Mimi Rhodes
| Euphemie Rhodes | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Mimi |
| Born | 2001 (age 22–23) Bath, Somerset, England |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Residence | Sotogrande, Andalusia, Spain |
| Career | |
| College | Wake Forest University |
| Turned professional | 2024 |
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2025) |
| Former tour(s) | LET Access Series (joined 2024) |
| Professional wins | 1 |
Euphemie "Mimi" Rhodes (born c. 2001) is an English professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. She won the 2023 NCAA Championship with Wake Forest and the 2024 Aramco Team Series – Riyadh team event on the Ladies European Tour.[1]
Early life
[edit]Rhodes was born in Bath, Somerset, England, and raised in Sotogrande, Spain. She was introduced to golf aged eight by her grandmother, a single-figure handicap golfer. Her sister Patience is also an accomplished golfer who attends Arizona State University. They were educated at the Millfield School.[2]
Amateur career
[edit]Rhodes was runner-up at the 2018 French International Ladies Amateur Championship (Trophee Cécile de Rothschild), which helped put her on the 2019 Junior Solheim Cup team.[3]
Rhodes attended Wake Forest University form 2020 to 2024. She helped Wake Forest win the 2023 NCAA Division I women's golf championship, and tied for 10th individually in 2024 to earn NCAA All-American honors.[4]
Alongside her sister, she won bronze at the 2024 European Ladies' Team Championship in Madrid and won the 2024 Curtis Cup at Sunningdale Golf Club.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Rhodes turned professional after the 2024 Curtis Cup and joined the LET Access Series, where she won the Lavaux Ladies Open in Switzerland after a playoff against her compatriot Billie-Jo Smith.[5]
She received an invitation for the 2024 Aramco Team Series – Riyadh on the Ladies European Tour, where she won the team event alongside Chiara Tamburlini and Anne-Charlotte Mora.[6]
Rhodes shared the medalist honors at the 2024 LGPA Q-Series Qualifying Stage in Venice, Florida.[7][8] She earned her card for the 2025 Ladies European Tour at Q-School where she tied for 19th.[9]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2017 US Kids - European Championship, Memorial Norberto Goizueta, Campeonato del Club Costa de Azahar
- 2019 Justin Rose Telegraph Junior Golf Championship
- 2023 Campeonato Internacional Absoluto de Andalucia
Professional wins (1)
[edit]LET Access Series wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Sep 2024 | Lavaux Ladies Open |
−16 (68-68-64=200) | Playoff | Billie-Jo Smith
|
LET Access Series playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2024 | Lavaux Ladies Open | Billie-Jo Smith
|
Won with birdie on third extra hole |
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2019
- World Junior Girls Championship (representing England): 2018, 2019
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing England): 2018, 2019
- Girls Home Internationals (representing England): 2018 (winners)
- Women's Home Internationals (representing England): 2019 (winners)
- Women's and Men's Home Internationals (representing England): 2023 (winners)
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing England): 2024
- Curtis Cup (representing the Great Britain & Ireland): 2024 (winners)
Source:[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mimi Rhodes Player Profile". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ a b Huggan, John (30 August 2024). "Sister act: Mimi and Patience Rhodes bring family dynamic to GB&I Curtis Cup team". Golf Digest. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Playing in the US for four years has given me so much confidence". The Daily Telegraph. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Texas A&M's Adela Cernousek wins 2024 DI women's golf championship individual title". NCAA. 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Rhodes Secures Playoff Victory at the Lavaux Ladies Open". LET Access Series. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Team Tamburlini Make History In Riyadh As Babnik Leads Individual Event". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Cummins, Carly (1 November 2024). "Mimi Rhodes makes dream start to her pro career on the Ladies European Tour". The Sporting News. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Rhodes and Cernousek Share Medalist Honors at the 2024 LPGA Q-Series Qualifying Stage". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "LET Q-School". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Euphemie Rhodes". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mimi Rhodes at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Mimi Rhodes at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site