Natalia Escuriola

Natalia Escuriola Martinez (born 1 August 1994) is a professional golfer from Spain. She won the 2013 European Ladies' Team Championship and has played on the Ladies European Tour.[1]

Natalia Escuriola Martinez
Personal information
Born (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994
Sporting nationality Spain
ResidenceCastellón de la Plana, Spain
Career
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s)LET Access Series (joined 2015)
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour (joined 2016)
Professional wins8
Achievements and awards
Santander Golf Tour
Order of Merit		2018, 2019, 2022
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 TarragonaWomen's team
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escuriola and the second or maternal family name is Martinez.

Amateur career

Escuriola was born in Castellón de la Plana in 1994 and was introduced to golf at age five.[2] She had a successful amateur career and won the 2014 Campeonato de Espana Intercubes. In 2015, she won the Campeonato de Alicante and the Campeonato de Madrid, ahead of Nuria Iturrios. She was also runner-up at the 2013 Spanish International Stroke Play behind Luna Sobrón. In 2014, she was runner-up at the Copa Andalucia behind Nuria Iturrios, and runner-up at the same event again in 2015, this time behind María Parra Luque. In 2014, she finished third at the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship.[3]

As part of the National Team, Escuriola represented Spain at the European Girls' Team Championship and the European Ladies' Team Championship, winning the event in 2013. She represented Europe in the 2013 Vagliano Trophy.

Professional career

Escuriola joined the LET Access Series in 2015 and started the season as an amateur, opting to turn pro in September ahead of the last two tournaments of the season. She had two victories, the first in the CitizenGuard LETAS Trophy in Belgium while still an amateur, and her second in the season finale, the WPGA International Challenge in England, after she turned professional. She finished in the top-3 in four other tournaments and finished second in the LETAS Order of Merit, earning a full card for the 2016 Ladies European Tour season.

In 2016, her rookie year on the LET, Escuriola played in 11 tournaments and made two cuts. In 2017, her best finish was 5th at the Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España, six strokes behind winner Azahara Munoz. In 2018, she finished tied 4th at the same event.

She won gold at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in the women's team event with Marta Sanz and Patricia Sanz.[4]

Escuriola also play on the Santander Golf Tour in her native Spain, where she has won several tournaments, and also the season ranking in 2018, 2019 and 2022.[5][6][7]

Amateur wins
  • 2014 Campeonato de Espana Intercubes
  • 2015 Campeonato de Madrid, Campeonato de Alicante

Source:[3]

Professional wins (8)

LET Access Series wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner-up Ref
1 18 Jul 2015 CitizenGuard LETAS Trophy
(as an amateur)		 68-69-68=205 –11 2 strokes Germany Olivia Cowan [8]
2 10 Oct 2015 WPGA International Challenge 68-67-73=208 –8 2 strokes Norway Rachel Raastad [9]

Santander Golf Tour wins (5)
No. Date Tournament Winning
score		 To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref
1 5 Sep 2018 Santander Golf Tour Sevilla
(with Natasha Fear)		 71-64=135 –7 3 strokes Spain Camilla Hedberg &
Spain Andrea Jonama		 [10]
2 29 Mar 2019 Santander Golf Tour Cáceres 69-73=142 –2 4 strokes Spain María Hernández [11]
3 8 Jul 2022 Santander Golf Tour Valencia 76-67=143 –1 1 stroke Spain Piti Martinez Bernal [12]
4 14 Jul 2022 Santander Golf Tour Vizcaya 69-72=141 –3 Playoff Spain Camilla Hedberg [13]
5 11 Nov 2022 Santander Golf Tour Girona
(with Piti Martinez Bernal)		 64-66=130 –12 1 stroke Spain Mireia Prat &
Spain María Laura Elvira		 [14]

Other wins (1)
  • 2015 Disa Campeonato de España

Source:[15]

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References
  1. "Natalia Escuriola Martinez". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. "Getting To Know Natalia Escuriola". LET Access Series. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. "Natalia Escuriola Martinez". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. "Results". Tarragona 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  5. "Natalia Escuriola Martinez". Santander Golf Tour. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  6. "2018 Ranking". Santander Golf Tour. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  7. "2019 Ranking". Santander Golf Tour. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  8. "2015 CitizenGuard LETAS Trophy Results". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  9. "2015 WPGA International Challenge Results". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  10. "2018 Santander Golf Tour Zaragoza Results". Santander Golf Tour. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  11. "2019 Santander Golf Tour Cáceres Results". Santander Golf Tour. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  12. "2022 Santander Golf Tour Valencia Results". Santander Golf Tour. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  13. "2022 Santander Golf Tour Vizcaya Results". Santander Golf Tour. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  14. "2022 Santander Golf Tour Girona Results". Santander Golf Tour. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  15. "Natalia Escuriola joins Endavant Esports". Villa Real CF. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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