Luna Sobrón Explained

Luna Sobrón
Full Name:Luna Sobrón Galmés
Birth Date:22 May 1994
Residence:Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Yearpro:2016
Tour:LET (joined 2017)
LPGA Tour (joined 2018)
Prowins:3
Nabisco:DNP
Lpga:T52: 2021
Wusopen:T34: 2018
Wbritopen:T13: 2015
Evian:CUT: 2021
Award1:Smyth Salver
Year1:2015

Luna Sobrón Galmés (born 22 May 1994) is a professional golfer from Spain. She won the 2014 European Ladies Amateur Championship and plays on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour.[1]

Amateur career

Sobrón had a successful amateur career, representing Spain at an international level. She won the 2013 Spanish International Stroke Play, was runner-up at the 2013 The Womens Amateur Championship and won the 2014 European Ladies Amateur Championship.[1] She finished tied for 13th at the 2015 Women's British Open to take home the Smyth Salver award for low amateur.[2]

She was part of the Spanish team that was runner-up at the 2012 European Girls' Team Championship in Germany and won the 2013 European Ladies' Team Championship in England.

Professional career

Sobrón turned professional in 2016 and joined the LET. She posted five top-25 finishes on the 2017 Ladies European Tour. She finished T3 in the 2018 Lacoste Ladies Open de France and T3 in the 2019 Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open. She finished 39th on the 2019 Order of Merit.[1] Sobrón finished T5 at the 2017 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn a LPGA card for the 2018 season, where she played in 21 events and made eight cuts, including at the 2018 U.S. Women's Open.[2]

In 2020, she finished joint runner-up at the Saudi Ladies Team International with Stephanie Kyriacou and Anne Van Dam, two strokes behind Emily Kristine Pedersen.[3]

In 2021, she made six cuts in 17 starts on the LPGA Tour, to finished 124th in the ranking.[2]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

LET Access Series (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upRef
13 Apr 2016Terre Blanche Ladies Open67-68-76=211–81 stroke Lucie Andre
María Parra
[4]
228 Oct 2017Castellum Ladies Open74-67-67=208–8Playoff Astrid Vayson de Pradenne[5]
317 Oct 2020Santander Golf Tour Lerma64-72-68=204−12Playoff Anaelle Carnet
Mireia Prat
[6]

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order

Tournament 2015 20162017 2018 2019 2020 2021
ANA Inspiration
U.S. Women's OpenT34T57
Women's PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTT52
The Evian ChampionshipNTCUT
Women's British OpenT13CUTCUTCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luna Sobron Galmes Player Profile . Ladies European Tour . 22 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Luna Sobron Galmes Player Profile . LPGA Tour . 22 October 2020.
  3. Web site: 2020 Saudi Ladies Team International - Final Result . Ladies European Tour . 17 February 2022.
  4. Web site: 2016 Terre Blanche Ladies Open Results . Golfdata . 22 October 2020.
  5. Web site: 2017 Castellum Ladies Open Results . Golfdata . 22 October 2020.
  6. Web site: 2020 Santander Golf Tour Lerma Results . LET . 22 October 2020.