
Albane Valenzuela
SUI
- T21 at 2016 Rio Olympics as an amateur
- Brother Alexis will caddie for her in Tokyo after he was too young to caddie for her in Rio
- Alexis was diagnosed with autism at age 3 and their family was told he would never talk; he now speaks three languages, has run multiple fundraisers for autism research and plays collegiate golf at Southern Methodist University
- Was the runner-up at the 2017 and 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur, and earned low amateur honors at the 2019 Amundi Evian Championship
- She played collegiate golf at Stanford University where she had one win
- Born in New York before moving to Mexico City and then Geneva, but now makes her home in the Bahamas; her father is Mexican and her mother is French
- Speaks four languages