Virginia Elena Carta
| Virginia Elena Carta | |||||||||
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| Born | 24 December 1996 Cambridge University | ||||||||
| Turned professional | 2021 | ||||||||
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2022) | ||||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||||||
| Chevron Championship | DNP | ||||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP | ||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2017 | ||||||||
| Women's British Open | DNP | ||||||||
| Evian Championship | DNP | ||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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Medal record
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Virginia Elena Carta (born 24 December 1996) is an Italian
Amateur career
Carta was born in Milan on Christmas Eve in 1996 and grew up in Udine, Italy, where she was introduced to golf by her mother at a young age.[1]
She became a member of the Italian National Team in 2010, and won the 2012 European Young Masters in a team with Renato Paratore. She won silver at the 2014 European Girls' Team Championship in Slovakia, and at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing she finished T4 individually and won the mixed team bronze with Renato Paratore.
Carta was successful in tournaments across Europe and won the Austrian International Amateur,
She played in both Annika Invitational Europe and Annika Invitational USA, and recruited Annika Sörenstam as her mentor.[1]
In 2015, she accepted a golf scholarship to
Carta battled injury during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years, and won only the 2017 The Landfall Tradition, before winning the 2019
After graduating from Duke in 2019, Carta made the unusual decision to defer qualifying for the
Professional career
Carta turned professional in 2021 and received six invitations to events on the
In 2022, she held a two-stroke lead at the Santander Golf Tour Málaga ahead of the final day, but produced a final score of 72 to finish runner-up, one stroke behind Sára Kousková.[8]
Amateur wins
- 2012 Citta di Milano Trofeo Gianni Albertini, Trofeo Umberto Agnelli
- 2013 Austrian International Amateur
- 2014 German Girls Open, Slovenian Amateur Championship, French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship
- 2016 NCAA Women's Championship(individual)
- 2017 The Landfall Tradition
- 2018 French International Ladies Amateur Championship
Source:[2]
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Young Masters (representing Italy): 2011, 2012 (winners)
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Italy): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Italy): 2015, 2018
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2013
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2014
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Europe): 2014
- Youth Olympic Games (representing Italy): 2014
- Vagliano Trophy (representing Europe): 2017 (winners)
Source:[2]
References
- ^ a b "Brains & Birdies: A Winning Formula For Virginia Elena Carta". Duke Blue Devils. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Player Profile Virginia Elena Carta". World Amateur Golf Ranking.
- ^ "Past Honda Sports Award Winners For Golf". Collegiate Women Sports Association. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Duke senior Virginia Elena Carta begins, ends career with national championships". Golfweek. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "2018-19 Women's Golf Roster". Duke University. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Italy's Carta deferring pro golf career for education". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Carta Set to Make Professional Debut on LET". Duke University. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Kouskova Wins In Thrilling Spanish Finale". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
External links
- Virginia Elena Carta at the LPGA Tourofficial site