Two-time Ladies European Tour winner Pia Babnik has signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement to play a full bag of TaylorMade equipment and golf ball.
Pia, who is from Slovenia, enjoyed her first taste of professional golf in 2016 at just 12 years old at the Boras Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour Access Series. She finished in the top 30 and competed in a further seven professional events as an amateur making every cut along the way. She earned 14 amateur titles before gaining her Ladies European Tour card and turning professional in 2020 at just 16 years old, making her one of the youngest ever recipients of an LET tour card, alongside fellow Team TaylorMade athlete Charley Hull.
“I am so delighted and proud to sign with TaylorMade Golf. It is a brand that associates itself with the very best golfers across the world and I am excited for my future using the best equipment there is.”
Since turning professional Pia, who turned 18 in January, has already claimed two LET titles, both in 2021. The Jabra Ladies Open in France and the individual title at the Aramco Team Series event in Saudi Arabia.
Mark Thistleton, TaylorMade’s Tour Representative, said: “Pia is an exceptional talent and has a bright future in the game. When she attained her full LET card as a 16-year-old, this turned a lot of heads in the golfing world and it was at this point as a team we started following her progress with keen interest.
“We knew that competition to sign her would be high, so we worked hard on establishing a relationship with Pia herself and her family throughout 2021 and using our experience as equipment experts to showcase how our brand and the technologies of our products might benefit her career. Pia’s speed and distance is something few can match in the women’s game, so we are all excited at the potential she shows and thrilled to be working with an exceptional player.”
Babnik’s equipment line up for the new season comprises a Stealth Plus driver and fairway woods (3,5), P790 irons (4-PW), Milled Grind 3 wedges (50, 56, 60), Spider GT Splitback putter and TP5 golf ball.
