Laurette Maritz

Laurette Maritz (born 13 January 1964) is a South African professional golfer. She won three titles on the Ladies European Tour between 1988 and 1990, and was LET Rookie of the Year in 1988.

Early life and amateur career
Maritz grew up in Johannesburg and started playing golf when she was 11. Consumed by the sport, she quit high school after the 11th grade. Playing on the South African National Team, she won tournaments in Europe, and she was thinking about turning professional. After meeting LPGA Tour player Sally Little in 1983 she accepted a golf scholarship to United States International University in San Diego, where she earned All-American honors four times and a BA in Physical Education. She was a 1987 Honda Sports Award nominee.

Professional career
Maritz turned professional after graduating in 1987 and joined the Ladies European Tour in 1988. She enjoyed immediate success, and won the season opener, the Marbella Ladies Open, 3 strokes before Dale Reid and Corinne Dibnah. She also won the EMS Masters in Portugal in her third start, to capture the LET Rookie of the Year title.

She was runner-up at the TEC Players Championship at Patshull Park G&CC in England both in 1989 and 1990. In 1990 she won her third title, the Laing Ladies Charity Classic at Stoke Poges in England, and was runner-up in the Ladies German Open at Wörthsee Golf Club in Bavaria.

Maritz also recorded runner-up finishes at the 1991 Spanish Classic and the 2013 Ladies Norwegian Challenge. She also emerged as runner-up to Karen Lunn at the Open de France Dames in 1997. In 2007, she tied for 3rd at the Northern Ireland Ladies Open. Maritz represented South Africa at the Women's World Cup of Golf each year from 2005 to 2008.

In addition to the LET, Maritz played on the South African tour, where she won several tournaments including the South African Women's Open, South African Ladies Masters, Pam Golding Ladies International and Telkom Women's Classic.

Ladies African Tour wins (7)
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Results in LPGA majors
Maritz only played in the Women's British Open. {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

Team appearances
Amateur
 * Espirito Santo Trophy (representing South Africa): 1982

Professional
 * Praia d'El Rey European Cup (representing the Ladies European Tour): 1997
 * World Cup (representing South Africa): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008