Kylie Walker Henry (born 30 August 1986) is a Scottish professional golfer. She won her first Ladies European Tour title at the Deloitte Ladies Open in Amsterdam in May 2014. She played under her maiden name Kylie Walker until her marriage to golfer Scott Henry in late 2016.
Amateur career Walker had a successful amateur career, representing Great Britain and Ireland in the 2009 Vagliano Trophy,Ladies Golf Union twice winning the St Rule Trophy and winning the 2008 Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association Order of Merit. She turned professional at the beginning of 2010 after finishing 9th in the LET Qualifying School at the end of 2009.Scottish Ladies' Golf Association
Professional career 2010 was Walker’s rookie season as a professional on the Ladies European Tour. She had two top-10 finishes, finishing tied for 8th at the Finnair Masters and at the Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open. In 2011, she recorded three top-10 finishes including 4th at the Raiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters and 5th at the Ladies Scottish Open. Walker also appeared at her first Women's British Open, making the cut and finishing tied for 59th. In 2012, her best finish was 10th at the Ladies Scottish Open.
In January 2014, Walker won her first professional tournament, on the ALPG Tour at the Renault Ladies Pro-Am in Australia. In May 2014, Walker gained her first victory on the Ladies European Tour at the Dutch Ladies Open in Amsterdam after a play-off. In July 2014, she won her second LET title, the Ladies German Open after a play-off with Charley Hull, having equalled the LET low score record for 36 holes and broken the 54-hole record during the tournament.
Personal life She is married to Challenge Tour golfer Scott Henry. They competed against each other in the Jordan Mixed Open.
Professional wins (4) Ladies European Tour (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up125 May 2014Deloitte Ladies Open69-72-72=213−6Playoff Nikki Campbell, Malene Jørgensen220 Jul 2014Ladies German Open64-64-64-71=263−25Playoff Charley Hull
LET playoff record (2–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12014Deloitte Ladies Open Nikki Campbell, Malene JørgensenWon with birdie on first extra hole12014Ladies German Open Charley HullWon with par on first extra hole
Sunshine Ladies Tour (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up118 Feb 2024Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am72-70-71=213−32 strokes Lee-Anne Pace
ALPG wins (1) 2014 Renault Ladies Pro-Am
Team appearances Amateur Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Scotland): 2008 European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Scotland): 2008, 2009 Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2009
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