Raquel Carriedo
Name:
Raquel CarriedoCountry:
SpainBorn:
Feb 8, 1971 in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
1995Solheim Cup player (2000, '02). Ladies European Tour wins (4). Ladies European Tour Order of Merit winner (2001).
In 2000, Carriedo became the first Spanish golfer to play for Europe in the Solheim Cup.
Europe
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Played as the inaugural Tenerife Ladies Open (May 2-5). Second-placed Johanna Head (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Carriedo (Esp). [Golf del Sur, nr Los Abrigos, Tenerife].
Europe
Waterford Crystal
Played as the Waterford Crystal Ladies Irish Open (Aug 24-26). Second-placed and defending champion Sophie Gustafson (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Carriedo (Esp). [Faithlegg GC, nr Waterford, Co. Waterford, Ireland].
Europe
Compaq
Played as the Compaq Open (Aug 10-12). Second-placed Karine Icher (Fra) finished 1 shot behind Carriedo (Esp). Icher led the tournament for 70 holes, but on the back-nine of her final round sustained a penalty shot for slow play as well as two double-bogeys. [Osterakers GC, Akersberga, nr Stockholm, Sweden].
Awards
Evian
Carreido (Esp) won the LET 2001 Evian Order of Merit, based on a season-long points total of 10,661 pts. Suzann Pettersen (Nor) was second with 8,014 pts; Karine Icher (Fra) was third with 6,927 pts. Carriedo also won the money list, with 2001 earnings of £160,441 on the Tour. Pettersen (Nor) was second with £129,546; Marine Monnet (Fra) was third with £121,193; Icher was fourth with £101,016.
Carriedo (Esp) won the LET Players' Player of the Year Award, based on the votes of her peers.
Asia
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Played as the Taiwan Ladies Open (March 15-17; co-sanctioned with LET). Second-placed Anna Berg (Swe) and Elisabeth Esterl (Ger) finished 1 shot behind 29-year-old Raquel Carriedo (Esp), who recorded her first win as a professional. [Ta Shee G&CC, Daxi, nr Taoyuan City, Taiwan].
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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