Carmen Alonso (born 15 July 1984) is a Spanish

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and member of the

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(LET).

Amateur career

Alonso played on the national team and in 2000 won the

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both individually and with Spain, as

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won the boys' category. She won gold at the

2001 Mediterranean Games The XIV Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2001), commonly known as the 2001 Mediterranean Games, were the 14th Mediterranean Games held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 2-15 September 2001, where 2,991 athletes ( ...

and finished 5th at the

2000 Espirito Santo Trophy The 2000 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 23–26 August at Sporting Club Berlin, on its Nick Faldo Course, in Bad Saarow, outside Berlin, Germany. It was the 19th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. The ...

together with

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and

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. She was part of the Spanish juggernaut that won the

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in 2002 and 2004, and the

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in 2003. Alonso played in the European

Junior Solheim Cup The Junior Solheim Cup is a version of the Solheim Cup for girls aged 12 to 18. It was inaugurated in 2002. It is currently officially called the PING Junior Solheim Cup. The Junior Solheim Cup follows a similar format to The Solheim Cup and featu ...

team in 2002 and won the

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with the European team in 1999 and 2002. She won the 2000

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and in 2001 she was runner-up at the

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and reached the semi-final of

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Professional career

Alonso turned professional in late 2004 after she finished T30 at the Ladies European Tour Qualifying School. In 2006, she recorded her first top-10 finishes, T7 at both the

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and the

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. In 2008, she was runner-up at the

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. In 2005, Alonso played on the Nedbank Women's Golf Tour in South Africa and recorded a T3 at the Telkom Women's Classic, and 2nd at the Nedbank Women's Masters after she lost a playoff to Maria Beautell. She played in the

2009 Women's British Open The 2009 Women's British Open was held 30 July – 2 August at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. It was the 33rd Women's British Open and the ninth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. Catriona Matthew won her only ...

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and made the cut. In 2010, her sixth season on the LET, she led the LET statistics for average driving distance with an average drive of 287.85 yards. Alonso won her first professional title on the

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at the 2018

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. She was runner-up at the 2019

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, one stroke behind

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. In 2021, she recorded a T4 at the

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and in the team event of the

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she formed the runner-up team together with

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and

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Amateur wins

*2000

(individual),

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*2001 Sherry Cup Source:

Professional wins (1)

LET Access Series (1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Spain): 2000 (winners) *

(representing the Continent of Europe): 1999 (winners), 2002 (winners) *

(representing the Continent of Europe): 2002 *

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(representing Spain):

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(representing Spain): 2002 (winners), 2004 (winners) *

(representing Spain):

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(winners)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alonso, Carmen Spanish female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in golf Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Sportspeople from Valladolid 1984 births Living people 20th-century Spanish women 21st-century Spanish women