Thirty-one years ago, Diane and Alberto Valenzuela met during an exhibition match at Evian Golf Resort. Three decades later, their 24-year-old daughter is in contention at the Amundi Evian Championship.
Albane Valenzuela represents Switzerland and is still looking for her first LPGA victory after turning pro in 2020. It would be serendipitous, to say the least, if that maiden win came at the place where her parents met – and a major, to boot.
The Stanford golf alum is 36 holes into a challenging test in the backyard of her hometown, Geneva, Switzerland, slowly climbing the leaderboard to T-11 after Round 3 and improving her score each day: 70-69-64.