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'''Virginia Elena Carta''' (born 24 December 1996) is an Italian [[professional golfer]]. She received the [[Honda Sports Award]] after winning the [[NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships|NCAA Women's Championship]] in 2016.
'''Virginia Elena Carta''' (born 24 December 1996) is an Italian [[professional golfer]] who plays on the [[Ladies European Tour]]. She won the [[2016 NCAA Division I women's golf championship|2016 NCAA Women's Championship]] individually and received the [[Honda Sports Award]].


==Amateur career==
==Amateur career==
Carta was born in [[Milan]] on Christmas Eve in 1996 and grew up in [[Udine]], Italy, where she was introduced to golf by her mother at a young age.<ref name="bb"/>
Carta was born in [[Milan]] on Christmas Eve in 1996 and grew up in [[Udine]], Italy, where she was introduced to golf by her mother at a young age.<ref name="bb"/>


She became a member of the Italian National Team in 2010, and won the 2012 [[European Young Masters]] in a team with [[Renato Paratore]]. She won silver at the 2014 [[European Girls' Team Championship]] in Slovakia, and at the [[2014 Summer Youth Olympics]] in Nanjing she finished T4 individually and won the [[Golf at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics|Mixed team]] Bronze with [[Renato Paratore]].
She became a member of the Italian National Team in 2010, and won the 2012 [[European Young Masters]] in a team with [[Renato Paratore]]. She won silver at the 2014 [[European Girls' Team Championship]] in Slovakia, and at the [[2014 Summer Youth Olympics]] in Nanjing she finished T4 individually and won the [[Golf at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics|mixed team]] bronze with [[Renato Paratore]].


Carta was successful in tournaments across Europe and won the Austrian International Amateur, [[German Girls Open]], Slovenian Amateur Championship, [[French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship]] and the [[French International Ladies Amateur Championship]].<ref name=wagr/>
Carta was successful in tournaments across Europe and won the Austrian International Amateur, [[German Girls Open]], Slovenian Amateur Championship, [[French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship]] and the [[French International Ladies Amateur Championship]].<ref name=wagr/>


She played in both [[Annika Invitational Europe]] and Annika Invitational USA, and recruited [[Annika Sörenstam]] as her mentor.<ref name="bb">{{cite web |title=Brains & Birdies: A Winning Formula For Virginia Elena Carta |url=https://goduke.com/news/2020/11/4/womens-golf-brains-birdies-a-winning-formula-for-virginia-elena-carta.aspx |publisher=Duke Blue Devils |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref>
She played in both [[Annika Invitational Europe]] and Annika Invitational USA, and recruited [[Annika Sörenstam]] as her mentor.<ref name="bb">{{cite web |title=Brains & Birdies: A Winning Formula For Virginia Elena Carta |url=https://goduke.com/news/2020/11/4/womens-golf-brains-birdies-a-winning-formula-for-virginia-elena-carta.aspx |publisher=Duke Blue Devils |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref>


In 2015 she accepted a golf scholarship to [[Duke University]]. As a freshman se won the 2016 [[NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships|NCAA Women's Championship]] individually with an NCAA record score of 272 (−16), and won the 2016 [[Honda Sports Award]] as Player of the Year nationally.<ref>{{cite web |title=Past Honda Sports Award Winners For Golf |url=https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/golf |publisher=Collegiate Women Sports Association |access-date=17 August 2021}}</ref> She fell to [[Seong Eun-jeong]] in the final of the 2016 [[U.S. Women's Amateur]] 1 up. Invited to play the 2016 LPGA [[Marathon Classic]] she made the cut, but missed the cut in the [[2017 U.S. Women's Open]].
In 2015, she accepted a golf scholarship to [[Duke University]]. As a freshman, she won the 2016 [[NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships|NCAA Women's Championship]] individually with an NCAA record score of 272 (−16), and won the 2016 [[Honda Sports Award]] as Player of the Year nationally.<ref>{{cite web |title=Past Honda Sports Award Winners For Golf |url=https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/golf |publisher=Collegiate Women Sports Association |access-date=17 August 2021}}</ref> She fell to [[Seong Eun-jeong]] in the final of the 2016 [[U.S. Women's Amateur]], 1 up. Invited to play the 2016 LPGA [[Marathon Classic]] she made the cut, but missed the cut in the [[2017 U.S. Women's Open]].


