Nataliya Guseva

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| college = University of Miami

| yearpro = 2022

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Nataliya Guseva ({{langx|ru|link=no|Наталия Гусева}}, born 6 March 2003) is a Russian professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour (LET).{{cite web |title=Nataliya Guseva |url=https://www.lpga.com/athletes/nataliya-guseva/101854/bio |publisher=LPGA |access-date=10 December 2024}}

Career

Guseva had a successful amateur career and won international tournaments across Europe. In 2019, she won the Junior Vagliano Trophy with the European team, and was runner-up at the French International Ladies Amateur Championship, four strokes behind Virginia Elena Carta.{{cite web |title=2019 Internationaux de France – Trophee Cecile de Rothschild |url=https://www.wagr.com/events/internationaux-de-france---trophee-cecile-de-rothschild-55206 |publisher=WAGR |access-date=19 September 2023}}

She enrolled at the University of Miami in January 2021 and started playing with the Miami Hurricanes women's golf team. Four months later, she was named ACC Freshman of the Year.{{cite web |title=Nataliya Guseva Named ACC Freshman of the Year |date=29 April 2021 |url=https://miamihurricanes.com/news/2021/04/29/nataliya-guseva-named-acc-freshman-of-the-year/ |publisher=University of Miami |access-date=19 September 2023}}

Guseva joined the 2023 Epson Tour, and won her maiden professional title at the Black Desert Resort Championship in her rookie year.{{cite web |title=Nataliya Guseva won the Black Desert Resort |date=11 September 2023 |url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/other_news/golf/137470/nataliya-guseva-won-the-black-desert-resort/ |publisher=Tennis World |access-date=19 September 2023}}

She became the first player from Russia to earn a card for the LPGA Tour when she secured one for 2024 at qualifying school, where she tied for 23rd.{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2023/2023-lpga-q-series-meet-the-top-45-and-ties |title=2023 LPGA Q-Series: Meet the Top 45 and Ties |publisher=LPGA |date=7 December 2023}} Two weeks later, she was the medalist at LET Q-School in Morocco by four shots, to also earn a Ladies European Tour card.{{cite web |title=Two weeks after earning LPGA card, Russia's Nataliya Guseva wins LET Q-School |date=20 December 2023 |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/12/20/nataliya-guseva-let-q-school-lpga-card-russia/ |publisher=Golfweek |access-date=21 December 2023}}

In her rookie LPGA Tour season, she was runner-up at the Portland Classic and Lotte Championship to finish 26th in the season rankings.{{cite news |title=Guseva's shot at LPGA Tour history falls just short |url=https://www.golfaustralia.com.au/news/gusevas-shot-at-lpga-tour-history-falls-just-short-612981 |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=Golf Australia |date=10 November 2024}} She also tied for third at the 2024 Magical Kenya Ladies Open on the LET.{{cite web |title=Nataliya Guseva Bio |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/player-profiles/911231/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=10 December 2024}} She rose to 78th in the Women's World Golf Rankings by year end.{{cite web |title=Rolex Rankings: The Biggest Movers of 2024 |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/rolex-rankings-the-biggest-movers-of-2024 |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=13 December 2024}}

Amateur wins

2017 Evolve Spanish Junior Championship
2018 Zavidovo Juniors International, Bulgarian Amateur Open Championship, Turkish International Amateur Open Championship, Evolve Spanish Junior Championship
2019 Austrian International Amateur, Turkish International Amateur Open Championship, Spanish International Stroke Play
2020 Campeonato Internacional de Andalucia Sub-18, PGA Catalunya Amateur Cup
2022 Women's Eastern Amateur Championship

Source:{{cite web |title=Nataliya Guseva |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/nataliya-guseva-28426 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=19 September 2023}}