Giulia Sergas

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Giulia Sergas
Personal information
Born (1979-12-26) 26 December 1979 (age 45)
Trieste, Italy
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Residence Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Career
CollegeLinguistic College
Turned professional1999
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour
Ladies European Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T7: 2013
Women's PGA C'ship T9: 2012
U.S. Women's Open T4: 2012
Women's British Open T5: 2004
Evian Championship T67: 2013
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year
2000
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Bari Women's team

Giulia Sergas (born 26 December 1979) is an Italian professional golfer who played on both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

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Early life

Sergas was born in Trieste in northern Italy. She took up golf at the age of nine at Golf Club Trieste under the coaching of Ezio Pavan. [1] She attended the Linguistic College.

Amateur career

In 1996 and again in 1998, Sergas was a member of the runner-up World Amateur Team Championship (Espirito Santo Trophy) teams. In 1998 she won the European Ladies Amateur Championship. [2] She finished as lead amateur in the 1999 Women's British Open where she tied for 24th place.

Professional career

Sergas turned professional on 22 October 1999 and played initially on the Ladies European Tour. In her rookie season in 2000 she earned the Bill Johnson Rookie of the Year award as the leading rookie on the LET Order of Merit. [3] She qualified for the LPGA Tour in 2002. Her best finish on the LPGA Tour is a tied for second at the 2004 ShopRite LPGA Classic. Her best finishes on the Ladies European Tour are second at the 2011 Sicilian Ladies Italian Open and tied for second at the 2011 New Zealand Women's Open. She also finished tied for second at the unofficial 2009 European Nations Cup.

After the conclusion of the 2013 Women's British Open, she was chosen by Liselotte Neumann as one of her four captain's selections to the 2013 European Solheim Cup Team for the matches to be held in Colorado. [4] She helped lead Team Europe to a 18–10 win. It was the Europeans' first successful defense of the Cup, and also the first win for Team Europe on American soil. [5]

Sergas represented Italy at the women's golf tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [6]

Personal life

Sergas currently lives in Palm Springs, California.

Amateur wins

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016
ANA Inspiration T55T38T48T56CUTT7T29CUT
Women's PGA Championship T43T49CUTT36T10CUT73CUTT9T44CUTWD
U.S. Women's Open T35CUTT6T52CUTT4CUTT49
Women's British Open T47CUTT5CUTCUTCUTT11T73CUTCUTT21
The Evian Championship ^T67CUT

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration 00001186
Women's PGA Championship 000022127
U.S. Women's Open 00012285
Women's British Open 000113115
The Evian Championship 00000021
Totals0002684124

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup record

YearTotal
matches
Total
W–L–H
Singles
W–L–H
Foursomes
W–L–H
Fourballs
W–L–H
Points
won
Points
%
Career20–1–10–0–10–0–00–1–00.525.0
2013 20–1–10–0–1 halved w/ J. Korda 0–0–00–1–0 lost w/ A. Nordqvist 4&30.525.0

References

  1. "Giulia Sergas background". Giulia Sergas. 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  2. "LPGA Tour profile". LPGA. 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  3. "Ladies European Tour profile". Ladies European Tour. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  4. "Neumann and Mallon Announce Teams for The 2013 Solheim Cup". Solheim Cup Europe. 4 August 2013. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  5. "Euros win Solheim on U.S. soil". ESPN. Associated Press. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  6. "2016 Final Olympic Golf Rankings Announced | LPGA | Ladies Professional Golf Association".