Paula Martí Zambrano (born 29 January 1980) is a professional golfer from Spain. She used to be a member of the LPGA Tour and now plays the Ladies European Tour.
| Paula Martí | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Martí at the 2009 Women's British Open | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Paula Martí Zambrano | ||
| Born | 29 January 1980 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Spain | ||
| Partner | Ivan Corretja | ||
| Children | 2 | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Florida | ||
| Turned professional | 2000 | ||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (2003–2005) Ladies European Tour (joined 2001) | ||
| Professional wins | 3 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Ladies European Tour | 2 | ||
| ALPG Tour | 1 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| Chevron Championship | CUT: 2003 | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T42: 2005 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T26: 2003 | ||
| Women's British Open | T2: 2002 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Amateur career
editMartí was born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. As an amateur, she was National Spanish Champion in 1996 and a member of the European Junior Ryder Cup teams of 1995 and 1997.[1] She moved to the United States in 1998, and graduated from Saddlebrook Prep School and the Arnold Palmer Golf Academy.[2] She was 1998 AJGA All-American.[3]
Martí attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, United States, where she played for the Florida Gators women's golf team in 2000 and was recognized as a second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection.[2] She turned professional in 2000, starting her professional career on the Ladies European Tour in 2001.
Professional career
editShe had two victories in her rookie season, winning the Ladies Italian Open in her fourth professional event and less than two months later the Ladies British Masters.[4]
In 2002 Martí won the EDUCOM ALPG Players' Championship in Australia on the ALPG Tour, came tied second at the British Women's Open at Turnberry and topped the money list on the 2002 Ladies European Tour.[5] She was a member of the 2002 European Solheim Cup Team[6] and was awarded the Spanish Royal Order of Merit for Sports in the bronze category.[7]
At the end of 2002, she tied for 31st at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 2003 LPGA season. During 2003–2005 her best LPGA Tour finish was a tie for sixth at the Franklin American Mortgage Championship. She teamed with Ana Belen Sánchez to represent Spain at the inaugural Women's World Cup of Golf in 2005[8] and teamed with Marta Prieto in the 2006 Women's World Cup of Golf.[9] She did not play on the LPGA in 2006 due to the birth to her first child, son Izan Corretja.[5]
Martí returned to the LET in 2007. She finished tied 3rd at the MFS Women's Australian Open Championship, her first event of the season. She posted seven top ten finishes in seventeen 2007 starts however was not selected for the 2007 Solheim Cup team.
Martí finished second at the 2007 Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open, losing to Bettina Hauert at the fourth extra hole of a play-off. In 2008, she posted ten top ten finishes, including three runner-up spots, ending the year ranked 8th on the tour's money list.
She had a second son with partner Ivan Corretja, a boy named Jan, on 22 November 2010.[10]
Amateur wins
edit- 1995 Spanish Girls Under 18 Championship
- 1996 Spanish Girls Under 18 Championship, Spanish National Closed Championship, Spanish National Junior Championship
- 1997 Spanish Girls Under 18 Championship
- 1998 Rolex Tournament of Champions
Source:[11]
Professional wins (3)
editLadies European Tour (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | La Perla Ladies Italian Open[12][13] | 70-73-72-68=283 | −9 | Playoff[a] | |
| 2 | 2001 | Kellogg's All-Bran Ladies British Masters[14] | 71-70-68=209 | −10 | 1 stroke |
- ^ Marti won with a par at the first playoff hole.
Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | La Perla Ladies Italian Open | Martí won with par on the first playoff hole | |
| 2 | 2007 | Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open[15] | Hauert won with birdie on the fourth extra hole. Rawson was eliminated with par on the second extra hole. | |
| 3 | 2009 | HypoVereinsbank Ladies German Open[16] | Martí lost at the first playoff hole |
ALPG Tour (1)
edit- 2002 EDUCOM ALPG Players' Championship
Team appearances
editAmateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Spain): 1997 (winners)[17][18]
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1997
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2002
- World Cup (representing Spain): 2005, 2006, 2008
Solheim Cup record
edit| Year | Total matches |
Total W–L–H |
Singles W–L–H |
Foursomes W–L–H |
Fourballs W–L–H |
Points won |
Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 3 | 1–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 1 | 25% |
| 2002 | 3 | 1–3–0 | 0–1–0 lost to Laura Diaz 5&3 | 1–1–0 lost w/ L. Davies 2&1 to M. Mallon/J. Inkster won w/ L. Davies 2 up against J. Inkster/L. Diaz |
0–1–0 lost w/ L. Davies 1 dn against R. Jones/C. Kerr | 1 | 25% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Paula Marti Profile". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
- ^ a b "Paula Marti Bio". University of Florida. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
- ^ "1998 Polo Golf Junior All-Americans". American Junior Golf Association. Retrieved 28 April 2007.
- ^ Martin Park (15 May 2002). "Marti returns to Poggio". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
- ^ a b "Paula Marti Biography" (PDF). LPGA Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
- ^ Martin Park (4 September 2002). "Solheim Cup Player Profile: Paula Marti". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 25 October 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
- ^ Martin Park (16 December 2002). "Carriedo and Marti receive Royal awards". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 25 October 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
- ^ Martin Park (17 December 2004). "Women's World Cup of Golf: Twenty teams confirmed". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 28 April 2007.
- ^ Brad Morgan (17 December 2006). "Top field for Women's World Cup". South Africa Info. Archived from the original on 29 November 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2007.
- ^ A second baby boy for Marti Archived 15 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2020 Official Competition Guide" (PDF). Royal Spanish Golf Federation. pp. 94, 105–106. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ Burnside, Elisabeth (21 May 2001). "Marti comes of age as fellow Spaniard misses tiddler". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "La Perla Ladies Italian Open". Ladies European Tour. 21 May 2001. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Taylor loses her chance". The Press. 9 July 2001. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Webb narrowly misses top 10". Golf Australia. 21 May 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "LET – Schaeffer snatches first title in German playoff". Golf Australia. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "European Girls' Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Amatörer, internationellt, Lag-EM, flickor" [Amateurs, International, European Girls' Team Championship]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9/1997. September 1997. p. 131. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
External links
edit- Paula Martí at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)