Azahara Muñoz
Name:
Azahara Muñoz GuijarroCountry:
SpainBorn:
Nov 19, 1987 in San Pedro Alcántara, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain.Original/Home Club:
Real (Royal) GC Guadalmina, Costa del Sol.Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
2009Europe
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Played as the Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de España Femenino (Sept 21-24). Lee-Anne Pace (RSA) and Carlotta Ciganda (Esp) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Munoz (Esp), who won this event at her home club. [Real (Royal) GC Guadalmina, Andalucia, Spain].
Europe
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Played as the Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de España Femenino (Sept 22-25). Second-placed Beth Allen (USA) finished 1 shot behind Muñoz (Esp), who became the first home-country winner of the Spanish Ladies Open title. [Aloha GC, Costa del Sol, Spain].
Europe
Lacoste
Played as the Lacoste Ladies Open de France (Oct 2-5). Second-placed Maria Hernández (Esp) and Amy Boulden (Wales) finished 1 behind defending champion Muñoz (Esp). [Chantaco GC, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, nr Biarritz].
Europe
Lacoste
Played as the Lacoste Ladies Open de France (Sept 26-29). Second-placed Valentine Derrey (Fra) and Gwladys Nocera (Fra) finished 1 shot behind Muñoz (Esp), who won her second Ladies European Tour title. [Chantaco GC, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, nr Biarritz].
America
Sybase
Played as the Sybase Match Play Championship (May 17-20). First-time LPGA Tour winner Muñoz (Esp) beat Candie Kung (USA) 2 and 1 in the 18-hole final. [Hamilton Farm GC, Gladstone, NJ].
Awards
Rolex
Munoz (Esp) won the LPGA Tour 2010 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Munoz accumulated 704 pts; Beatriz Recari (Esp) was second with 419 pts. Munoz finished 30th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $402,497.
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (106th). Munoz (Esp) beat Carlota Ciganda (Esp) 2 and 1 in the 18-hole final, the event's first all-Spanish final. [Royal St David's GC, Harlech, Gwynedd].
Europe
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Played as the Madrid Ladies Masters (Oct 1-3). 21-year-old Muñoz (Esp), making her professional debut, beat Anna Nordqvist (Swe) with an eagle-3 at the first playoff hole to claim her first Ladies European Tour win. [Retamares Casino GC, Miraval, nr Madrid, Spain].
Amateur
LGU
Played as the Girls' British Open Amateur Championship. Muñoz (Esp) beat Valentine Derrey (Fra) 4 and 2 in the final match. [Lanark GC, Lanark, Scotland].
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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