Benedetta Moresco

{{short description|Italian professional golfer (born 2001)}} {{use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Benedetta Moresco | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = | nickname = Etta | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|8|22|df=y}} | birth_place = Caldogno, Veneto, Italy | death_date =  | death_place = | height = | sporting_nationality = {{ITA}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = University of Alabama | yearpro = 2023 | tour = LPGA Tour | extour = | prowins = | lpgawins = | letwins = | jlpgawins =  | klpgawins =  | lagtwins = | alpgwins = | futwins = | otherwins = | majorwins =  | nabisco = CUT: 2025, 2026 | lpga = CUT: 2025 | wusopen = T33: 2023 | wbritopen = DNP | evian = CUT: 2022, 2025 | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 = SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year | year1 = 2022 }} '''Benedetta Moresco''' (born 22 August 2001) is an Italian professional golfer. She was the low amateur at the 2023 U.S. Women's Open.<ref>{{cite web |title=Golf world took notice of Benedetta Moresco |url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/other_news/golf/134980/golf-world-took-notice-of-benedetta-moresco/ |publisher=Tennis World |date=12 July 2023 |first=Andrea |last=Gussoni |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>

==Amateur career== Moresco had a successful amateur career. In 2019, she won the Italian U18 International Women's Amateur Championship, was runner-up at the German Girls Open and at the Italian Ladies Stroke Play Championship, and reached the semi-finals of the Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship. Ranked as one of the best juniors in Europe, she represented the continent in the Junior Solheim Cup at Gleneagles.<ref>{{cite news |title=Junior Solheim Cup: Team USA beat Team Europe 13-11 at Gleneagles |url=https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/11807071/junior-solheim-cup-team-usa-beat-team-europe-13-11-at-gleneagles |work=Sky Sports |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>

She represented Italy at the European Girls' Team Championship and then the European Ladies' Team Championship each year between 2017 and 2023, winning in 2018 with at team that included Alessia Nobilio, Emilie Alba Paltrinieri and Caterina Don.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-girls-team-championship |title=European Girls' Team Championship |date=19 October 2015 |publisher=European Golf Association |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>

In 2020, Moresco won the Annika Invitational USA.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Benedetta Moresco's AJGA debut ends with Annika Invitational USA trophy |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2020/01/20/benedetta-morescos-ajga-debut-ends-with-annika-invitational-usa-trophy/ |magazine=Golfweek |first=Julie |last=Williams |date=20 January 2020 |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref> She shot a total of 4-under-par 212, to become the first Italian champion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Italy's Benedetta Moresco Prevails at the 12th ANNIKA Invitational USA presented by Rolex |url=https://www.annikafoundation.org/post/italy-s-benedetta-moresco-prevails-at-the-12th-annika-invitational-usa-presented-by-rolex |publisher=Annika Foundation |date=20 January 2020 |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref> She finished in sixth place at the 2021 European Ladies Amateur Championship and tied for 4th at the 2022 Augusta National Women's Amateur, two strokes behind winner Anna Davis.

Moresco enrolled at the University of Alabama in 2020 as a food and nutrition major, to play for the Alabama Crimson Tide women's golf team. Her sister Angelica, who joined the Epson Tour after graduating in 2022, was already on the team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Angelica Moresco Bio |url=https://www.epsontour.com/players/angelica-moresco/102064/bio |publisher=Epson Tour |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref> Moresco played on the winning International Team at the 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Benedetta Moresco Selected to 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup International |url=https://www.si.com/college/alabama/bamacentral/benedetta-moresco-selected-2022-arnold-palmer-cup-international |access-date=4 October 2023 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=19 April 2022}}</ref>

She won a 2-for-1 playoff against Agathe Laisné for the final qualifying spot at the 2023 U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links. She shot a 70 in the opening round to sit tied 9th, 2 shots off the lead, and finished the tournament tied 33rd as the low amateur.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Meet the amateurs to make the cut at 2023 U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/lists/2023-us-womens-open-leaderboard-amateurs-to-make-cut/ |magazine=Golfweek |first=Cameron |last=Jourdan |date=7 July 2023 |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>

==Professional career== Moresco turned professional following the European Ladies' Team Championship in July 2023.<ref name=wagr/>

==Amateur wins== *2016 Leone Di San Marco *2018 Italian U18 Trofeo Silvio Marazza *2019 Italian U18 International Women's Amateur Championship *2020 Annika Invitational USA *2021 The Ally, Italian Ladies Stroke Play Championship - Isa Goldschmid Trophy

Source:<ref name=wagr>{{cite web |title=Benedetta Moresco Player Profile |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/benedetta-moresco-21267 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>

==Results in LPGA majors== ''Results not in chronological order.'' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" ! Tournament !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024 !! 2025 !! 2026 |- |align=left|Chevron Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |CUT |- |align=left|U.S. Women's Open |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T33 LA |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|Women's PGA Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT | |- |align=left|The Evian Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT | |- |align=left|Women's British Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| | |} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} LA = low amateur CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament "T" = tied

==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *European Girls' Team Championship (representing Italy): 2017, 2018 (winners), 2019 *European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Italy): 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 *Duke of York Young Champions Trophy: (representing Italy): 2018 *Junior Golf World Cup: (representing Italy): 2018 *Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2019 *World Junior Girls Championship (representing Italy): 2019 *Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Italy): 2022 *Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the International Team): 2022 (winners)

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==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{LPGA player|benedetta-moresco/100384}} *{{WWGR|9729}} *[https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/benedetta-moresco-21267 Benedetta Moresco] on the World Amateur Golf Ranking official site *[https://rolltide.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/benedetta--moresco/8463 Benedetta Moresco] on the University of Alabama official site

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moresco, Benedetta}} Category:Italian female golfers Category:LPGA Tour golfers Category:Alabama Crimson Tide women's golfers Category:Sportspeople from the Province of Vicenza Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Italian sportswomen