Florentyna Parker (born 20 June 1989) is an English
professional golfer
A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...
born in Germany.
Amateur career
In 2006, Parker was in the training squad for the
2006 Curtis Cup. She competed in the
2008 Curtis Cup where she won her singles match.
Professional career
In
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
, Parker won the
ABN AMRO Ladies Open on the
Ladies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1978. Most of the players on the tour are European, with members from more than 40 countries internationally. Despite its name, the tour also has tournaments in A ...
by two strokes. This win qualified her for the
2010 Women's British Open
The 2010 Women's British Open was held 29 July to 1 August at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. It was the 34th edition of the Women's British Open, and the tenth as a Women's major golf championships, major championship on the LP ...
played at her home course
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Royal Birkdale Golf Club is a golf course in the United Kingdom in North West England, located in Southport, Merseyside. It is one of the clubs in the rotation for both the Open Championship and Women's British Open and has hosted the Open Champ ...
. This was her first tour win.
In
2014
The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
, Parker won the
Ladies Italian Open by one stroke. Similar to her 2010 victory, this qualified her for the Women's British Open at her home club.
In
2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
, she won the
Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open by overcoming a four-shot deficit. This victory came in a playoff.
Professional wins (3)
Ladies European Tour (3)
Team appearances
Amateur
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European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing England): 2006
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Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2004 (winners)
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Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2005, 2007 (winners)
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European Ladies' Team Championship
The European Ladies' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1959.
It was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been pl ...
(representing England):
2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
,
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
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Curtis Cup
The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and " ...
(representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2008
Professional
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Solheim Cup
The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named after the Norwegian- American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim, who was a driving forc ...
(representing Europe):
2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
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The Queens (representing Europe): 2017
Solheim Cup record
References
External links
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English female golfers
Ladies European Tour golfers
Solheim Cup competitors for Europe
People from Henstedt-Ulzburg
Sportspeople from Hamburg
1989 births
Living people
21st-century English sportswomen