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Entering this week's Dubai Moonlight Classic, a unique event played under the lights on the Ladies European Tour, Bronte Law had been struggling. She missed 10 cuts this season on the LPGA Tour in 24 events. He best finish was a tie for 9th at the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play at the end of May.

Something clicked this week in the 54-hole event. Law and Maria Fassi had been trading blows in a back-and-forth shootout. Law finished the deal with an eagle on the 16th and tee shot to within three feet on the 17th (her final hole due to a shotgun start).

Law’s 64 on the Faldo Course at Emirates Golf Club edged Fassi by a shot, earning Law her first Ladies European Tour victory. This week was Law’s seventh consecutive event played, which in and of itself was a remarkable achievement considering that face that her nagging back issues prevented her from playing even three straight weeks at one point.

This week marked Law’s seventh in a row. There was a time, she said, that she couldn’t play three in a row due to back pain.

Law, who may not be a household name, had an impressive resume growing up. Born in Stockport, England, Law attended Cheadle Hulme School and UCLA. She played for Great Britain and Ireland in the 2012, 2014, and 2016 Curtis Cup, going a perfect 5-0 in 2016. In addition, Law won the European Ladies Amateur Championship the same year to vault to number two in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.

Collegiately, Law was dominating, winning seven times which set a UCLA record for most career wins. She also won the 2016 ANNIKA Award and three Player of the Year Awards, including Golfweek and the Pac-12 Conference. Law made the cut at the 2012 and 2016 RICOH Women’s British Open. If winning the English Women’s Amateur in 2014 wasn’t enough, she repeated as champion in 2015 by lapping the field by 16 strokes.

Law competed at the 2016 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament and finished tied for 24th. That was good enough to earn full status on the Symetra Tour and partial status on the LPGA Tour the following season.

In her first year as a professional, Law made 14 cuts in 17 events, earning just over $124,000. Her best finish was a tie for 17th at the McKayson New Zealand Women’s Open, an event co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and LET. Law showed her touch around the greens and stellar bunker play by finishing tied for 4th in sand saves.

Law opened eyes in 2018 after making 22 cuts in 25 events. She finished 41st on the money list with over $539,000. Her five top-ten finishes included 6th place finishes at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic and Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic.

Although Law missed eight cuts in 24 events in 2019, Law got into the winners’ circle for the first time at the Pure Silk Championship. A wire-to-wire winner, Law surpassed $1 million in career earnings with the victory. She also competed for Team Europe in the Solheim Cup, going 1-1-2.

During the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season, Law missed nine cuts in 15 events and plummeted to 87th on the money list at just over $97000. The struggles continued for much of this year and Law didn’t earn a spot on the European Solheim Cup team. The win in Dubai this week could be just the thing to spark Law needs moving forward.