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Beatriz Recari

{{Short description|Spanish professional golfer (born 1987)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}

{{Infobox golfer

| name = Beatriz Recari

| image = 2009 Women's British Open - Beatriz Recari (3).jpg

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| caption = Recari in July 2009

| fullname = Beatriz Recari Eransus

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|4|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pamplona, Spain

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| nationality = {{ESP}}

| residence = Florida, U.S.

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| college = University of Navarra
(one year)

| yearpro = 2005

| tour = LPGA Tour (joined 2010)

| extour = Ladies European Tour (joined 2006)

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| nabisco = T20: 2018

| lpga = T19: 2013

| wusopen = T27: 2011

| wbritopen = T14: 2016

| evian = T9: 2013

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{{family name hatnote|Recari|Eransus|lang=Spanish}}

Beatriz Recari Eransus (born 21 April 1987) is a Spanish professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

Amateur career

Born and raised in Pamplona in northern Spain, Recari began playing golf at age 11 and enjoyed a successful amateur career, with wins at the 2004 Spanish Amateur Championship and the 2005 French Amateur Championship.{{cite web | url=http://www.lpga.com/golf/players/r/beatriz-recari/bio.aspx | title=Beatriz Recari Bio | publisher=LPGA | accessdate=28 March 2013}}{{cite web | url=http://www.lpga.com/golf/news/2013/3/in-the-winners-circle-recari.aspx | title=In the Winner's Circle with Beatriz Recari | publisher=LPGA | accessdate=28 March 2013}} In 2003, she finished runner-up at the Girls Amateur Championship. She won the European Lady Junior's Team Championship as a member of Team Spain in 2004{{cite web |title=Results 2004 European Lady Junior's Team Championship |url=https://www.ega-golf.ch/sites/default/files/resultsladyjteam2004.pdf |publisher=EGA |access-date=31 December 2022}} and was a member of Team Europe in the 2005 Junior Solheim Cup.

Professional career

While studying economics at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Recari qualified for the Ladies European Tour in November 2005 and turned professional at age 18 for the 2006 LET season. She balanced professional golf with school in the spring of 2006, but after the completion of her first academic year, she concentrated on her golf career.

=2009=

Recari won her first tournament as a pro in her fourth LET season at the 2009 Finnair Masters at Helsinki, Finland, where she holed out for an eagle two from {{convert|161|m|yd|abbr=on}} on the first playoff hole to win € 30,000.{{cite web | url=http://www.finnairmasters.com/2009/index_en.html | title=Beatriz Recari wins after sudden death playoff | publisher=Finnair Masters | accessdate=27 March 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313150349/http://www.finnairmasters.com/2009/index_en.html | archive-date=13 March 2012 | url-status=dead}} Her best season to date as a professional, she finished 22nd on the 2009 LET Order of Merit (money list), with earnings of €68,889.

At the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament at Daytona Beach, Florida in December 2009, Recari finished tenth to earn her LPGA Tour card for the 2010 season. She ended 2009 ranked 175th in the Women's World Golf Rankings.

=2010=

During her first year on the LPGA Tour, Recari had made only three of thirteen cuts through September, and had missed the last five cuts. With under $43,000 in earnings, a return to the Qualifying Tournament appeared imminent, but a successful autumn run allowed her to finish with over $265,000, 39th on the money list.{{cite web|publisher=LPGA |title=Stats: Official Money: 2010|url=http://www.lpga.com/stats/golf-stats.aspx|accessdate=11 June 2012}} Recari won her first LPGA event in October at the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge in northern California and made the cut in her final five events to finish runner-up to compatriot Azahara Muñoz for 2010 LPGA Rookie of the Year honors.{{cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/stats/golf-stats.aspx|publisher=LPGA|title=Stats: Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year: 2010|accessdate=11 June 2012}} Recari ended the year at 56th in the world rankings.

=2011=

Starting in all 23 events of the year with a best finish of tied for eleventh at the ShopRite LPGA Classic, Recari earned $223,053, which put her No. 43 on the money list.{{cite web | url=http://www.lpga.com/golf/players/r/beatriz-recari/stats.aspx?y=2011 | title=Beatriz Recari | publisher=LPGA | accessdate=28 March 2013}}{{cite web | url=http://www.lpga.com/golf/blogs/2013/3/recari-streak-earns-nickname.aspx | title=Recari's streak earns "Iron Woman" Nickname | publisher=LPGA | date=7 March 2013 | accessdate=28 March 2013 | author=Clayton, Ward}} Recari ended the year ranked 72nd in the world rankings.

