Marta Prieto (born 11 September 1978) is a Spanish

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from

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...

, Spain who plays on the

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Amateur career

Prieto was Spanish under-18 champion in 1995 and 1997 Spanish Amateur Champion and played her collegiate golf at

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from which she graduated with a degree in economics. In her first year Prieto won the

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Championship having led from start to finish to earn medalist honors and grabbed a share of the Rookie of the Year honor in addition to being a member of the All-

team. She was also named to the All-

team in her second year as well as gaining 1999 Golfweek/Sagarin All-Mid-Atlantic/East District second-team all-district honours. In her junior year she finished 3rd at the NCAA Championships and as a senior was named National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) 2001 All-America Second team and gained her third All-

team honours. Post graduation she won the 2001

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and the 2002 Italian Ladies International Championship. She represented Spain at the

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and 2002

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World Amateur Team Championship.

Professional career

Prieto qualified for the 2003

by finishing second at the final Qualifyting tournament. Her best finish in her rookie season was a tie for third at the season ending Biarritz Ladies Classic. In 2004, she had three top ten finishes, the best being a runner's up spot at the KLM Ladies Open. She partnered

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at the 2006

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representing Spain.

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Spain):

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(representing Spain):

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Professional *

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(representing Spain): 2006

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prieto, Marta Spanish female golfers Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in golf Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Sportspeople from Seville 1978 births Living people 20th-century Spanish women 21st-century Spanish women