| Paula Martí | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Martí at the 2009Women's British Open | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Paula Martí Zambrano | ||
| Born | (1980-01-29)29 January 1980 (age 45) Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Spain | ||
| Partner | Ivan Corretja | ||
| Children | 2 | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Florida | ||
| Turned professional | 2000 | ||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (2003–2005) Ladies European Tour (joined 2001) | ||
| Professional wins | 3 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Ladies European Tour | 2 | ||
| ALPG Tour | 1 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| Chevron Championship | CUT: 2003 | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T42: 2005 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T26: 2003 | ||
| Women's British Open | T2: 2002 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Paula Martí Zambrano (born 29 January 1980) is aprofessional golfer from Spain. She used to be a member of theLPGA Tour and now plays theLadies European Tour.
Martí was born inBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain. As an amateur, she was National Spanish Champion in 1996 and a member of the European Junior Ryder Cup teams of 1995 and 1997.[1] She moved to the United States in 1998, and graduated from Saddlebrook Prep School and the Arnold Palmer Golf Academy.[2] She was 1998 AJGA All-American.[3]
Martí attended theUniversity of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, United States, where she played for theFlorida Gators women's golf team in 2000 and was recognized as a second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection.[2] She turned professional in 2000, starting her professional career on theLadies European Tour in 2001.
She had two victories in her rookie season, winning theLadies Italian Open in her fourth professional event and less than two months later theLadies British Masters.[4]
In 2002 Martí won the EDUCOM ALPG Players' Championship in Australia on theALPG Tour, came tied second at theBritish Women's Open atTurnberry and topped the money list on the2002 Ladies European Tour.[5] She was a member of the2002 EuropeanSolheim Cup Team[6] and was awarded the Spanish Royal Order of Merit for Sports in the bronze category.[7]
At the end of 2002, she tied for 31st at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the2003 LPGA season. During 2003–2005 her bestLPGA Tour finish was a tie for sixth at theFranklin American Mortgage Championship. She teamed withAna Belen Sánchez to represent Spain at the inauguralWomen's World Cup of Golf in 2005[8] and teamed withMarta Prieto in the 2006Women's World Cup of Golf.[9] She did not play on the LPGA in 2006 due to the birth to her first child, son Izan Corretja.[5]
Martí returned to the LET in2007. She finished tied 3rd at theMFS Women's Australian Open Championship, her first event of the season. She posted seven top ten finishes in seventeen 2007 starts however was not selected for the2007 Solheim Cup team.
Martí finished second at the 2007Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open, losing toBettina Hauert at the fourth extra hole of a play-off. In2008, she posted ten top ten finishes, including three runner-up spots, ending the year ranked 8th on the tour's money list.
She had a second son with partner Ivan Corretja, a boy named Jan, on 22 November 2010.[10]
Source:[11]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | La Perla Ladies Italian Open[12][13] | 70-73-72-68=283 | −9 | Playoff[a] | Raquel Carriedo |
| 2 | 2001 | Kellogg's All-Bran Ladies British Masters[14] | 71-70-68=209 | −10 | 1 stroke | Raquel Carriedo |
Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | La Perla Ladies Italian Open | Raquel Carriedo | Martí won with par on the first playoff hole |
| 2 | 2007 | Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open[15] |  Bettina Hauert Anna Rawson | Hauert won with birdie on the fourth extra hole. Rawson was eliminated with par on the second extra hole. |
| 3 | 2009 | HypoVereinsbank Ladies German Open[16] |  Jade Schaeffer | Martí lost at the first playoff hole |
Amateur
Professional
| Year | Total matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points won | Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 3 | 1–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 1 | 25% |
| 2002 | 3 | 1–3–0 | 0–1–0 lost toLaura Diaz 5&3 | 1–1–0 lost w/L. Davies 2&1 toM. Mallon/J. Inkster won w/L. Davies 2 up againstJ. Inkster/L. Diaz | 0–1–0 lost w/L. Davies 1 dn againstR. Jones/C. Kerr | 1 | 25% |
