Marina Arruti (born 23 May 1972) is a Spanish professional golfer. She played on the Ladies European Tour 1995–2011, and won the Ladies Austrian Open in 1999.[1]
| Marina Arruti | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 23 May 1972 San Sebastián, Spain | ||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Spain | ||
| Residence | Fuenterrabia, Spain | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1995 | ||
| Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (1995–2011) Banesto Golf Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 3 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Ladies European Tour | 1 | ||
| 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 | T7: 2001 | ||
| Evian Championship | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Early life and family edit
Arruti was born in San Sebastián in 1972, where her father José Arruti Lizaso and his twin brother Jesús were club pros at Real Golf Club de San Sebastián.[2] Her older sister Amaia is also a preofessional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour, and her uncle's son Jesús María Arruti has played on the European Tour.[3][4]
Amateur career edit
In 1993, Arruti won the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship.[5] She represented Spain at the 1993 European Ladies' Team Championship and 1994 Espirito Santo Trophy.
Arruti won gold at the 1993 Mediterranean Games in Languedoc-Roussillon, France in the team event together with Estefania Knuth and Laura Navarro, and a bronze individually.[6]
Professional career edit
Arruti turned professional in January 1995 and joined the Ladies European Tour, where she finished 13th on the Order of Merit in her rookie season.[7]
In 1999, she won the Ladies Austrian Open after birdieing the final three holes, and was runner-up at the Ladies Italian Open, a stroke behind Samantha Head. In 2001, she lost a playoff at the Biarritz Ladies Classic to Rachel Kirkwood.[8]
Arruti's best result at a major came in the 2001 Women's British Open at Sunningdale Golf Club, where she tied for 7th.[9]
Later in her career, Arruti also played on Spain's domestic Banesto Golf Tour, where she won the event at Sant Cugat near Barcelona back to back in 2010 and 2011, and topped the Order of Merit in 2010.[10][11] The 2011 event was co-sanctioned by the Women's European Satellite Tour (WEST), an attempt by the Spanish and Swedish golf federations to establish an LET feeder tour, which was folded into the LET Access Series in 2012.[12]
Amateur wins edit
- 1993 Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship
- 1994 British U-23 Amateur Championship[specify]
Professional wins (3) edit
Ladies European Tour (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Jul 1999 | Ladies Austrian Open | 68-68-67=203 | −13 | 2 strokes |  Elisabeth Esterl Dale Reid
|
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Women's European Satellite Tour (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Oct 2011 | Banesto Golf Tour Sant Cugat1 | 66-65=131 | −13 | 1 stroke | Mireia Prat (a)
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1Co-sanctioned by the Banesto Golf Tour
Banesto Golf Tour wins (2) edit
- 2010 Banesto Golf Tour Sant Cugat
- 2011 Banesto Golf Tour Sant Cugat1
1Co-sanctioned by the Women's European Satellite Tour
Team appearances edit
Amateur
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Spain): 1993
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Spain): 1994
References edit
- ^ a b "2013 LET Tour Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Marina Arruti". Santander Golf Tour. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Player profile: Jesus Maria Arruti". European Tour. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Fallece Jesús Arruti Lizaso, gran referente de la enseñanza del golf en nuestro país" (in Spanish). Ten Golf. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ The Golfer's Handbook 1993. Macmillan London Ltd, Glasgow. 1993. p. 199.
- ^ "Mediterranean Games 1993 Results" (PDF). CIJM. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "1995 LET Order of Merit". Ladies Europoean Tour. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Ladies European Tour: Biarritz Ladies Classic 2001". Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Millward, Robert (6 August 2001). "Major step". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. C-2 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Memoria RFEG 2010" (PDF). RFE Golf. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Memoria RFEG 2011" (PDF). RFE Golf. p. 295. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Nace el WEST, Circuito Profesional Femenino hispanosueco" (in Spanish). 24 February 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Results 1999 Ladies Austrian Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Results 2011 BGT - Sant Cugat". Golfdata. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
External links edit
- Marina Arruti at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)