María Parra Luque (born 4 December 1997) is a professional

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er from

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who played on the

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and the

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already as a teenager. She won the 2015 European Ladies Amateur and rose to No. 2 in the

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Amateur career

Parra had a successful amateur career. In 2015, she won the

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in Austria and was runner-up at the Annika Invitational Europe in Sweden. She won the 2015

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and was runner-up at the 2016

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, behind England. She represented Spain in the 2016

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and the

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, and represented Europe in the 2015

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and the 2016

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. She rose to No. 2 in the

. As the European Ladies Amateur title holder, Parra played in the

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, where she made the cut. In 2016, while still an amateur, Parra played on the

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and won two tournaments, the

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in Sweden and the

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in Norway. She finished at number 3 on the

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and earned full status for the 2017

. She also finished T13 at the Final Stage of the 2016

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to earn membership for the 2017

Professional career

As a teenager on the

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, Parra made three cuts in 18 starts, and on the

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she made three cuts in 8 starts. She joined the

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in 2018, where she recorded three top-10 finishes including a victory at the IOA Invitational in

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, to finish 17th in the ranking. Parra made her

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debut in

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after sharing medalist honors with compatriot

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at the Banyan Cay Resort & Country Club qualifier. She made the cut and finished T35.

Amateur wins

*2013 North of England U16 *2015

, Campeonato Absoluto C Valenciana Source:

Professional wins (3)

Symetra Tour (1)

LET Access Series (2)

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Europe): 2015 *

(representing Spain): 2014, 2015 (winners) *

(representing Spain): 2016 *

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(representing Spain): 2016 *

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(representing Spain): 2016 *

(representing Europe): 2016 Source:

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Parra, María Spanish female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers LPGA Tour golfers Sportspeople from Cádiz 1997 births Living people 21st-century Spanish women 21st-century Spanish people