Magdalena Simmermacher

Magdalena, also known as 'Maggie', was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the third of four kids and the first in the family to study abroad. She played golf from the age of four. She grew up part of the time at the family farm, where she enjoyed riding horses and working with cows, sheep, and pigs. Her family lives at a country club where they can practice several sports. From an early age, her parents encouraged their kids to play as many sports as possible. They believed in team and individual sports' core values and wanted their children to build their own character and personality through companionship and leadership. She liked to play tennis, field hockey, polo, and many other sports. Her love for field hockey was greater so she played full-time for a well-known club in Buenos Aires and represented Argentina at the ADE in South Africa in 2011. At the age of 13, she decided to switch her goal of being a "Leona" (player on the National Argentine Team) to becoming a professional golfer and winning on the LET and LPGA Tour. Throughout her amateur career, she represented her home club on several occasions at National tournaments in the U15 and U18 age categories. She won several National Championships between 2012 and 2017, including the Argentine National Ranking 2013/2014. Simmermacher represented Argentina at three World Amateur Team Championships, four South American Individual Championships, and five 'Copa Los Andes' being champions in 2017.
Simmermacher studied at a bilingual school all her childhood which helped her develop English skills from an early age. At the age of 18, Maggie emigrated to the US with a full scholarship to study at Old Dominion University and represent her university by playing golf. In Argentina, there are no possibilities to do both things at the same time. Her best option to continue playing golf and finish her student career with a degree was to study in the US. In 2018, she graduated with a degree in International Business and a minor in Economics. Played on the team all four years and earned Freshman of the Year 2014/2015 and Conference USA Player of the Year 2017/2018. With her team, they claimed the Conference USA Championships in 2017.
In March 2019, she decided to turn professional and chase her dream of winning on tour. She started contacting people in Europe and asking for invitations to gain experience as a professional and start her journey. Her options were small because there are no tours or professional tournaments in Argentina or South America. Her eagerness made her take the step and travel to Europe for new horizons. She went with six weeks planned and ended up staying six months playing on the LET Access Series, Santander Golf Tour, and Swedish Golf Tour. Good results in her first tournaments helped her earn status after the reshuffle and play the rest of the season. She managed to get two invitations to Dual LET/LETAS events and an invitation into the Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open, where she finished 17th. Currently ranked 388 on the Rolex World Golf Rankings as the best Argentine Professional Golfer and ninth in Latin America. At Q-School 2020, She finished second and earned full status with Category 5c for the Ladies European Tour in 2020.
2020 Notes: Played in 11 LET events making 9 cuts. Was T-2nd at the Lacoste Ladies Open De France, a shot back of winner Julia Engstrom. She was 30th in the Race to Costa Del Sol.
2021 Notes: Played in 19 LET events making.17 cuts with five top-ten finishes. She was 12th in the Race to Costa del Sol and finished 21st on the money list earning euro91,389. Was T-10th at the Investec SA Women's Open. T-6th in the London Team event and T-9th at the Gant Ladies Open. Shot a final round 64 at the Didriksons Skafto Open to finish T-2nd, a shot back of winner Pauline Roussin Bouchard. She was T-3rd at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France, three shots back of winner Celine Boutier. Was T-7th at the Dubai Moonlight Classic. She was a member of the Argentinian women's Olympic team and finished 58th.
2022 Notes: Played in 27 LET events making 20 cuts with 8 top-ten finishes. She was 6th in the Race to Costa del Sol and finished 28th on the money list earning euro138,761. She was 2nd at the Investec SA Women's Open, she lost a playoff to Lee-Anne Pace. Was T-3rd at the Australian Women's Classic, three shots back of winner Meghan MacLaren. The next week was 3rd at the Women's NSW Open, six shots back of winner Maja Stark. Finished T-7th back to back at the Jabra Ladies Open and Mithra Belgian Ladies Open. She was T-3rd at the Estrela Damm Ladies Open, three shots back of winner Carlota Ciganda. Was T-10th at the Lacoste Ladies Open De France. She missed the cut in four starts on the LPGA Tour. She finished T-38th in LPGA Q Series to earn her LPGA card for 2023.
2023 Notes: Was 4th at the Investec SA Women's Open, 7 shots back of the winner Ashleigh Buhai. On the LPGA Tour only has made one cut, T-48th at the LOTTE Championship.