Florentyna Parker (born 20 June 1989) is an English professional golfer born in Germany.

Amateur career

In 2006, Parker was in the training squad for the

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. She competed in the

2008 Curtis Cup The 35th Curtis Cup Match was played from 30 May to 1 June 2008 on the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland. The United States won 13 to 7. This was the first Curtis Cup played over three days, including fourball matches for the first time. Stacy L ...

where she won her singles match.

Professional career

In 2010, Parker won the

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on the Ladies European Tour by two strokes. This win qualified her for the

2010 Women's British Open The 2010 Women's British Open was held 29 July to 1 August at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. It was the 34th edition of the Women's British Open, and the tenth as a Women's major golf championships, major championship on the LPG ...

played at her home course

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. This was her first tour win. In

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, Parker won the

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by one stroke. Similar to her 2010 victory, this qualified her for the Women's British Open at her home club. In

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, she won the

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by overcoming a four-shot deficit. This victory came in a playoff.

Professional wins (3)

Ladies European Tour (3)

Team appearances

Amateur *

European Lady Junior's Team Championship The European Lady Junior's Team Championship was a European amateur team golf championship for women under 22 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1968. It was played every year until 1984, then every second y ...

(representing England): 2006 * Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2004 (winners) *

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 ...

(representing Europe): 2005, 2007 (winners) *

European Ladies' Team Championship The European Ladies' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1959. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been pla ...

(representing England): 2007,

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Curtis Cup The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and ...

(representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2008 Professional *

Solheim Cup The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named after the Norwegian- American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim, who was a driving force b ...

(representing Europe):

* The Queens (representing Europe): 2017

Solheim Cup record

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Florentyna English female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Solheim Cup competitors for Europe People from Henstedt-Ulzburg Sportspeople from Hamburg 1989 births Living people