María Parra Luque (born 4 December 1997) is a professional golfer from Spain who played on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour already as a teenager. She won the 2015 European Ladies Amateur and rose to No. 2 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.[1]
| María Parra | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | María Parra Luque |
| Born | 4 December 1997 Guadiaro, Spain |
| Sporting nationality |  Spain |
| Residence | Guadiaro, Spain |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2017 |
| Current tour(s) | Symetra Tour (joined 2018) |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2017) LET (joined 2017) |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | T35: 2021 |
| Women's British Open | 73: 2016 |
| Evian Championship | DNP |
Amateur career
editParra had a successful amateur career. In 2015, she won the European Ladies Amateur Championship in Austria and was runner-up at the Annika Invitational Europe in Sweden. She won the 2015 European Girls' Team Championship and was runner-up at the 2016 European Ladies' Team Championship, behind England. She represented Spain in the 2016 Junior Golf World Cup and the 2016 Espirito Santo Trophy, and represented Europe in the 2015 Junior Solheim Cup and the 2016 Patsy Hankins Trophy. She rose to No. 2 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.[2]
As the European Ladies Amateur title holder, Parra played in the 2016 Women's British Open, where she made the cut.
In 2016, while still an amateur, Parra played on the LET Access Series and won two tournaments, the PGA Halmstad Ladies Open at Haverdal in Sweden and the Drøbak Ladies Open in Norway. She finished at number 3 on the Order of Merit and earned full status for the 2017 Ladies European Tour. She also finished T13 at the Final Stage of the 2016 LPGA Qualifying Tournament to earn membership for the 2017 LPGA Tour.[1]
Professional career
editAs a teenager on the 2017 LPGA Tour, Parra made three cuts in 18 starts, and on the 2017 Ladies European Tour she made three cuts in 8 starts. She joined the Symetra Tour in 2018, where she recorded three top-10 finishes including a victory at the IOA Invitational in 2019, to finish 17th in the ranking.[3]
Parra made her U.S. Women's Open debut in 2021 after sharing medalist honors with compatriot Azahara Muñoz at the Banyan Cay Resort & Country Club qualifier. She made the cut and finished T35.[2]
Amateur wins
edit- 2013 North of England U16
- 2015 European Ladies Amateur Championship, Campeonato Absoluto C Valenciana
Source:[4]
Professional wins (3)
editSymetra Tour (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 May 2019 | IOA Invitational | 72-68-70=210 | −6 | Playoff |  Ssu-Chia Cheng Leona Maguire Madison Pressel
|
[5] |
LET Access Series (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 May 2016 | PGA Halmstad Ladies Open at Haverdal (as an amateur) |
71-67-69=207 | −9 | 2 strokes |  Michele Thomson
|
[6] |
| 2 | 13 Aug 2016 | Drøbak Ladies Open (as an amateur) |
66-71-65=202 | −14 | Playoff |  Charlotte Thompson
|
[7] |
Results in LPGA majors
editResults not in chronological order
| ! Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | ||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T35 | |||||
| Women's PGA Championship | ||||||
| The Evian Championship | NT | |||||
| Women's British Open | 73 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2015
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2014, 2015 (winners)
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2016
- Toyota Junior Golf World Cup (representing Spain): 2016
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Spain): 2016
- Patsy Hankins Trophy (representing Europe): 2016
Source:[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "In the Winner's Circle with Maria Parra". Symetra Tour. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Player Bio: Maria Parra". USGA. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Maria Parra Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Player Profile Maria Parra Luque". WAGR. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "2016 IOA Invitational Results". WWGR. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "2016 PGA Halmstad Ladies Open at Haverdal Results". Golfdata. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "2016 Drøbak Ladies Open Results". Golfdata. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
External links
edit- María Parra at the LPGA Tour official site
- María Parra at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site