Miriam Nagl (born 22 January 1981) is a Brazilian

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who currently plays on the

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. Nagl was born in

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, Brazil. Her family moved to Germany when she was eight years old and she represented Germany until 2015. Nagl played college golf at

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for one year, then turned professional in 2001. She played on the

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in 2002, winning twice. She played on the

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from 2003 to 2008 and on the Ladies European Tour from 2005 to 2009. After returning to the Futures Tour for 2010 and 2011, she has played on the Ladies European Tour since 2012. In 2016, she won the Moss Vale Ladies Classic on the

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. Nagl took part in the

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in her native country.

Professional wins

ALPG Tour wins

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Moss Vale Ladies Classic

Futures Tour

*2002 Grand Rapids Futures Classic, Capital Region Futures Classic

Team appearances

Amateur * European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Germany):

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

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(representing Germany):

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nagl, Miriam Brazilian female golfers German female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Olympic golfers for Brazil Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Arizona State Sun Devils women's golfers Sportspeople from Curitiba Sportspeople from Berlin 1981 births Living people 21st-century German sportswomen 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen