Sofia Linette García Peralta (born 22 June 1998) is a Paraguayan

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on the

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Early life and amateur career

García was born in

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and enjoyed a successful amateur career. In 2013, she won the South American Junior Championship by ten strokes. She won the South American Amateur Golf Championship back to back in 2015 and 2016, the first winner from her country in this championship. In 2019, she won the Dutch International Junior Open. She represented Paraguay at the Campeonato Sudamericano Copa Los Andes seven times between 2012 and 2019, and at the

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and

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. García attended

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between 2016 and 2021, playing with the

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women's golf team. She posted a career stroke average of 72.2, a school record, and won four tournaments. She played on the winning

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teams in

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and

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, and was invited to play in the Augusta National Women's Amateur in 2020 and 2021. At the

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, García teamed with

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, and

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, to win the silver medal in the mixed team event.

Professional career

García turned professional after graduating in 2021. Getting ready for

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, she played on the Women's All-Pro Tour (WAPT) where she was runner-up twice and finished fifth on the Order of Merit. In 2022, she joined the

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, where she recorded five top-10 finishes including a season-best runner-up at the Carlisle Arizona Women's Golf Classic, three strokes behind

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. She qualified for the 2022 U.S. Women's Open after shooting 2-under-par 142 (70-72) in qualifying at Fox Run Golf Club. At

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, she shot 72-73-77-74 to finish T-60. García earned her

card for 2023 via Q-School

Amateur wins

*2013 South American Junior Championship *2014 Abierto Club de Golf del Uruguay, Abierto Sport Frances *2015 South American Amateur Golf Championship, Campeonato Sudamericano Juvenil, Abierto Sport Francés *2016 South American Amateur Golf Championship *2018 Illini Invitational at Medinah *2019 Reynolds Lake Oconee Invite, Valspar Augusta Invitational, Dutch International Junior Open, SMU Trinity Forest Invitation *2021 Maryb S Kauth Invitational Source:

Results in LPGA majors

"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *Campeonato Sudamericano Copa Los Andes (representing Paraguay): 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 *

(representing Paraguay):

(representing the International team):

(winners),

(winners)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Sofia Paraguayan female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Texas Tech Red Raiders women's golfers Pan American Games silver medalists for Paraguay Pan American Games medalists in golf Golfers at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Asunción 1998 births Living people