Marta Prieto
Spanish professional golfer
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Marta Prieto (born 11 September 1978) is a Spanish professional golfer from Seville, Spain who plays on the Ladies European Tour.
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Marta Prieto at the 2009 Women's British Open | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
| Born | 11 September 1978 Seville, Spain | |||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Spain | |||||||||||
| Residence | Spain | |||||||||||
| Career | ||||||||||||
| College | Wake Forest University | |||||||||||
| Turned professional | 2002 | |||||||||||
| Current tour | Ladies European Tour (joined 2003) | |||||||||||
| 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 | 66th: 2006 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
Prieto was Spanish under-18 champion in 1995[1] and 1997 Spanish Amateur Champion[2] and played her collegiate golf at Wake Forest University, North Carolina from which she graduated with a degree in economics. In her first year Prieto won the ACC Championship having led from start to finish to earn medalist honors and grabbed a share of the Rookie of the Year honor in addition to being a member of the All-ACC team.[3] She was also named to the All-ACC team in her second year[4] as well as gaining 1999 Golfweek/Sagarin All-Mid-Atlantic/East District second-team all-district honours.[5]
In her junior year she finished 3rd at the NCAA Championships[1] and as a senior was named National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) 2001 All-America Second team[6] and gained her third All-ACC team honours.[7] Post graduation she won the 2001 British Ladies Amateur Championship[8] and the 2002 Italian Ladies International Championship.[2]
She represented Spain at the 2000 and 2002 Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Team Championship.[9]
Professional career
Prieto qualified for the 2003 Ladies European Tour by finishing second at the final Qualifyting tournament.[10] Her best finish in her rookie season was a tie for third at the season ending Biarritz Ladies Classic.[11] In 2004, she had three top ten finishes, the best being a runner's up spot at the KLM Ladies Open.[12] She partnered Paula Martí at the 2006 Women's World Cup of Golf representing Spain.[13]
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Spain): 1997, 1999, 2001
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Spain): 2000, 2002
Professional
- World Cup (representing Spain): 2006