=2012=

Recari played and made the cut in all of the 27 LPGA official events in 2012.{{cite web | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2013/01/07/lpga-adds-new-event-pure-silk-bahamas-lpga-classic-michael-whan/1812367/ | title=LPGA adds new tournament in the Bahamas | newspaper=USA Today | date=7 January 2013 | accessdate=28 March 2013 | author=DiMeglio, Steve}}{{cite web | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/recari-wins-kia-classic-playoff-034015229--golf.html | title=Recari wins Kia Classic in playoff | work=The SportsXchange | publisher=Yahoo Sports | date=24 March 2013 | accessdate=28 March 2013 | author=Lee, Forrest}} Her streak of consecutive starts and cuts made earned her the nickname "Iron Woman".{{cite web | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/lpga/2012/11/17/cme-group-titleholders-beatriz-recari/1711537/ | title=Beatriz Recari keeps her streak alive | newspaper=USA Today | date=17 November 2012 | accessdate=28 March 2013 | author=DiMeglio, Steve}} Recari earned $444,620 with five top-ten finishes, which ranked her 32nd on the money list.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/golf/news/2013/7/marathon-winners-circle.aspx |title=In The Winner's Circle with Beatriz Recari: 2013 Marathon Classic Presented by Owens Corning O-I |publisher=LPGA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724133242/http://www.lpga.com/golf/news/2013/7/marathon-winners-circle.aspx |archive-date=24 July 2013}} Her best finish throughout the year was a tied for sixth at the Navistar LPGA Classic. Recari ended 2012 ranked 59th in the world rankings.

Personal life

Recari struggled with eating disorder in her early professional years. She went public with her struggle at the 2011 RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup when she donated her winnings to The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness.{{cite magazine |url=http://golfweek.com/news/2011/mar/17/recari-among-lpga-players-cause-mind/ |title=Recari among LPGA players with a cause |magazine=Golfweek |date=17 March 2011 |accessdate=27 March 2013 |last=Baldry |first=Beth Ann}} She was subsequently named the "Ambassador" of The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness in 2013.{{cite news |url=http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golftalkcentral/lpgas-recari-promotes-eating-disorder-awareness/ |title=LPGA's Recari promotes eating disorder awareness |work=Golf Channel |date=19 March 2013 |accessdate=27 March 2013 |last=Mell |first=Randall |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130321035434/http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golftalkcentral/lpgas-recari-promotes-eating-disorder-awareness/ |archive-date=21 March 2013 |url-status=dead}}

Recari began dating Andreas Thorp, her caddie, in 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.weiunderpar.com/post/616187402 |title=An Interview With Beatriz Recari (the Stunning, Awesome, Spanish Rookie) |website=Wei Under Par |date=20 May 2010 |accessdate=27 March 2013 |last=Wei |first=Stephanie}}{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lpga-kia-classic-20130325,0,6476527.story |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326084051/http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lpga-kia-classic-20130325,0,6476527.story |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 March 2013 |title=Beatriz Recari wins Kia Classic in a playoff |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |agency=Associated Press |date=25 March 2013 |accessdate=27 March 2013}} Their relationship ended in 2018.

Professional wins (4)

=LPGA Tour wins (3)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning
score

!To par

!Margin
of victory

!Runner-up

!Winner's
share ($)

align=center|1

|align=right|17 Oct 2010

|CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge

|align=right|68-66-70-70=274

|align=center|–14

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Gwladys Nocera

|align=center|165,000

align=center|2

|align=right|24 Mar 2013

|Kia Classic

|align=right|69-67-69-74=279

|align=center|–9

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|KOR}} I.K. Kim

|align=center|255,000

align=center|3

|align=right|21 Jul 2013

|Marathon Classic

|align=right|69-65-67-66=267

|align=center|–17

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Paula Creamer

|align=center|195,000

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

style="background:#B0E0E6;"

|align=center|1

|align=center|2013

|Kia Classic

|{{flagicon|KOR}} I.K. Kim

|Won with birdie on second extra hole

=Ladies European Tour wins (1)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning
score

!To par

!Margin
of victory

!Runner-up

!Winner's
share (€)

align=center|1

|align=right|29 Aug 2009

|Finnair Masters

|align=right|65-64-73=202

|align=center|–11

|Playoff1

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Iben Tinning

|align=center|30,000

1Holed out from the fairway for eagle on the first extra hole.

