- Silvia Cavalleri
Silvia Cavalleri (born
10 October 1972 inMilan ,Italy ) is an Italianprofessional golfer who plays on the US basedLPGA Tour andLadies European Tour . She was the first Italian to win a tournament on the LPGA Tour. cite web
last =
first =
title = With Corona Morelia win, Cavalleri is first Italian LPGA champ
publisher =Associated Press
date = 2007-04-29
url = http://www.pgatour.com/2007/r/04/29/corona042907.ap/index.html
accessdate = 2007-04-29 ]Amateur career and education
Cavalleri was the 1990 British Girls’ champion and represented Europe in the Vagliano Trophy five times between 1989 and 1997. She represented Italy in the
Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Team Championship in 1992 and 1996, was the 1996 World Amateur individual champion, United States Women's Amateur Champion.She graduated from
Politecnico di Milano university in 1998 with a degree in architecture.Professional career
Cavalleri turned professional in 1997 and played in 1998 on the Ladies European Tour. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1999. She won her first professional tournament in 2007 at the
Corona Championship , becoming the first Italian to win an LPGA tournament.Professional wins (1)
LPGA Tour (1)
*2007 (1)
Corona Championship Results in LPGA majors
x = The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.Notes and references
External links
* [http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=422 Profile on the LPGA Tour site]
Persondata
NAME=Cavalleri, Silvia
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional Golfer
DATE OF BIRTH=October 10 ,1972
PLACE OF BIRTH=Milan ,Italy
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