Silvia Bañón (born 21 October 1992) is a Spanish professional golfer and member of the

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(LET). She won the 2014 Portuguese Ladies Amateur and finished runner-up in the 2018

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Amateur career

In 2012, Bañón won the Campeonato de Alicante and was runner-up at the German Ladies Amateur, behind

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. In 2014, she won the Portuguese Ladies Amateur and finished third at the 2014 World University Golf Championship in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, behind

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and

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. She won the Campeonato de Espana Universitario de Golf in 2015 and 2016.

Professional career

Bañón turned professional in 2016 and started playing on the

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. In 2017, she was third in the Belfius Ladies Open and the

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, and finished 10th on the LETAS Order of Merit. In 2018, Bañón was runner-up in the

at Coffs Harbour Golf Club, two strokes behind Meghan MacLaren, and finished 26th in the

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. She made her major debut in the

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where she did not make the cut. In 2019, she was consistent and made 14 cuts in 16 LET starts. Bañón sustained an injury to her arm and only made three appearances in 2020 but delivered one top-10, a 9th at the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open.

Amateur wins

*2012 Campeonato de Alicante *2013 Grand Prix des Landes *2014 Portuguese Ladies Amateur *2015 Campeonato de Espana Universitario de Golf *2016 Campeonato de Espana Universitario de Golf Source:

Professional wins (2)

Santander Golf Tour wins (2)

*2017:

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*2019:

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(with

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) Source:

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament

Team appearances

Professional *

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(representing Spain):

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Banon, Silvia Spanish female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Alicante 1992 births Living people 21st-century Spanish women 21st-century Spanish people