Laura Butler, born in 1992 and formerly known as Laura Merz, is a Swiss international lawn bowler who reached a career-high world ranking of number 8 in September 2024. Competing as Laura Merz she became Australian national champion in the fours at the 2018 Australian National Bowls Championships, won the singles at the 2020 Australian State Championship for Manning Eagles BC, and by February 2022 was the second-ranked woman player in Australia. After her 2023 marriage to Blake Butler she chose to represent Switzerland, her father's nation, and played the singles and pairs at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, becoming the first Swiss bowler to reach the last eight before losing the quarter final to Ellen Ryan. She won the Australian Open fours in 2023 and the Australian Open singles in 2024.
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(born 1992) is a Swiss international lawn bowler.
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