Giulia Sergas (born 26 December 1979) is an Italian professional golfer who played on both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.
| Giulia Sergas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 26 December 1979 Trieste, Italy | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Italy | ||
| Residence | Palm Springs, California, U.S. | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Linguistic College | ||
| Turned professional | 1999 | ||
| 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 | |||
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Medal record | |||
Early life
editSergas 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
editIn 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
editSergas 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
editSergas currently lives in Palm Springs, California.
Amateur wins
editResults in LPGA majors
editResults not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | T55 | T38 | T48 | T56 | CUT | T7 | T29 | CUT | |||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | T43 | T49 | CUT | T36 | T10 | CUT | 73 | CUT | T9 | T44 | CUT | WD | |||
| U.S. Women's Open | T35 | CUT | T6 | T52 | CUT | T4 | CUT | T49 | |||||||
| Women's British Open | T47 | CUT | T5 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T11 | T73 | CUT | CUT | T21 | ||||
| The Evian Championship ^ | T67 | CUT | |||||||||||||
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Summary
edit| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 24 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (twice)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)
Team appearances
editAmateur
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Italy): 1997, 1999
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1997
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Italy): 1996, 1998
Professional
- World Cup (representing Italy): 2005, 2007
- Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2013 (winners)
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 | 2 | 0–1–1 | 0–0–1 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0.5 | 25.0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0–1–1 | 0–0–1 halved w/ J. Korda | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 lost w/ A. Nordqvist 4&3 | 0.5 | 25.0 |
References
edit- ^ "Giulia Sergas background". Giulia Sergas. 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ "LPGA Tour profile". LPGA. 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ "Ladies European Tour profile". Ladies European Tour. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Euros win Solheim on U.S. soil". ESPN. Associated Press. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "2016 Final Olympic Golf Rankings Announced | LPGA | Ladies Professional Golf Association".
External links
edit- Official website
- Giulia Sergas at the LPGA Tour official site
- Giulia Sergas at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Giulia Sergas at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Giulia Sergas at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)