Anna Zanusso (born 25 April 2000) is an Italian

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who plays on the

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. As an amateur, she won the 2018

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, the 2018 Annika Invitational Europe, and the 2024 World University Golf Championship.

Amateur career

In 2018, Zanusso won several individual titles in Italy including the Internazionali d'Italia Femminili U18, and the Annika Invitational Europe in Sweden, three strokes ahead of Ingrid Lindblad. She played for the national team and won the 2018

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in Sweden, alongside

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, Virginia Bossi, Emilie Alba Paltrinieri, Benedetta Moresco and Caterina Don. She appeared six times for Italy at the

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between 2019 and 2024, where their best result was a runner-up finish in

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at Conwy Golf Club in Wales, where they lost the final to England. Zanusso attended the

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between 2019 and 2024, majoring in international business. She played with the

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women's golf team and won the 2019 Golfweek Conference Challenge, the 2020 Westbrook Invitational, and the 2022 Summit League Women's Championship. At the Westbrook Invitational, she shot a 61 to tie the

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18-hole record. She was named 2024

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Golfer of the Year. Zanusso won her last amateur event, the 2024

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, and finished runner-up with Italy in the team competition.

Professional career

Zanusso turned professional in 2024. She finished 14th at Q-School to earn her card for the 2025

, alongside her compatriot

Amateur wins

*2016 Trofeo Glauco Lolli Ghetti *2018 Gara Citta di Castelfranco, Leone Di San Marco, Annika Invitational Europe, Internazionali d'Italia Femminili U18 *2019 Golfweek Conference Challenge *2020 Westbrook Invitational *2022 Summit League Women's Championship *2024 World University Golf Championship Source:

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Italy): 2018 (winners) *

(representing Italy):

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2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zanusso, Anna Italian female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Denver Pioneers women's golfers Sportspeople from Castelfranco Veneto 2001 births Living people 21st-century Italian sportswomen