Nuria Iturrioz

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Nuria Iturrioz
Personal information
Full nameNuria Iturrioz
Born (1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 (age 28)
Son Servera, Spain
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Career
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s) Ladies European Tour (joined 2016)
LPGA Tour (joined 2020)
Former tour(s) Symetra Tour (joined 2018)
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour4
Epson Tour1
Other3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship DNP
Women's PGA C'ship T53: 2019
U.S. Women's Open CUT: 2020
Women's British Open T57: 2018
Evian Championship T64: 2017

Nuria Iturrioz (born 16 December 1995) is a Spanish professional golfer on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and LPGA Tour. She has four LET career wins, at the 2016 and 2019 Lalla Meryem Cup, 2019 Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic and the 2023 La Sella Open.

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Amateur career

Iturrioz was born in Palma de Mallorca and had a successful amateur career. She was part of the National Team and represented Spain in the European Girls' Team Championship and European Ladies' Team Championship. In 2012, she won the Madrid Ladies Championship and was runner-up at the Spanish National Ladies Championship behind Camilla Hedberg.

She won the 2013 Spanish International Stroke Play, and the 2014 Spanish International Stroke Play ahead of Ana Peláez in second. In 2015, she was runner-up at the 2015 Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship, one stroke behind Olivia Cowan, and won the 2015 Internationaux de France U21 – Trophée Esmond, beating Agathe Laisné 4&2 in the final. [1]

She won the 2015 Vagliano Trophy with continental Europe.

Professional career

Iturrioz turned professional in 2015 after she finished fourth at LET Q-School, and joined the LET in 2016. She won the Lalla Meryem Cup as a rookie and finished 10th on the Order of Merit rankings, but missed out on the LET Rookie of the Year award to Aditi Ashok.

In 2019, she won the Lalla Meryem Cup again and won two more tournaments in quick succession including the Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic to finish fourth on the 2019 Ladies European Tour Order of Merit rankings. [2]

Iturrioz finished tied for 72nd at the final stage of the 2017 LPGA Qualifying Tournament to earn membership for the 2018 Symetra Tour season. [3] She received one of two sponsor invites for the 2019 Women's PGA Championship, where she made the cut. She took the lead at the 2019 Symetra Tour Championship with an opening round of 67. [4] At the 2019 LPGA Qualifying Tournament, she tied for 30th to earn membership for the 2020 LPGA Tour season.

She was runner-up at the 2019 Australian Ladies Classic, the 2020 Open de España Femenino behind Emily Kristine Pedersen, and also at the 2021 Tipsport Czech Ladies Open, behind Atthaya Thitikul. [5]

In 2023, Iturrioz won the team event at the Aramco Team Series – Florida in May together with Pauline Roussin and Trish Johnson. She also held the lead in the individual event by one stroke over compatriot Carlota Ciganda heading into the last day, but a final round 83 saw her finish in a tie for 28th. [6] She won the La Sella Open in July and the Campeonato de España in Málaga in December.

Amateur wins

Source: [1]

Professional wins (8)

Ladies European Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score		To parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (€)
18 May 2016 Lalla Meryem Cup 70-72-70-65=277−116 strokes Flag of England.svg Florentyna Parker 67,500
228 Apr 2019 Lalla Meryem Cup (2)68-71-70-70=279−147 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Caroline Hedwall
Flag of Sweden.svg Lina Boqvist 		67,500
33 May 2019 Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic 67-68-71=206−101 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Olivia Cowan
Flag of Germany.svg Esther Henseleit 		38,193
423 Jul 2023 La Sella Open 68-70-67=205−11Playoff Flag of Germany.svg Laura Fünfstück 150,000

Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2023 La Sella Open Flag of Germany.svg Laura Fünfstück Won with par on second extra hole

Symetra Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score		To parMargin of
victory		Runner-upWinner's
share ($)
123 May 2019 Zimmer Biomet Championship 64-71-70-71=276−122 strokes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maddie Szeryk 45,000

Santander Golf Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score		To parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
112 Apr 2019 Santander Golf Tour Málaga 77-63=140−4Playoff Flag of Spain.svg María Parra
25 May 2023 Santander Golf Tour Cádiz
(with Amaia Latorre)		62-66=128−63 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Carmen Alonso &
Flag of Spain.svg Marta Martín
31 Dec 2023 Santander Golf Tour Málaga
(Campeonato de España)		72-69-69=210−61 stroke Flag of Spain.svg María Parra

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nuria Iturrios". World Amateur Golf Championships. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Nuria Iturrios wins Lalla Meryem Cup for second time". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "In the Winner's Circle with Nuria Iturrios". LPGA. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Mell, Randall (4 October 2019). "Iturrioz (67) making run at LPGA via Symetra Tour Championship". Golf Channel. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Herrington, Ryan (29 November 2020). "LET player closes out 2020 season by becoming the first to do this on tour in 31 years". Golf Digest. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Iturrioz leads at Saudi PIF-funded ladies golf tournament in Florida". Al Arabiya Network. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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