Laura Navarro
{{Short description|Spanish professional golfer (born 1974)}}
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Laura Navarro (born 13 December 1974) is a Spanish professional golfer and former member of the Ladies European Tour. She won the 1992 Espirito Santo Trophy.{{cite web |title=Record Book 1992 World Amateur Golf Team Championships |url=https://gsites.brightspotcdn.com/38/92/195b66159ca3fdd0086698a5ce2d/1992-wagtc.pdf |accessdate=28 September 2021 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Council}}
Career
Navarro was born in Madrid and had a successful amateur career around Europe. She won the 1991 Austrian Ladies Amateur and the 1992 Portuguese Ladies Amateur. In 1991, she was runner-up at the Spanish Ladies Amateur and the French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship, losing to Sandrine Mendiburu. In 1992, she was runner-up at the French Ladies Amateur, beaten in the final by to compatriot Estefania Knuth.
She won the 1992 Espirito Santo Trophy in Vancouver, Canada together with Macarena Campomanes and Estefania Knuth, and won the team gold together with Marina Arruti and Knuth at the 1993 Mediterranean Games in France.{{cite web |title=Mediterranean Games 1993 Results |url=http://www.cijm.org.gr/images/stories/pdf/JM1993.pdf |publisher=CIJM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624021331/http://www.cijm.org.gr/images/stories/pdf/JM1993.pdf |access-date=28 September 2021|archive-date=24 June 2014 }}
Navarro turned professional in November 1993 and joined the Ladies European Tour. Her best finishes was runner-up at the 1996 Women's Welsh Open and the 1997 Ladies Irish Open. She finished 10th on the 1996 LET Order of Merit.{{cite web |title=Order of Merit |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/costa-del-sol-order-of-merit/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=28 September 2021}}
After retiring from tour, she was a club pro at Campo de Golf El Saler in València between 2000 and 2011.
Amateur wins
- 1991 Austrian Ladies Amateur
- 1992 Portuguese Ladies Amateur
- 1993 Biarritz Cup{{cite web |title=Profesionales: Otras españolas |url=http://www.lawebdegolf.com/profesionales/otras.php |publisher=La Web de Golf |access-date=28 September 2021}}
Professional wins (1)
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Spain): 1991 (winners)
- European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing Spain): 1992 (winners)
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Spain): 1993
- Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1991, 1993
- Espirito Santo Trophy: (representing Spain): 1992 (winners)
References
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External links
- {{LadiesEuroTour player|010872}}
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Category:Spanish female golfers
Category:Ladies European Tour golfers
Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in golf
Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
Category:Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games