# Caroline Masson

Caroline Masson (born 14 May 1989) is a German professional golfer, currently playing on the Ladies European Tour (LET).

## Amateur and college career

Born and raised in Gladbeck in North Rhine-Westphalia, Masson had a decorated amateur golf career. She competed for Germany in the 2006 Espirito Santo Trophy (World Amateur Team Championship) and won the German Stroke Play Championship. She also represented Europe in the 2005 and 2007 Junior Solheim Cup. In 2008, she advanced to match play at the British Ladies Amateur, won the German Match Play Championship and the German Ladies International and was selected to represent Germany at the 2008 Espirito Santo Trophy.
After graduating from secondary school in Gladbeck in 2008, Masson accepted a golf scholarship to Oklahoma State University and played one year for the Cowgirls in 2008–09 before turning pro in December 2009.

## Professional career

In late 2009, Masson entered the four-round LET Final Qualifying School as an amateur at La Manga Club, Spain. After earning medalist honors on 21 December, she turned professional immediately and joined the LET on 1 January 2010.
Masson made 14 of 16 cuts on the LET in 2010, but missed the cut by ten strokes in her first major, the 2010 Women's British Open at Royal Birkdale. In her second major, the 2011 Women's British Open at Carnoustie, she led after the second and third rounds. Paired with defending and eventual champion Yani Tseng in the final round, Masson carded a 78 (+6) to finish tied for fifth, seven shots back.
Masson won her first LET event at the 2012 South African Women's Open, winning by one stroke over Lee-Anne Pace and Danielle Montgomery.
Masson finished T-11 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn her LPGA Tour card for 2013.
On 4 September 2016 Masson captured her first LPGA Tour victory by winning the Manulife LPGA Classic.

## Professional wins (2)
### LPGA Tour (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| 1 | 4 Sep 2016 | Manulife LPGA Classic | −16 (68-69-68-67=272) | 1 stroke | Karine Icher Lee Mi-hyang Minjee Lee |

### Ladies European Tour (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| 1 | 15 Jul 2012 | South African Women's Open | –1 (69-75-71=215) | 1 stroke | Danielle Montgomery Lee-Anne Pace |

## Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.
| ! Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Chevron Championship | | | T49 | T13 | T11 | T57 | T6 | T56 | T9 | T52 | T32 |
| U.S. Women's Open | | | | T54 | T28 | CUT | 54 | CUT | T34 | T30 | CUT |
| Women's PGA Championship | | | | T12 | T17 | WD | CUT | CUT | T57 | T43 | CUT |
| The Evian Championship ^ | | | | T37 | CUT | CUT | CUT | 72 | T33 | T55 | NT |
| Women's British Open | CUT | T5 | CUT | CUT | WD | CUT | T25 | T3 | CUT | T11 | T7 |
| ! Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2024 |
| Chevron Championship | T63 | T17 | T40 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T51 | CUT |
| Women's PGA Championship | T56 | CUT | CUT |
| The Evian Championship | CUT | T43 | CUT |
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew NT = no tournament "T" = tied

### Summary

| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 57 | 33 |
* Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2018 Evian – 2020 ANA)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)

## Ladies European Tour career summary

| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings (€) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | n/a | n/a | 72.00 | n/a |
| 2010 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 81,180 | 26 | 72.25 | T31 |
| 2011 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | T2 | 167,187 | 5 | 71.17 | 15 |
| 2012 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 171,438 | 2 | 72.22 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 52,311 | | 71.95 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 62,733 | – | 70.86 | – |

## World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | World ranking |
| 2010 | 215 |
| 2011 | 97 |
| 2012 | 48 |
| 2013 | 60 |
| 2014 | 54 |
| 2015 | 77 |
| 2016 | 56 |
| 2017 | 58 |
| 2018 | 41 |
| 2019 | 37 |
| 2020 | 51 |
| 2021 | 52 |
| 2022 | 80 |
| 2023 | 254 |
| 2024 | 364 |

## Team appearances

Amateur
* European Girls' Team Championship (representing Germany): 2005, 2006 (winners), 2007
* Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2005, 2007 (winners)
* Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Germany): 2006, 2008
* European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Germany): 2008, 2009
Professional
* Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2013 (winners), 2015, 2017, 2019 (winners)

### Solheim Cup record

| Year | Total matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points won | Points % |
| Career | 14 | 3–8–3 | 1–3–0 | 0–3–1 | 2–2–2 | 4.5 | 32.1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2–1–1 | 0–1–0 lost to L. Thompson 4&3 | 0–0–1 halved with C. Matthew | 2–0–0 won w/ C. Hedwall 2&1 won w/ C. Hedwall 2&1 | 2.5 | 62.5 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0–2–1 | 0–1–0 lost to G. Piller 1 dn | | 0–1–1 halved w/ S. Gal lost w/ C. Hedwall 1 dn | 0.5 | 16.7 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1–3–0 | 1–0–0 def. M.Wie 4&2 | 0–2–0 lost w/ C. Ciganda 1 dn lost w/ J. Ewart Shadoff 5&3 | 0–1–0 lost w/ F. Parker 3&2 | 1 | 25.0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0–2–1 | 0–1–0 lost to J. Korda 3&2 | 0–1–0 lost w/ J. Ewart Shadoff 6&4 | 0–0–1 halved w/ J. Ewart Shadoff | 0.5 | 16.7 |