Carta battled injury during the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 academic years, and won only the 2017 The Landfall Tradition, before winning the 2019 [[NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships|NCAA Women's Championship]] with the [[Duke Blue Devils women's golf]] team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Duke senior Virginia Elena Carta begins, ends career with national championships |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2019/05/22/golf-ncaa-womens-championship-duke-virginia-elena-carta-titles/ |publisher=Golfweek |access-date=17 August 2021}}</ref> She is one of only 20 golfers in NCAA history, male or female, to win both an NCAA Individual and team championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=2018-19 Women's Golf Roster |url=https://goduke.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/virginia-elena-carta/15631 |publisher=Duke University |access-date=17 August 2021}}</ref>
Carta battled injury during the 2016–17 and 2017-18 academic years, and won only the 2017 The Landfall Tradition, before winning the 2019 [[NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships|NCAA Women's Championship]] with the [[Duke Blue Devils women's golf]] team.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Duke senior Virginia Elena Carta begins, ends career with national championships |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2019/05/22/golf-ncaa-womens-championship-duke-virginia-elena-carta-titles/ |magazine=Golfweek |access-date=17 August 2021}}</ref> She is one of only 20 golfers in NCAA history, male or female, to win both an NCAA Individual and team championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=2018-19 Women's Golf Roster |url=https://goduke.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/virginia-elena-carta/15631 |publisher=Duke University |access-date=17 August 2021}}</ref>


After graduating from Duke in 2019 Carta made the unusual decision to defer qualifying for the [[LPGA Tour]] for a year, instead opting to do a Master's degree in Environmental Policy at [[Cambridge University]], England. She planned to enter LPGA Q-School in 2020, which was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], leaving her without tour status.<ref>{{cite web |title=Italy's Carta deferring pro golf career for education |url=https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/golf/2019/06/11/italy-virginia-elena-carta-deferring-pro-golf-career-for-education/stories/20190610118 |publisher=Toledo Blade |access-date=17 August 2021}}</ref>
After graduating from Duke in 2019, Carta made the unusual decision to defer qualifying for the [[LPGA Tour]] for a year, instead opting to do a Master's degree in Environmental Policy at [[Cambridge University]], England. She planned to enter LPGA Q-School in 2020, which was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], leaving her without tour status.<ref>{{cite news |title=Italy's Carta deferring pro golf career for education |url=https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/golf/2019/06/11/italy-virginia-elena-carta-deferring-pro-golf-career-for-education/stories/20190610118 |newspaper=Toledo Blade |access-date=17 August 2021}}</ref>


==Professional career==
==Professional career==
Carta turned professional in 2021 and received a few invitations to events on the [[Ladies European Tour]]. She missed the cut at her first event as a professional, the [[Ladies Italian Open]], won by french amateur [[Lucie Malchirand]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Carta Set to Make Professional Debut on LET |url=https://goduke.com/news/2021/5/27/womens-golf-carta-set-to-make-professional-debut-on-let.aspx |publisher=Duke University |access-date=17 August 2021}}</ref>
Carta turned professional in 2021 and received six invitations to events on the [[Ladies European Tour]]. She missed the cut at her first event as a professional, the [[Ladies Italian Open]], but soon finished tied 5th at the [[VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open]] and tied 6th at the [[Lacoste Ladies Open de France]]. She finished T19 at LET Q-School in December to secure full playing rights for the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carta Set to Make Professional Debut on LET |url=https://goduke.com/news/2021/5/27/womens-golf-carta-set-to-make-professional-debut-on-let.aspx |publisher=Duke University |access-date=17 August 2021}}</ref>

In 2022, she held a two-stroke lead at the [[Santander Golf Tour Málaga]] ahead of the final day, but produced a final round of 72 to finish runner-up, a stroke behind [[Sára Kousková]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kouskova Wins In Thrilling Spanish Finale |url=https://letaccess.com/kouskova-wins-in-thrilling-spanish-finale/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref> She finished 4th individually at [[Aramco Team Series - Jeddah]] and 5th in the [[LET Rookie of the Year]] rankings, won by [[Linn Grant]].

Her best finish in 2023 was a tie for 4th at the [[Jabra Ladies Open]]. The same was true for 2024, where she tied for 4th at [[Lacoste Ladies Open de France]] and at the [[Wistron Ladies Open]] in [[Taiwan]]. She was the second highest ranked Italian golfer in the [[Women's World Golf Rankings]] and was the 4th reserve for the [[Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Summer Olympics]], narrowly missing out on joining compatriot [[Alessandra Fanali]] in Paris.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Women's Reallocation Reserve List |url=https://www.igfgolf.org/olympic-golf-ranking/reallocation-reserve-lists/06-24/olympicwomenreallocationreservelist-24-06-24.pdf |access-date=13 November 2024 |publisher=[[International Golf Federation]]}}</ref>


