Team Switzerland
2021
Caroline Sturdza
Player Intro
Age: 18 Hometown: Geneva, Switzerland
College/University: Stanford University
Getting to Know Caroline:
Most memorable golf experience was playing the Van Horn Cup in 2015… Career low score is a 65 at the Flumsberg Ladies Open in 2020… Only career hole-in-one came at European Individual Ladies Amateur Championship in Slovenia… Enjoys tennis, squash, walking her dog and spending time with friends and family in her free time… Considers her mom the inspiration for her golf career… Favorite food is Italian food… Favorite place she’s visited is Key West.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Ranked No. 50 in World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Earned six top-10 finishes over the past two years
- Finished 64th at 2021 European Ladies Amateur Championship and eighth at 2020 event
- Participant for Switzerland at 2020 and 2021 European Ladies Team Championship
- Finished 33rd at 2020 English Women’s Amateur Championship
- Placed 13th at 20202 Swiss International Ladies Championship
Loic Ettlin
Player Intro
Age: 20 Hometown: Basel, Switzerland
College/University: Mississippi State University
Getting to Know Loic:
Most memorable golf experience was finishing second at 2018 European Amateur Boys Team Championship… Began playing golf at age 4 and currently resides in Spain… Career low score is an 8-under 64… Enjoys walking his dogs, drawing and going to the beach in his free time… Favorite food is sushi…
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Ranked No. 493 in World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Earned two wins and seven top-10 finishes over the past two years
- Participant for Switzerland at 2021 European Team Championship
- Won 2021 Swiss Golf Open
- Finished 11th at 2020 Swiss International Amateur Championship
- Participant in 2019 Spirit International
- Winner of 2019 Swiss National Juniors
- Won Jaque Leglise trophy with Team Europe in 2019
Chiara Tamburlini
Player Intro
Age: 21 Hometown: St. Gallen, Switzerland
College/University: Ole Miss
Getting to Know Chiara:
Most memorable golf experience was winning 2021 NCAA Championship with Ole Miss… Career low score is a 66 in Austria in 2018… Posted three career holes-in-one… Says that playing for her country creates a different type of pressure… Enjoys working out and hanging out with her friends in her spare time… Favorite places she’s visited are Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and Naples, Fla.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Ranked No. 179 in World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Earned one win and seven top-10 finishes over the past two years
- Participant for Switzerland at 2019 and 2021 European Ladies Team Championship
- Finished 15th at 2021 NCAA Championship
- Helped Ole Miss to 2021 NCAA team championship
- Finished 33rd at 2020 English Women’s Amateur Championship
- Placed 6th at 2020 English Women’s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship
- Placed 11th at 2020 Swiss International Ladies Championship
- Won multiple Junior Swiss National Championships
Ronan Kleu
Player Intro
Age: 21 Hometown: Zollikerberg, Switzerland
College/University: University of Iowa
Getting to Know Ronan:
Most memorable golf experience was winning silver medal at European Boys Team Championships… Career low score is a 61 at his home club in Switzerland… One career hole-in-one came in a practice round in 2020… Enjoys playing other sports in his free time… Considers his dad the greatest influence on his golf game… Favorite food is sushi…Favorite movie is Cars… Favorite place he’s visited is Perth, Australia.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Ranked No. 195 in World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Earned one win and 18 top-10 finishes over the past two years
- Placed 20th at 2021 Swiss Golf International Championship
- Participant for Switzerland at 2021 European Team Championships
- Finished 10th at 2021 Peach Belt Conference Championship
- Finished second at 2021 NCAA Div. II Southeast Regional and 35th at NCAA Div. II Championships
- Placed 20th at 2020 European Amateur Championships
- Won 2020 Swiss International Amateur Championship