Chiara Tamburlini

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Chiara Tamburlini
Personal information
Born (1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 (age 25)
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Career
College University of Mississippi
Turned professional2023
Current tour(s) Ladies European Tour (joined 2024)
Former tour(s) LET Access Series (joined 2023)
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour3
Other2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship DNP
Women's PGA C'ship DNP
U.S. Women's Open DNP
Women's British Open CUT: 2024
Evian Championship T55: 2024
Achievements and awards
Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award 2022
SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year2023
Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year 		2024
Ladies European Tour
Order of Merit winner 		2024
Ladies European Tour
Player of the Year 		2024

Chiara Tamburlini (born 2 December 1999) is a Swiss professional golfer and Ladies European Tour (LET) player. [1] In 2024, she won the Joburg Ladies Open and Lacoste Ladies Open de France. As an amateur, she won the 2021 NCAA Championship with Ole Miss. [2]

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Amateur career

Tamburlini had success as an amateur and won the 2015 Swiss National Junior Championship, the 2017 Austrian International Amateur, and the 2021 Swiss Golf Open Championship. In 2016, she was runner-up at the Omnium Swiss National Strokeplay, Swiss International Ladies Championship and the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters in England. In 2020, she was runner-up at the Memorial Olivier Barras. [3]

She was member of the Swiss National Team and appeared in three European Girls' Team Championships and four European Ladies' Team Championships. She has also represented Switzerland in the World Amateur Team Championships, the 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy at Le Golf National in France. [3]

Tamburlini enrolled at University of Mississippi where she majored in finance with a minor in mathematics and played with the Ole Miss Rebels women's golf team between 2019 and 2023. In her sophomore year, she won the NCAA Championship with the team, and finished 8th individually. She was named First-Team All-American and was awarded the 2022 Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award as a junior, and named SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year in her senior year. [4] She played for the international team in the Arnold Palmer Cup in 2022 and 2023. [5]

Professional career

Tamburlini turned professional in August 2023 and joined the LET Access Series. She made her professional debut at the PGA Championship Gothenburg at Kungsbacka Golf Club in Sweden. After a 2-under-par 70 in the first round, she scored a 30 on the first nine in the second round, considered the more difficult half of the course. She won the 54-hole tournament by five strokes. [6]

Three weeks later, she won the Rose Ladies Open in England ahead of her compatriot Elena Moosmann in her third start. She finished third in the season rankings to graduate to the Ladies European Tour for 2024. [7]

In her LET rookie season, she won three tournaments and captured the Rookie of the Year award as well as the Order of Merit.

Amateur wins

Source: [3]

Professional wins (5)

Ladies European Tour (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score		To parMargin
of victory		Runner-up
121 Apr 2024 Joburg Ladies Open^70-68-67-70=275−177 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Aunchisa Utama
228 Sep 2024 Lacoste Ladies Open de France 68-67-71=206−7Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kirsten Rudgeley
313 Oct 2024 Wistron Ladies Open 66-73-68-69=276−124 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hou Yu-sang

^Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Ladies Tour

Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12024 Lacoste Ladies Open de France Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kirsten Rudgeley Won with birdie on first extra hole

LET Access Series (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score		To parMargin
of victory		Runner-up
117 Aug 2023 PGA Championship Gothenburg 70-66-68=204−125 strokes Flag of England.svg Emily Price
29 Sep 2023 Rose Ladies Open 71-68-65=204−122 strokes Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Elena Moosmann

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

! Tournament2024
Chevron Championship
U.S. Women's Open
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian Championship T55
Women's British Open CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Source: [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile Chiara Tamburlini". LET Access Series. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Kelly, Todd (26 May 2021). "Ole Miss wins NCAA Championship, first women's national title in school history". Golfweek. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Chiara Tamburlini". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Chiara Tamburlini named 2022 Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award winner". The Oxford Eagle. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Women's Golf Roster: Chiara Tamburlini". University of Mississippi. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Tamburlini Triumphs In Professional Debut At PGA Championship Gothenburg". LET Access Series. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Meet The 2023 LET Access Series Graduates". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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