María Hernández (golfer)
María Hernández | |||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||
Full name | María Hernández Muñoz | ||||||||
Born | LPGA Tour (joined 2010) Ladies European Tour (joined 2010) | 24 March 1986||||||||
Professional wins | 1 | ||||||||
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Ladies European Tour | 1 | ||||||||
Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||||||
Chevron Championship | T52: 2011 | ||||||||
Women's PGA C'ship | CUT: 2010, 2012, 2015 | ||||||||
U.S. Women's Open | T41: 2010 | ||||||||
Women's British Open | T14: 2010 | ||||||||
Evian Championship | CUT: 2015 | ||||||||
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María Hernández Muñoz (born 24 March 1986) is a Spanish
Amateur career
Hernández started playing golf at 12 and had a successful amateur career. An eight-year member of the Spanish National Team, Hernández is a five-time European Team Championship gold medalist, and earned a gold medal at the
Hernández turned in a strong collegiate career at
Professional career
Hernández turned professional in June 2009. She finished sixth at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, earning her card for the 2010 LPGA Tour with ease. Her rookie season were also to be her most successful season. She won the Ladies Slovak Open on the Ladies European Tour and finished tied 14th in the 2010 Women's British Open, reaching a career peak of 112th place in the Women's World Golf Rankings.[4]
Plagued by injuries, Hernández battled through spine and neck problems, a herniated disk, bacterial infections, ulcer on her colon, liver failure and other medical issues. She was forced to a break from golf, in danger of being crippled. She contracted a parasite in China, which the doctors couldn’t properly diagnose, and she kept getting sick over the next two years. The ulcer made her intolerant of fructose, glucose and gluten.[5][6]
She was runner-up in the 2014
Amateur wins
- 2005 Mediterranean Games
- 2008 Big Ten Conference Championship
- 2009 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships
Professional wins (1)
Ladies European Tour (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share (€) |
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1 | 30 May 2010 | Ladies Slovak Open | 72-69-69-70=280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Kristie Smith | 52,500 |
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2002 (winners)
- European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing Spain): 2004 (winners)
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2003 (winners), 2005 (winners), 2008
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing the Continent of Europe): 2002, 2003 (winners)
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Spain): 2004
- Mediterranean Games (representing Spain): 2005 (winners)
- Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2005
References
- ^ "Maria Hernandez Bio". LET. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Roster: Maria Hernandez". Purdue University. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "María Hernández Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Maria Hernandez". WWGR. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ Leonard, Tod (24 March 2015). "LPGA golfer has tread tough road". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ Carmin, Mike. "With health issues in past, former Purdue golf star Maria Hernandez focuses on future". Journal & Courier. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
External links
- María Hernández at the LPGA Tourofficial site
- María Hernández at the Ladies European Tour official site
- María Hernández at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site