Tania Elósegui
Tania Elósegui Mayor (born 13 December 1981) is a professional golfer from Spain.
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Personal information | ||||||||||||
Full name | Tania Elósegui Mayor | |||||||||||
Born | San Sebastián, Spain | 13 December 1981|||||||||||
Sporting nationality | Spain | |||||||||||
Career | ||||||||||||
College | University of the Basque Country | |||||||||||
Turned professional | 2005 | |||||||||||
Current tour(s) | LET (joined in 2005) LPGA Tour (joined 2009) | |||||||||||
Professional wins | 1 | |||||||||||
Number of wins by tour | ||||||||||||
Ladies European Tour | 1 | |||||||||||
Best results in LPGA major championships | ||||||||||||
Chevron Championship | CUT: 2010 | |||||||||||
Women's PGA C'ship | CUT: 2010 | |||||||||||
U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2010 | |||||||||||
Women's British Open | T69: 2008 | |||||||||||
Evian Championship | DNP | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Elósegui was born in San Sebastian, Spain. She started playing golf at age 9, and had a successful amateur career before turning professional.
As an amateur, Elósegui would win a bronze medal at the 2002 World Amateur Championship in Malaysia. She would also win two gold medals in the European Team Championships and two in junior silver medal junior championships. She turned professional in 2005.
After starting to play on the Ladies European Tour in 2005, Elósegui would not find much success until 2009. She collected one victory at the ABN AMRO Ladies Open and would finish in the top 10 in every event she played in, with her worst finish being 10th. With her consistent 2009 play, Elósegui earned a spot on the 2009 Solheim Cup European Team.
Professional wins (1)
Ladies European Tour (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share (€) |
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1 | 7 Jun 2009 | ABN AMRO Ladies Open | 70-68-69=207 | −9 | 1 stroke | Diana Luna | 37,500 |
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Spain): 1999, 2001, 2003 (winners), 2005 (winners)
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Spain): 2000, 2002
- European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing Spain): 2002 (winners), 2004 (winners)
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2009
- World Cup (representing Spain): 2007, 2008
Solheim Cup record
Year | Total matches | Total W-L-H | Singles W-L-H | Foursomes W-L-H | Fourballs W-L-H | Points won | Points % |
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Career | 3 | 1-2-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 1 | 33.33% |
2009 | 3 | 1-2-0 | 0-1-0 lost to C. Kim 2 up | 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 won w/H. Alfredsson 1 up, lost w/H. Alfredsson 5&4 | 1 | 33.33% |
External links
- Tania Elósegui at the Ladies European Tour official site