S-18: Top 75 points leaders in the Rolex Rankings as of July 3
Valenzuela, a former standout at Stanford University, will make her fourth U.S. Women's Open start after getting inside the top 75 of the Rolex Rankings on July 3. Born in New York City to a Mexican father and French mother, Valenzuela spent most of her childhood living in Switzerland and represents the country in international competition. Her father, Alberto, played golf at UCLA. Albane represented Switzerland in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as an amateur, and again as a professional in 2021 in Tokyo. In 2019, Valenzuela was named the Pacific-12 Conference's Player of the Year (she captured the individual Pac-12 title that year) and was a first-team All-American. Valenzuela twice reached the championship match of the U.S. Women's Amateur, losing in 2017 to Sophia Schubert and 2019 to Gabriela Ruffels. Her younger brother, Alex, plays at Southern Methodist University. In the fall of 2019, Valenzuela earned her LPGA Tour card by tying for sixth in the Q-Series.
YEAR
2023
SITE
Pebble Beach Golf Links
SCORES
74-74-76-76--300
TO PAR
+12
FINISH
T-59
YEAR
2019
SITE
Country Club of Charleston
SCORES
75-75
TO PAR
+8
FINISH
MC
YEAR
2018
SITE
Shoal Creek
SCORES
72-73-71-75--291
TO PAR
+3
FINISH
24th
YEAR
2016
SITE
CordeValle
SCORES
72-75-76-80--303
TO PAR
+15
FINISH
T-67