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

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!! Tournament !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019

align=left|ANA Inspiration

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|T26

|T25

|CUT

|CUT

|T50

|CUT

|T20

|73

align=left|U.S. Women's Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T27

|T35

|CUT

|T46

|CUT

|T55

|WD

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|Women's PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|T50

|T45

|T19

|T40

|CUT

|T22

|CUT

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Evian Championship ^

|style="background:#eeeeee;" colspan=6|

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|T36

|CUT

|CUT

|CUT

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|Women's British Open

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|CUT

|CUT

|T26

|CUT

|T17

|CUT

|T14

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013

{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}

{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

CUT = missed the half-way cut

WD = withdrew

"T" = tied

=Summary=

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!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made

align=left|ANA Inspiration00000295
align=left|U.S. Women's Open00000074
align=left|Women's PGA Championship00000295
align=left|The Evian Championship00001162
align=left|Women's British Open00000293
Totals0000174019

  • Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2012 Kraft Nabisco – 2013 LPGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

LPGA Tour career summary

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! Year !! Tournaments
played !! Cuts
made !!Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top 10s !! Best
finish !! Earnings
($) !! Money
list rank !! Scoring
average!! Scoring
rank

2010

|18

|8

|1

|0

|0

|5

|1

|align=right|265,466

|39

|72.57

|56

2011

|23

|19

|0

|0

|0

|0

|T11

|align=right|223,053

|43

|72.58

|44

2012

|27

|27

|0

|0

|0

|5

|T6

|align=right|444,620

|32

|71.69

|29

2013

|25

|21

|2

|0

|1

|9

|1

|align=right|1,030,614

|8

|70.87

|17

2014

|27

|18

|0

|0

|0

|1

|T8

|align=right|309,058

|53

|72.19

|66

2015

|25

|13

|0

|0

|0

|1

|T5

|align=right|167,890

|75

|72.85

|98

2016

|29

|23

|0

|0

|0

|2

|T4

|align=right|386,260

|49

|71.65

|53

2017

|24

|13

|0

|0

|0

|1

|T5

|align=right|197,765

|77

|71.94

|91

2018

|22

|12

|0

|0

|0

|2

|T6

|align=right|156,089

|87

|71.92

|76

2019

|10

|4

|0

|0

|0

|0

|T29

|align=right|15,838

|158

|72.70

|133

2020

|5

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|T70

|align=right|2,549

|174

|75.00

|n/a

  • official through 2020 season{{cite web |accessdate=29 December 2020 |title=Beatriz Recari stats |publisher=LPGA |url=http://www.lpga.com/players/beatriz-recari/88113/stats}}

LET career summary

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! Year !! Tournaments
played !! Cuts
made !!Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top 10s !! Best
finish !! Earnings
(€) !! Order of
Merit

2006

|15

|12

|0

|0

|0

|0

|T20

|24,990

|73

2007

|17

|10

|0

|0

|0

|0

|T11

|22,513

|82

2008

|15

|10

|0

|0

|1

|2

|T3

|37,252

|59

2009

|14

|11

|1

|0

|0

|1

|1

|68,889

|22

Source:{{cite web | url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/player_profile.php?id=50436 | title=Ladies European Tour (LET) - Ladies European Tour Player Profile - | publisher=Ladies European Tour | accessdate=27 March 2013 | archive-date=20 April 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420080942/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/player_profile.php?id=50436 | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/tic_player.php?mid=1505 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411054242/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/tic_player.php?mid=1505 | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 April 2013 | title=Ladies European Tour (LET) - LET Historical Information Players | publisher=Ladies European Tour | accessdate=27 March 2013 }}

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

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! Year !! World
ranking !! Source

2006485{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2006-12-26/ |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=26 December 2006}}
2007439{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2007-12-25/ |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=25 December 2007}}
2008456{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2008-12-30/ |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=30 December 2008}}
2009175{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2009-12-29/ |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=29 December 2009}}
201056{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2010-12-28/ |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=28 December 2010}}
201172{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2011-12-27/ |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=27 December 2011}}
201259{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2012-12-31/ |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=31 December 2012}}
201319{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2013-12-30/ |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=30 December 2013}}
201461{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2014-12-29/ |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=29 December 2014}}
2015143{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2015-12-28/ |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=28 December 2015}}
201696{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2016-12-26/ |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=26 December 2016}}
2017119{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2017-12-25/ |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=25 December 2017}}
2018171{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2018-12-31/ |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=31 December 2018}}
2019293{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2019-12-30/ |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=30 December 2019}}
2020404{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2020-12-28/ |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=28 December 2020}}
2021768{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2021-12-27/ |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=27 December 2021}}

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

=Solheim Cup record=

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! Year !! Total
matches !! Total
W–L–H !! Singles
W–L–H !! Foursomes
W–L–H !! Fourballs
W–L–H !! Points
won !! Points
%

Career

|4

|3–1–0

|1–0–0

|1–1–0

|1–0–0

|3

|75.0

2013

|4

|3–1–0

|1–0–0 def. A. Stanford 2&1

|1–1–0 won w/ S. Pettersen 2&1,
lost w/ S. Pettersen 2&1

|1–0–0 won w/ K. Icher 2 up

|3

|75.0

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{official website|http://www.beatrizrecari.com}} – {{in lang|en|es}}
  • {{LPGA player|beatriz-recari/88113}}
  • {{LadiesEuroTour player|120524}}
  • {{WWGR|1067}}

{{2013 European Solheim Cup team}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Recari, Beatriz}}

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