Azahara Muñoz
Name:
Azahara Muñoz GuijarroCountry:
SpainBorn:
Nov 19, 1987 in San Pedro Alcántara, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain.Original/Home Club:
Real (Royal) GC Guadalmina, Costa del Sol.Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
2009Europe
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Played as the Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de España Femenino (Sept 21-24). Lee-Anne Pace (RSA) and Carlotta Ciganda (Esp) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Munoz (Esp), who won this event at her home club. [Real (Royal) GC Guadalmina, Andalucia, Spain].
Europe
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Played as the Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de España Femenino (Sept 22-25). Second-placed Beth Allen (USA) finished 1 shot behind Muñoz (Esp), who became the first home-country winner of the Spanish Ladies Open title. [Aloha GC, Costa del Sol, Spain].
Europe
Lacoste
Played as the Lacoste Ladies Open de France (Oct 2-5). Second-placed Maria Hernández (Esp) and Amy Boulden (Wales) finished 1 behind defending champion Muñoz (Esp). [Chantaco GC, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, nr Biarritz].
Europe
Lacoste
Played as the Lacoste Ladies Open de France (Sept 26-29). Second-placed Valentine Derrey (Fra) and Gwladys Nocera (Fra) finished 1 shot behind Muñoz (Esp), who won her second Ladies European Tour title. [Chantaco GC, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, nr Biarritz].
America
Sybase
Played as the Sybase Match Play Championship (May 17-20). First-time LPGA Tour winner Muñoz (Esp) beat Candie Kung (USA) 2 and 1 in the 18-hole final. [Hamilton Farm GC, Gladstone, NJ].
Awards
Rolex
Munoz (Esp) won the LPGA Tour 2010 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Munoz accumulated 704 pts; Beatriz Recari (Esp) was second with 419 pts. Munoz finished 30th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $402,497.
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (106th). Munoz (Esp) beat Carlota Ciganda (Esp) 2 and 1 in the 18-hole final, the event's first all-Spanish final. [Royal St David's GC, Harlech, Gwynedd].
Europe
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Played as the Madrid Ladies Masters (Oct 1-3). 21-year-old Muñoz (Esp), making her professional debut, beat Anna Nordqvist (Swe) with an eagle-3 at the first playoff hole to claim her first Ladies European Tour win. [Retamares Casino GC, Miraval, nr Madrid, Spain].
Amateur
LGU
Played as the Girls' British Open Amateur Championship. Muñoz (Esp) beat Valentine Derrey (Fra) 4 and 2 in the final match. [Lanark GC, Lanark, Scotland].
Tournament of Champions: the PGA Tour’s calendar-year starts, as it has done since 1999, with this iconic event in Hawaii. The field is drawn from players who won a PGA Tour event in 2022, or were amongst the top 30 in last year’s FedEx Cup final standings (Jan 6-9).
Desert Swing: the European (DP World) Tour launches into 2023 with three events in its UAE “Desert Swing”. Up first is the Abu Dhabi Championship (Jan 19-22), followed by the Dubai Desert Classic (Jan 26-29) and the Ras Al Kaimah Championship (Feb 2-5).
Kathy Whitworth: the end of 2022 saw the passing of LPGA Tour legend Kathy Whitworth. Her 88 LPGA Tour victories is more than achieved by any other golfer on either the LPGA or PGA Tours. Amongst her victories were six major championship titles.
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