Chiara Tamburlini

Chiara Tamburlini (born 2 December 1999) is a Swiss professional golfer.[1] As an amateur, she won the 2021 NCAA Championship with Ole Miss.[2]

Chiara Tamburlini
Personal information
Born (1999-12-02) 2 December 1999
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Sporting nationality  Switzerland
Career
CollegeUniversity of Mississippi
Turned professional2023
Current tour(s)LET Access Series (joined 2023)
Professional wins2
Achievements and awards
Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award2022
SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year2023

Amateur career

Tamburlini had success as an amateur and won the 2015 Swiss National Junior Championship, the 2017 Austrian International Amateur, and the 2021 Swiss Golf Open Championship. In 2016, she was runner-up at the Omnium Swiss National Strokeplay, Swiss International Ladies Championship and the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters in England. In 2020, she was runner-up at the Memorial Olivier Barras.[3]

She was member of the Swiss National Team and appeared in three European Girls' Team Championships and four European Ladies' Team Championships. She has also represented Switzerland in the World Amateur Team Championships, the 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy at Le Golf National in France.[3]

Tamburlini enrolled at University of Mississippi where she majored in finance with a minor in mathematics and played with the Ole Miss Rebels women's golf team between 2019 and 2023. In her sophomore year, she won the NCAA Championship with the team, and finished 8th individually. She was named First-Team All-American and was awarded the 2022 Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award as a junior, and named SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year in her senior year.[4] She played for the international team in the Arnold Palmer Cup in 2022 and 2023.[5]

Professional career

Tamburlini turned professional in August 2023 and joined the LET Access Series. She made her professional debut at the PGA Championship Gothenburg at Kungsbacka Golf Club in Sweden. After a 2-under-par 70 in the first round, she scored 30 on the first nine, considered the more difficult nine holes on the course, in the second round. She won the 54-hole tournament by five strokes.

Three weeks later, she won the Rose Ladies Open in England in her third start.[6]

Amateur wins
  • 2015 Suisse Orientale Championship, Swiss Junior Tour Event Crans, Swiss National Junior Championship
  • 2016 Ticino Championship
  • 2017 Austrian International Amateur
  • 2019 Ticino Championship
  • 2021 Swiss Golf Open Championship

Source:[3]

Professional wins (2)

LET Access Series (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning
score		 To par Margin
of victory		 Runner-up
1 17 Aug 2023 PGA Championship Gothenburg 70-66-68=204 −12 5 strokes England Emily Price
2 9 Sep 2023 Rose Ladies Open 71-68-65=204 −12 2 strokes Switzerland Elena Moosmann

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:[3]

References
  1. "Player Profile Chiara Tamburlini". LET Access Series. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. Kelly, Todd (26 May 2021). "Ole Miss wins NCAA Championship, first women's national title in school history". Golfweek. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. "Chiara Tamburlini". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. "Chiara Tamburlini named 2022 Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award winner". The Oxford Eagle. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  5. "Women's Golf Roster: Chiara Tamburlini". University of Mississippi. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  6. "Tamburlini Triumphs In Professional Debut At PGA Championship Gothenburg". LET Access Series. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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