Paula Martí

Infobox person
name = Paula Martí Zambrano

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birth_date = January 29, 1980
birth_place =
nationality = Catalan
field = Professional golfer
work_institutions = LPGA Tour
alma_mater = University of Florida
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Paula Martí Zambrano (born in Barcelona on 29 January 1980) is a Catalan professional golfer.

Amateur career

As an amateur Martí was National Spanish Champion in 1996 and a member of European Junior Ryder Cup teams of 1995 and 1997. cite web
title = Paula Marti Profile
publisher = Ladies European Tour
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.info/profiles/101218.htm
accessdate = 2007-04-04] She moved to the United States in 1998 and graduated from Saddlebrook Prep School and the Arnold Palmer Golf Academy. cite web
title = Paula Marti Bio
publisher = University of Florida
url = http://www.gatorzone.com/golf/women/bios.php?year=1999&bio=marti.html
accessdate = 2007-04-04] She was 1998 AJGA All-American. cite web
title = 1998 Polo Golf Junior All-Americans
publisher = American Junior Golf Association
url = http://www.ajga.org/Rankings/AllAmericaTeams/1998AllAmericaTeam.asp
accessdate = 2007-04-28]

She played her collegiate golf at the University of Florida in the United States where she was Second Team All-Southeastern Conference in 2000. She turned professional in 2000, starting her professional career on the Ladies European Tour in 2001.

Professional career

She had two victories in her rookie season, winning the Ladies Italian Open and Ladies British Masters. cite web
title = Marti returns to Poggio
publisher = Ladies European Tour
date = 2002-05-15
author = Martin Park
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4550
accessdate = 2007-04-04]

In 2002 Marti won the Australian LPGA Tournament of Champions, came second at the British Women's Open and topped the money list on the Ladies European Tour. cite web
title = Paula Marti Biography
publisher = LPGA Tour
url = http://www.lpga.com/content/2007PlayerBiosPDF/Marti-07.pdf
accessdate = 2007-04-04] She was a member of the 2002 European Solheim Cup Team cite web
title = Solheim Cup Player Profile: Paula Marti
publisher = Ladies European Tour
date = 2002-09-04
author = Martin Park
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4646
accessdate = 2007-04-04] and was awarded the Spanish Royal Order of Merit for Sports in the bronze category. cite web
title = Carriedo and Marti receive Royal awards
publisher = Ladies European Tour
date = 2002-12-16
author = Martin Park
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4706
accessdate = 2007-04-04]

At the end of 2002 she tied for 31st at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 2003 LPGA season. During 2003-2005 her best LPGA Tour finish was a tie for sixth at the Franklin American Mortgage Championship. She teamed with Ana Belen Sanchez to represent Spain at the inaugural Women's World Cup of Golf in 2005 cite web
title = Women's World Cup of Golf: Twenty teams confirmed
publisher = Ladies European Tour
date = 2004-12-17
author = Martin Park
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3647
accessdate = 2007-04-28] and teamed with Marta Prieto in the 2006 Women's World Cup of Golf. cite web
title = Top field for Women's World Cup
publisher = South Africa Info
date = 2006-12-17
author = Brad Morgan
url = http://www.southafrica.info/what_happening/sports/wwcgolf2006.htm
accessdate = 2007-04-28] She did not play on the LPGA in 2006 due to the birth to her first child, son Izan Corretja.

Marti returned to the LET in 2007 and quickly reminded the golfing world of her pedigree. She finished tied 3rd at the MFS Women's Australian Open Championship - her first event of the season. She had an excellent season, posting seven top ten finishes in seventeen starts. Her form seemed good enough to merit a wildcard for the Solheim Cup but Marti missed the cut in at the Evian Masters and the Women's British Open in successive weeks to lose ground in the standings.

Despite not having won a tournament in seven years, Marti has played consistently well and came so close to winning the 2007 Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open, losing to Bettina Hauert at the fourth extra hole of a play-off.

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.paulamarti.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=23 Profile on LPGA.com]