Julia López Ramirez
| Julia López Ramirez | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Julia López Ramirez | ||
| Born | 11 February 2003 Málaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Spain | ||
| Residence | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Mississippi State University | ||
| Turned professional | 2024 | ||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2025) | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| Chevron Championship | DNP | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | ||
| Women's British Open | T29: 2024 | ||
| Evian Championship | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Julia López Ramirez (born 11 February 2003) is a Spanish professional golfer. She won the 2023 European Ladies Amateur.[1]
Amateur career
[edit]López was born in Málaga in 2003. In 2019, she finished third in the 2019 British Girls U16 Amateur Golf Championship.[2] She lost the final of the 2021 Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship at Real Club de Golf de Sevilla, 2 and 1.[3]
López had success with the National Team. She played on the winning Spanish team at the 2021 European Girls' Team Championship in Portugal, and won the 2023 European Ladies' Team Championship in Finland. She finished 3rd at the 2023 Espirito Santo Trophy alongside Carla Bernat and Cayetana Fernández.[4]
She enrolled at Mississippi State University in 2021 and started playing with the Mississippi State Bulldogs women's golf team.[5] She was the SEC individual champion in 2023 and 2024, and named 2023 SEC Golfer of the Year.[6][7]
López won the 2023 European Ladies Amateur in Sweden after she birdied her final three holes to win by two strokes ahead of compatriot Carla Bernat, and three strokes ahead of world number one Ingrid Lindblad.[1] The win gave her a start at the 2023 Women's British Open, where she made the cut.[8]
Professional career
[edit]López turned professional in 2024. In December 2024, she earned her LPGA Tour card for 2025 by finishing T-10 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.[9]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2019 "Memorial Celia Barquin" Copa Principado de Asturias
- 2020 Campeonato Femenino Puerta de Hierro
- 2021 Sam Golden Invitational
- 2022 FAU Paradise Invitational, Westbrook Invitational, Blessings Collegiate
- 2023 SEC Women's Golf Championship, NCAA Westfield Regional, European Ladies Amateur
- 2024 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, SEC Women's Golf Championship
Source:[10]
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2020, 2021 (winners)
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2022, 2023 (winners), 2024
- Arnold Palmer Cup (representing International team): 2022 (winners), 2023, 2024
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Spain): 2023
- Vagliano Trophy (representing Europe): 2023 (winners)
Source:[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Julia Lopez Ramirez Crowned European Champion in Sweden". European Golf Association. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Julia López, tercera, confirma su gran progresión en el R&A Girls U16 Amateur Championship" (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Gol. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Julia López Ramirez". Augusta National Women's Amateur. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Australia, Thailand jump six places to join leaders Spain in Espirito Santo Trophy". Khaleej Times. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Women's Golf Roster: Julia López Ramirez". Mississippi State University. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Jourdan, Cameron (5 October 2022). "Mississippi State women double up, win team and individual crown at 2022 Blessings Collegiate Invitational". Golfweek. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Brandenburg, Kensi (16 February 2023). "Mississippi State Women's Golf: Julia Lopez Ramirez Ranked in Top 10 By Golfstat". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Julia López Ramirez". AIG Women's Open. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Players Finishing in Positions 1-25 and Ties Earn LPGA Tour Status in Category 15". LPGA. 10 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Julia López Ramirez". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Julia López Ramirez at the Ladies European Tour official site