Laura Navarro Explained

Laura Navarro
Birth Date:13 December 1974
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Residence:Spain
Yearpro:1993
Extour:Ladies European Tour
Prowins:1
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Laura Navarro (born 13 December 1974) is a Spanish professional golfer and former member of the Ladies European Tour. She won the 1992 Espirito Santo Trophy.[1]

Career

Navarro was born in Madrid and had a successful amateur career around Europe. She won the 1991 Austrian Ladies Amateur and the 1992 Portuguese Ladies Amateur. In 1991, she was runner-up at the Spanish Ladies Amateur and the French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship, losing to Sandrine Mendiburu. In 1992, she was runner-up at the French Ladies Amateur, beaten in the final by to compatriot Estefania Knuth.

She won the 1992 Espirito Santo Trophy in Vancouver, Canada together with Macarena Campomanes and Estefania Knuth,[1] and won the team gold together with Marina Arruti and Knuth at the 1993 Mediterranean Games in France.[2]

Navarro turned professional in November 1993 and joined the Ladies European Tour. Her best finishes was runner-up at the 1996 Women's Welsh Open and the 1997 Ladies Irish Open. She finished 10th on the 1996 LET Order of Merit.[3]

After retiring from tour, she was a club pro at Campo de Golf El Saler in València between 2000 and 2011.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur

(representing Spain): 1992 (winners)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Record Book 1992 World Amateur Golf Team Championships . 28 September 2021 . World Amateur Golf Council.
  2. Web site: Mediterranean Games 1993 Results . CIJM . https://web.archive.org/web/20140624021331/http://www.cijm.org.gr/images/stories/pdf/JM1993.pdf . 28 September 2021. 24 June 2014 .
  3. Web site: Order of Merit . Ladies European Tour . 28 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Profesionales: Otras españolas . La Web de Golf . 28 September 2021.
  5. Web site: Player Profile Laura Navarro . Santander Golf Tour . 28 September 2021.