Giulia Molinaro

{{short description|Italian professional golfer}} {{use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Giulia Molinaro | image = Giulia Molinaro (34541982452).jpg | image_size = 280px | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|7|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Camposampiero, Italy | death_date =  | death_place = | height = 5 ft 10 in | weight = | nationality = {{ITA}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = Arizona State University | yearpro = 2012 | retired =  | tour = LPGA Tour (joined 2014) | extour = Symetra Tour (joined 2013) | prowins = 1 | lpgawins =  | letwins =  | jlpgawins =  | klpgawins =  | lagtwins =  | alpgwins =  | futwins = 1 | otherwins =  | majorwins =  | anainspiration = T44: 2022 | lpga = T3: 2021 | wusopen = 61st: 2021 | wbritopen = CUT: 2021 | evian = CUT: 2021 | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 = Symetra Tour<br/>Rookie of the Year | year1 = 2013 | award2 = Pac-12 Player of the Year | year2 = 2012 | awardssection =  | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}} {{MedalBronze|2009 Pescara|Women's team}} }} '''Giulia Molinaro''' (born 23 July 1990) is an Italian professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. She tied for third at the 2021 Women's PGA Championship and represented Italy at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |date=16 July 2016 |title=Rio 2016, golf: il programma e gli azzurri in gara |url=http://mondiali.net/41739-rio-2016-golf-il-programma-e-gli-azzurri-in-gara/ |publisher=Mondiali.net |language=it |accessdate=18 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Golf: Molinaro Giulia |publisher=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/golf/athlete-profile-n1334620-molinaro-giulia.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-09-22 |archive-date=14 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014060554/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/golf/athlete-profile-n1334620-molinaro-giulia.htm }}</ref>

== Early life and amateur career == Molinaro was born in Camposampiero in Veneto, Northern Italy, but lived in Kenya for the majority of her childhood, due to her father's career in hotel management.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=14 Things You Didn't Know About Giulia Molinaro |url=https://www.golfmonthly.com/features/the-game/14-things-you-didnt-know-about-giulia-molinaro-240542 |magazine=Golf Monthly |first=Ryan |last=Dabbs |date=26 July 2021 |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref> She started playing golf at the age of 12.<ref name=lpga/>

She was member of the Italian National team and represented Italy at the Espirito Santo Trophy and the European Ladies' Team Championship, and played on the European team at the 2006 Junior Ryder Cup. Individually, she was leading girl at the 2007 Duke of York Young Champions Trophy and finished sixth at the 2008 European Ladies Amateur.<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 European Ladies Amateur Results |url=https://www.ega-golf.ch/sites/default/files/resultsladiesamateur2008_000.pdf |publisher=European Golf Association |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>

Molinaro played college golf at Arizona State University between 2008 and 2012, where she was named Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year in her final season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesundevils.com/sports/2013/4/17/208251726.aspx |title=Giulia Molinaro profile |publisher=Arizona State Sun Devils |accessdate=21 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportal.it/articoli/golf/news/giulia-molinaro-una-stella-per-il-lpga/1019228/ |title=Giulia Molinaro, una stella per il LPGA |language=it |publisher=Sportal.it |date=1 October 2013 |accessdate=18 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816181108/http://www.sportal.it/articoli/golf/news/giulia-molinaro-una-stella-per-il-lpga/1019228/ |archive-date=16 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Professional career == Molinaro turned professional in October 2012 and joined the Symetra Tour. In 2013, she recorded one victory at the Friends of Mission Charity Classic and four additional top-10 finishes, earning Rookie of the Year honors. She finishing second on the money list, earning her an LPGA Tour card for 2014. After making only 8 cuts in 18 events and finishing 114th on the money list in 2014, she was back on the Symetra Tour in 2015. She again finished second on the money list and returned to the LPGA Tour in 2016.<ref name=lpga>{{cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/players/giulia-molinaro/98335/bio |title=Giulia Molinaro bio |publisher=LPGA |accessdate=21 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oasport.it/2015/10/golf-femminile-giulia-molinaro-pronta-al-salto-la-veneta-ad-un-passo-dal-lpga-tour/ |title=Golf femminile, Giulia Molinaro pronta al salto: la veneta ad un passo dal LPGA Tour |language=it |publisher=Oasport.it |date=9 October 2015 |accessdate=18 July 2016}}</ref>

She tied for third at the 2021 Women's PGA Championship after which she broke into the top-100 on the Women's World Golf Rankings for the first time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Giulia Molinaro |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/players/3314 |publisher=WWGR |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>

==Amateur wins== *2007 Girls Junior Orange Bowl *2011 Dale McNamara Invitational *2012 Swiss International Amateur

Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wagr.com/en/Ranking/Player.aspx?playerid=15762&isMens=False |title=Guilia Molinaro |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |accessdate=21 July 2016}}</ref>

==Professional wins (1)== ===Symetra Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner-up |- |1 |May 19, 2013 |Friends of Mission Charity Classic |−13 (68-70-65=203) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|CHI}} Macarena Silva |}

==Results in LPGA majors== ''Results not in chronological order.'' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" ! Tournament !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 |- |align=left|Chevron Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T44 |- |align=left|U.S. Women's Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |61 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|Women's PGA Championship |CUT |CUT |CUT |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:yellow;"|T3 |CUT |- |align=left|The Evian Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|Women's British Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |} {{legend|yellow|Top 10}} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> NT = No tournament<br> "T" = tied

==Team appearances== *Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2006 (tie, Cup retained) *Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Italy): 2008, 2010, 2012 *European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Italy): 2009, 2010, 2011

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{LPGA player|giulia-molinaro/98335}} *{{WWGR|3314}}

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