Silvia Cavalleri

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Silvia Cavalleri
Personal Information
Birth October 10, 1972 (1972-10-10) (age 35)
Milan, Italy
Height 5 ft 7in (1.70 m)
Nationality Flag of Italy Italy
Residence Milan, Italy
College Politecnico di Milano
Career
Turned Pro 1997
Current tours LPGA Tour (joined 1999)

LET (joined 1997)
Professional wins 1 on LPGA Tour
Best Results in Major Championships
Kraft Nabisco T51: 2008
LPGA Championship T16: 2006
U.S. Women's Open T27: 2000
Women's British Open T25: 2001

Silvia Cavalleri (born 10 October 1972 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian professional golfer who plays on the US based LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour. She was the first Italian to win a tournament on the LPGA Tour.[1]

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[edit] Amateur career and education

Cavalleri was the 1990 British Girls’ champion and represented Europe in the Vagliano Trophy five times between 1989 and 1997. She represented Italy in the Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Team Championship in 1992 and 1996, was the 1996 World Amateur individual champion, [2] and the 1997 United States Women's Amateur Champion.

She graduated from Politecnico di Milano university in 1998 with a degree in architecture.

[edit] Professional career

Cavalleri turned professional in 1997 and played in 1998 on the Ladies European Tour. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1999. She won her first professional tournament in 2007 at the Corona Championship, becoming the first Italian to win an LPGA tournament.

[edit] Professional wins (1)

[edit] LPGA Tour (1)

[edit] Results in LPGA majors

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Kraft Nabisco Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP CUT CUT T51
LPGA Championship DNP DNP CUT T22 CUT DNP CUT T16 T62
U.S. Women's Open DNP T27 DNP DNP DNP CUT CUT T57 WD
Women's British Open x x T25 CUT T64 CUT CUT T45 CUT

x = The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ With Corona Morelia win, Cavalleri is first Italian LPGA champ. Associated Press (2007-04-29). Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
  2. ^ World Amateur Team Championship Record Books. International Golf Federation. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.

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Persondata
NAME Cavalleri, Silvia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional Golfer
DATE OF BIRTH October 10, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan, Italy
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH


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