Giulia Sergas

Giulia Sergas (born 26 December 1979) is an Italian professional golfer, currently playing on both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

Giulia Sergas
Personal information
Born (1979-12-26) 26 December 1979
Trieste, Italy
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sporting nationality Italy
ResidencePalm Springs, California, U.S.
Career
CollegeLinguistic College
Turned professional1999
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2002)
Ladies European Tour (joined 2000)
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT7: 2013
Women's PGA C'shipT9: 2012
U.S. Women's OpenT4: 2012
Women's British OpenT5: 2004
Evian ChampionshipT67: 2013
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year		2000
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1997 BariWomen's team

Early life

Sergas 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

In 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

Sergas 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]

Personal life

Sergas currently lives in Palm Springs, California.

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016
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

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration00001186
Women's PGA Championship000022127
U.S. Women's Open00012285
Women's British Open000113115
The Evian Championship00000021
Totals0002684124
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (twice)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup record
YearTotal
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
  1. "Giulia Sergas background". Giulia Sergas. 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  2. "LPGA Tour profile". LPGA. 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  3. "Ladies European Tour profile". Ladies European Tour. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  4. "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.
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