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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 plöays on the [[Ladies European Tour]]. In 2016 she received the [[Honda Sports Award]] after winning the [[NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships|NCAA Women's Championship]].


==Amateur career==
==Amateur career==
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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]].
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 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>
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 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>
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 T5 at the [[VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open]] and T6 at the [[Lacoste Ladies Open de France]]. She finished T19 at LET Q-School in December to secure 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 score of 72 to finish runner-up, one 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>


==Amateur wins==
==Amateur wins==
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Virginia Elena Carta
Personal information
Born (1996-12-24) 24 December 1996 (age 27)
Milan, Italy
Height5 ft 5 in (2 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 plöays on the Ladies European Tour. In 2016 she received the Honda Sports Award after winning the NCAA Women's Championship.

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.[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

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 T5 at the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open and T6 at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France. She finished T19 at LET Q-School in December to secure 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 score of 72 to finish runner-up, one stroke behind Sára Kousková.[8]

Amateur wins

Source:[2]

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:[2]

References

  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.
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