing in regional, national and European events for the past 10 years. Since the completion of her GCSEs at the age 16, she has been training full-time in the pursuit of turning professional and joining the LPGA Tour.
To date the Saltash-based player's major successes have been joining the England Golf Women's team, winning the 2014 English women's mid-amateur championship, 2015 Cornish Women's Championship, 2015 English Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, the Royal Birkdale Golf Club Ladies Scratch Trophy, the 2016 English Women's Amateur Championship and the 2015 & 2016 Home International tournaments with England.
In January 2017, Giles was named as the The Herald Amateur Sports Personality of the Year for 2016.
Professional career
Giles turned professional in April 2017 and played her first tournament as a pro at the Azores Ladies Open on the LET Access Series. She successfully made the cut to the final days play before ultimately finishing joint 11th on the prize money list.
Amateur wins
- 2010 The Daily Express Andalucia Junior Girls European Open
- 2011 The Daily Express Andalucia Junior Girls European Open
- 2012 The Daily Express Andalucia Junior Girls European Open
- 2014 English Women's Mid-Amateur, Liphook Scratch Trophy
- 2015 Cornish Women's County Championship, English Women's Open Stroke Play, Royal Birkdale Ladies Scratch, Women's Home Internationals (England)
- 2016 English Women's Amateur Championship, Women's Home Internationals (England)
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