Luna Sobrón

Luna Sobrón Galmés (born 22 May 1994) is a professional golfer from Spain. She won the 2014 European Ladies Amateur Championship and plays on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour.[1]

Luna Sobrón
Personal information
Full nameLuna Sobrón Galmés
Born (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sporting nationality Spain
ResidencePalma de Mallorca, Spain
Career
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s)LET (joined 2017)
LPGA Tour (joined 2018)
Professional wins3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipT52: 2021
U.S. Women's OpenT34: 2018
Women's British OpenT13: 2015
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2021
Achievements and awards
Smyth Salver2015
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sobrón and the second or maternal family name is Galmés.

Amateur career

Sobrón had a successful amateur career, representing Spain at an international level. She won the 2013 Spanish International Stroke Play, was runner-up at the 2013 The Womens Amateur Championship and won the 2014 European Ladies Amateur Championship.[1] She finished tied for 13th at the 2015 Women's British Open to take home the Smyth Salver award for low amateur.[2]

She was part of the Spanish team that was runner-up at the 2012 European Girls' Team Championship in Germany and won the 2013 European Ladies' Team Championship in England.

Professional career

Sobrón turned professional in 2016 and joined the LET. She posted five top-25 finishes on the 2017 Ladies European Tour. She finished T3 in the 2018 Lacoste Ladies Open de France and T3 in the 2019 Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open. She finished 39th on the 2019 Order of Merit.[1]

Sobrón finished T5 at the 2017 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn a LPGA card for the 2018 season, where she played in 21 events and made eight cuts, including at the 2018 U.S. Women's Open.[2]

In 2020, she finished joint runner-up at the Saudi Ladies Team International with Stephanie Kyriacou and Anne Van Dam, two strokes behind Emily Kristine Pedersen.[3]

In 2021, she made six cuts in 17 starts on the LPGA Tour, to finished 124th in the ranking.[2]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

LET Access Series (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref
1 3 Apr 2016 Terre Blanche Ladies Open 67-68-76=211 –8 1 stroke France Lucie Andre
Spain María Parra		 [4]
2 28 Oct 2017 Castellum Ladies Open 74-67-67=208 –8 Playoff France Astrid Vayson de Pradenne [5]
3 17 Oct 2020 Santander Golf Tour Lerma 64-72-68=204 −12 Playoff France Anaelle Carnet
Spain Mireia Prat		 [6]

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order

Tournament2015201620172018201920202021
ANA Inspiration
U.S. Women's Open T34 T57
Women's PGA Championship CUT CUT T52
The Evian Championship NT CUT
Women's British Open T13 CUT CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

References
  1. "Luna Sobron Galmes Player Profile". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. "Luna Sobron Galmes Player Profile". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. "2020 Saudi Ladies Team International - Final Result". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  4. "2016 Terre Blanche Ladies Open Results". Golfdata. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  5. "2017 Castellum Ladies Open Results". Golfdata. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. "2020 Santander Golf Tour Lerma Results". LET. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
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