| Chiara Tamburlini | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 (age 25) St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) |
| Sporting nationality |  Switzerland |
| Career | |
| College | University of Mississippi |
| Turned professional | 2023 |
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2024) |
| Former tour(s) | LET Access Series (joined 2023) |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 3 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP |
| Women's British Open | CUT: 2024 |
| Evian Championship | T55: 2024 |
| Achievements and awards | |
Chiara Tamburlini (born 2 December 1999) is a Swiss professional golfer and Ladies European Tour (LET) player. In 2024, she won the Joburg Ladies Open and Lacoste Ladies Open de France. As an amateur, she won the 2021 NCAA Championship with Ole Miss.
Amateur career
Tamburlini had success as an amateur and won the 2015 Swiss National Junior Championship, the 2017 Austrian International Amateur, and the 2021 Swiss Golf Open Championship. In 2016, she was runner-up at the Omnium Swiss National Strokeplay, Swiss International Ladies Championship and the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters in England. In 2020, she was runner-up at the Memorial Olivier Barras.
She was member of the Swiss National Team and appeared in three European Girls' Team Championships and four European Ladies' Team Championships. She has also represented Switzerland in the World Amateur Team Championships, the 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy at Le Golf National in France.
Tamburlini enrolled at University of Mississippi where she majored in finance with a minor in mathematics and played with the Ole Miss Rebels women's golf team between 2019 and 2023. In her sophomore year, she won the NCAA Championship with the team, and finished 8th individually. She was named First-Team All-American and was awarded the 2022 Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award as a junior, and named SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year in her senior year. She played for the international team in the Arnold Palmer Cup in 2022 and 2023.
Professional career
Tamburlini turned professional in August 2023 and joined the LET Access Series. She made her professional debut at the PGA Championship Gothenburg at Kungsbacka Golf Club in Sweden. After a 2-under-par 70 in the first round, she scored a 30 on the first nine in the second round, considered the more difficult half of the course. She won the 54-hole tournament by five strokes.
Three weeks later, she won the Rose Ladies Open in England ahead of her compatriot Elena Moosmann in her third start. She finished third in the season rankings to graduate to the Ladies European Tour for 2024.
In her LET rookie season, she won three tournaments and captured the Rookie of the Year award as well as the Order of Merit.
Amateur wins
- 2015 Suisse Orientale Championship, Swiss Junior Tour Event Crans, Swiss National Junior Championship
- 2016 Ticino Championship
- 2017 Austrian International Amateur
- 2019 Ticino Championship
- 2021 Swiss Golf Open Championship
Source:
Professional wins (5)
Ladies European Tour (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Apr 2024 | Joburg Ladies Open^ | 70-68-67-70=275 | −17 | 7 strokes |  Aunchisa Utama
|
| 2 | 28 Sep 2024 | Lacoste Ladies Open de France | 68-67-71=206 | −7 | Playoff |  Kirsten Rudgeley
|
| 3 | 13 Oct 2024 | Wistron Ladies Open | 66-73-68-69=276 | −12 | 4 strokes |  Hou Yu-sang
|
^Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Ladies Tour
Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Lacoste Ladies Open de France | Kirsten Rudgeley
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
LET Access Series (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 Aug 2023 | PGA Championship Gothenburg | 70-66-68=204 | −12 | 5 strokes |  Emily Price
|
| 2 | 9 Sep 2023 | Rose Ladies Open | 71-68-65=204 | −12 | 2 strokes |  Elena Moosmann
|
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order.
| ! Tournament | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | |
| U.S. Women's Open | |
| Women's PGA Championship | |
| The Evian Championship | T55 |
| Women's British Open | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Duke of York Young Champions Trophy (representing Switzerland): 2015, 2016
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Switzerland): 2015, 2016, 2017
- World Junior Girls Championship (representing Switzerland): 2017
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Switzerland): 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
- The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship (representing Switzerland): 2021
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Switzerland): 2022
- Arnold Palmer Cup (representing International team): 2022 (winners), 2023
Source:
References
- "Player Profile Chiara Tamburlini". LET Access Series. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- Kelly, Todd (26 May 2021). "Ole Miss wins NCAA Championship, first women's national title in school history". Golfweek. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Chiara Tamburlini". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- "Chiara Tamburlini named 2022 Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award winner". The Oxford Eagle. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- "Women's Golf Roster: Chiara Tamburlini". University of Mississippi. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- "Tamburlini Triumphs In Professional Debut At PGA Championship Gothenburg". LET Access Series. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- "Meet The 2023 LET Access Series Graduates". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
External links
- Chiara Tamburlini at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Chiara Tamburlini at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Chiara Tamburlini at the University of Mississippi official site