Raquel Carriedo-Tomás (born 8 February 1971) is a Spanish professional golfer, usually called just Raquel Carriedo.
| Raquel Carriedo-Tomás | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Born | 8 February 1971 Zaragoza, Spain | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  Spain | ||||
| Children | 2 | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 1995 | ||||
| Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour (2003) | ||||
| Professional wins | 5 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| Ladies European Tour | 4 | ||||
| Other | 1 | ||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||
| Chevron Championship | T42: 2003 | ||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | WD: 2003 | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | 4th: 2002 | ||||
| du Maurier Classic | DNP | ||||
| Women's British Open | T12: 2001 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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In 2000, she became the first Spaniard to play for Europe in the Solheim Cup. Carriedo was also a member of the team in 2002, and she topped the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit in 2001.[1][2][3]
Early life and amateur career
editAt six years of age, Carriedo started playing golf at Real Club de Golf La Peñaza in Zaragoza, Aragon, 300 kilometers north-east of the Spanish capital Madrid.[4] Her professional instructor was Vicente Ballesteros, elder brother of major winner Seve Ballesteros. She practiced and competed a lot at a young age and when she was 16, her instructor told her parents that she should try a professional career in golf, but she did not turn pro until she had finished her studies in tourism eight years later.[1]
During her amateur career, she never won a national amateur title nor represented her country at international team championships.
Professional career
editWith a solid 2000 season on the Ladies European Tour, despite not winning a tournament, Carriedo was selected, as the sixth of seven automatic qualifiers and the first ever Spanish participant to the European team against the United States at the 2000 Solheim Cup at Loch Lomond Golf Club, Scotland. Carriedo contributed to a European 141⁄2 to 111⁄2 points win with a tie in the second day fourball match with Laura Davies against Meg Mallon and Beth Daniel.[5]
Carriedo finished the 2000 Ladies European Tour season fifth on the Order of Merit.
After finishing second nine times, Carriedo captured her first professional win in March 2001 at the Taiwan Ladies Open.[1]
At the Compaq Open in August 2001 at Österåker Golf Club outside Stockholm, Sweden, Carriedo was six strokes behind leader Karine Icher after 36 holes and three strokes behind after 54 holes. However, on the 11th hole during the final round, Icher was penalised one stroke due to slow play and continued to four-putt the hole. Carriedo finally won by a stroke and continued the 2001 season winning the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit.[2]
At the 2002 U.S. Women's Open at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kansas, Carriedo reached her best finish in a major championship, finishing lone fourth behind Juli Inkster, Annika Sörenstam and Shani Waugh.
Carriedo made her second Solheim Cup appearance in September 2002, as the second automatic European qualifier, at Interlachen Country Club, Minnesota, U.S.A.[6] In the second day fourball Carriedo came to be paired with her opponent from the Compaq Open the year before, Karine Icher. The pair won their game against Cristie Kerr and Rosie Jones, but Europe lost the match 151⁄2 to 121⁄2.[5]
Carriedo mainly retired from competitive golf after the 2004 season and after having two children, she has been working as a golf instructor.
Awards and honors
edit- Medal of the Royal Order of Merit of the Royal Spanish Federation
- Gold Medal of Merit of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation[4]
Professional wins (5)
editLadies European Tour wins (4)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Mar 2001 | Taiwan Ladies Open | 69-67-75=211 | −5 | 1 stroke |  Anna Berg
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| 2 | 12 Aug 2001 | Compaq Open | 72-67-73-72=284 | −8 | 1 stroke |  Karine Icher
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| 3 | 26 Aug 2001 | Waterford Crystal Ladies' Irish Open | 68-66-66=200 | −16 | 1 stroke | Sophie Gustafson
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| 4 | 5 May 2002 | Tenerife Ladies Open | 73-71-77-71=292 | +4 | 1 stroke |  Johanna Head
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Ladies European Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | Donegal Irish Ladies Open[7] | Laura Davies Elisabeth Esterl Sandrine Mendiburu
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Mendiburu won with par on second extra hole. Esterl was eliminated with bogey on first extra hole. |
| 2 | 2001 | La Perla Ladies Italian Open[8] | Paula Martí
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Martí won with par on the first playoff hole |
Other wins (1)
edit- BGT 2011 - Villaitana WEST Final (Womens European Satellite Tour)
Team appearances
editProfessional
- Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2000 (winners), 2002
Solheim Cup record
edit| Year | Total matches |
Total W–L–H |
Singles W–L–H |
Foursomes W–L–H |
Fourballs W–L–H |
Points won |
Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 5 | 1–3–1 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–1 | 11.5 | 33,3% |
| 2000 | 2 | 0–1–1 | 0–1–0 lost B. Iverson 3&2 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–1 halved w/ L. Davies | 0.5 | 25% |
| 2002 | 3 | 1–2–0 | 0–1–0 lost J. Inkster 4&3 | 0–1–0 lost w/ I. Tinning 1 hole | 1–0–0 won w/ K. Icher 1 hole | 1 | 33,3% |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Everything you need to know about Raquel Carriedo, the first Spanish golfer to play the Solheim Cup". Turismo y Planificación Costa del Sol S.L.U. 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ a b Nilsmark, Fredrik (September 2001). "Compaq Open, Regnet blandades med tårar" [Compaq Open, The rain was mixed with tears]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9/2001. pp. 148–154. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Ladies European Tour Moneylist 2001 season". Ladies European Tour. 2001. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Historia de La Peñaza, Más de 45 años siendo un referente en Aragón, Rachel Carriedo" [History of La Penaza, More than 45 years being a benchmark in Aragon, Rachel Carriedo]. Real Club de Golf La Peñaza. 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Golf - Den Stora Sporten, Solheim Cup" [Golf - the Great Sport, Solheim Cup] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation 100 Years. p. 253.
- ^ "A Glimpse at the European Solheim Cup Team". The Golf Channel. September 17, 2002. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Tävling" [Competition]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10. October 1999. p. 98. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Burnside, Elspeth (21 May 2001). "Marti comes of age as fellow Spaniard misses tiddler". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
External links
edit- Raquel Carriedo-Tomás at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)