==Amateur wins==
==Amateur wins==
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*2013 Austrian International Amateur
*2013 Austrian International Amateur
*2014 [[German Girls Open]], Slovenian Amateur Championship, [[French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship]]
*2014 [[German Girls Open]], Slovenian Amateur Championship, [[French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship]]
*2016 [[NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships|NCAA Women's Championship]] (individual)
*2016 [[2016 NCAA Division I women's golf championship|NCAA Women's Championship]] (individual)
*2017 The Landfall Tradition
*2017 The Landfall Tradition
*2018 [[French International Ladies Amateur Championship]]
*2018 [[French International Ladies Amateur Championship]]
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*[[European Young Masters]] (representing Italy): 2011, 2012 (winners)
*[[European Young Masters]] (representing Italy): 2011, 2012 (winners)
*[[European Girls' Team Championship]] (representing Italy): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
*[[European Girls' Team Championship]] (representing Italy): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
*[[European Ladies' Team Championship]] (representing Italy): 2015, 2018
*[[European Ladies' Team Championship]] (representing Italy): [[2015 European Ladies' Team Championship|2015]], [[2018 European Ladies' Team Championship|2018]]
*[[Junior Solheim Cup]] (representing Europe): 2013
*[[Junior Solheim Cup]] (representing Europe): 2013
*[[Junior Ryder Cup]] (representing Europe): 2014
*[[Junior Ryder Cup]] (representing Europe): 2014
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==External links==
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*{{LPGA player|virginia-elena-carta/98864}}
*{{LadiesEuroTour player|200765}}
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{{Honda Sports Award}}


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Latest revision as of 07:24, 15 December 2024

Virginia Elena Carta
Personal information
Born (1996-12-24) 24 December 1996 (age 27)
Milan, Italy
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality Italy
Career
CollegeDuke University
Cambridge University
Turned professional2021
Current tour(s)Ladies European Tour (joined 2022)
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2017
Women's British OpenDNP
Evian ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
Honda Sports Award2016
Medal record
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nanjing Mixed team

Virginia Elena Carta (born 24 December 1996) is an Italian professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour. She won the 2016 NCAA Women's Championship individually and received the Honda Sports Award.

Amateur career

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Carta was born in Milan on Christmas Eve in 1996 and grew up in Udine, Italy, where she was introduced to golf by her mother at a young age.[1]

She became a member of the Italian National Team in 2010, and won the 2012 European Young Masters in a team with Renato Paratore. She won silver at the 2014 European Girls' Team Championship in Slovakia, and at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing she finished T4 individually and won the mixed team bronze with Renato Paratore.

Carta was successful in tournaments across Europe and won the Austrian International Amateur, German Girls Open, Slovenian Amateur Championship, French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship and the French International Ladies Amateur Championship.[2]

She played in both Annika Invitational Europe and Annika Invitational USA, and recruited Annika Sörenstam as her mentor.[1]

In 2015, she accepted a golf scholarship to Duke University. As a freshman, she won the 2016 NCAA Women's Championship individually with an NCAA record score of 272 (−16), and won the 2016 Honda Sports Award as Player of the Year nationally.[3] She fell to Seong Eun-jeong in the final of the 2016 U.S. Women's Amateur, 1 up. Invited to play the 2016 LPGA Marathon Classic she made the cut, but missed the cut in the 2017 U.S. Women's Open.

Carta battled injury during the 2016–17 and 2017-18 academic years, and won only the 2017 The Landfall Tradition, before winning the 2019 NCAA Women's Championship with the Duke Blue Devils women's golf team.[4] She is one of only 20 golfers in NCAA history, male or female, to win both an NCAA Individual and team championship.[5]

After graduating from Duke in 2019, Carta made the unusual decision to defer qualifying for the LPGA Tour for a year, instead opting to do a Master's degree in Environmental Policy at Cambridge University, England. She planned to enter LPGA Q-School in 2020, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving her without tour status.[6]

Professional career

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Carta turned professional in 2021 and received six invitations to events on the Ladies European Tour. She missed the cut at her first event as a professional, the Ladies Italian Open, but soon finished tied 5th at the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open and tied 6th at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France. She finished T19 at LET Q-School in December to secure full playing rights for the 2022 season.[7]

In 2022, she held a two-stroke lead at the Santander Golf Tour Málaga ahead of the final day, but produced a final round of 72 to finish runner-up, a stroke behind Sára Kousková.[8] She finished 4th individually at Aramco Team Series - Jeddah and 5th in the LET Rookie of the Year rankings, won by Linn Grant.

Her best finish in 2023 was a tie for 4th at the Jabra Ladies Open. The same was true for 2024, where she tied for 4th at Lacoste Ladies Open de France and at the Wistron Ladies Open in Taiwan. She was the second highest ranked Italian golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings and was the 4th reserve for the 2024 Summer Olympics, narrowly missing out on joining compatriot Alessandra Fanali in Paris.[9]

Amateur wins

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Source:[2]

Team appearances

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Amateur

Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Brains & Birdies: A Winning Formula For Virginia Elena Carta". Duke Blue Devils. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Player Profile Virginia Elena Carta". World Amateur Golf Ranking.
  3. ^ "Past Honda Sports Award Winners For Golf". Collegiate Women Sports Association. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Duke senior Virginia Elena Carta begins, ends career with national championships". Golfweek. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. ^ "2018-19 Women's Golf Roster". Duke University. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Italy's Carta deferring pro golf career for education". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Carta Set to Make Professional Debut on LET". Duke University. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Kouskova Wins In Thrilling Spanish Finale". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Women's Reallocation Reserve List" (PDF). International Golf Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
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