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Beatriz Recari
Recari in July 2009
Personal information
Full name Beatriz Recari Eransus
Born (1987-04-21) 21 April 1987 (age 37)
Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Nationality  Spain
Residence Florida, U.S.
Career
College University of Navarra
(one year)
Turned professional 2005
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2010)
Former tour(s) LET (joined 2006)
Professional wins 4
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour 3
Ladies European Tour 1
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
Kraft Nabisco C'ship T20: 2018
LPGA Championship T19: 2013
U.S. Women's Open T27: 2011
Women's British Open T14: 2016
The Evian Championship T9: 2013

Beatriz Recari Eransus (born 21 April 1987) is a Spanish professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

Amateur career

Born and raised in Pamplona in northern Spain, Recari began playing golf at age 11 and enjoyed a successful amateur career, with wins at the 2004 Spanish Amateur Championship and the 2005 French Amateur Championship. In 2003, she finished runner-up at the Girls Amateur Championship. She won the European Lady Junior's Team Championship as a member of Team Spain in 2004 and was a member of Team Europe in the 2005 Junior Solheim Cup.

Professional career

While studying economics at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Recari qualified for the Ladies European Tour in November 2005 and turned professional at age 18 for the 2006 LET season. She balanced professional golf with school in the spring of 2006, but after the completion of her first academic year, she concentrated on her golf career.

2009

Recari won her first tournament as a pro in her fourth LET season at the 2009 Finnair Masters at Helsinki, Finland, where she holed out for an eagle two from 161 m (176 yd) on the first playoff hole to win 30,000. Her best season to date as a professional, she finished 22nd on the 2009 LET Order of Merit (money list), with earnings of €68,889.

At the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament at Daytona Beach, Florida in December 2009, Recari finished tenth to earn her LPGA Tour card for the 2010 season. She ended 2009 ranked 175th in the Women's World Golf Rankings.

2010

During her first year on the LPGA Tour, Recari had made only three of thirteen cuts through September, and had missed the last five cuts. With under $43,000 in earnings, a return to the Qualifying Tournament appeared imminent, but a successful autumn run allowed her to finish with over $265,000, 39th on the money list. Recari won her first LPGA event in October at the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge in northern California and made the cut in her final five events to finish runner-up to compatriot Azahara Muñoz for 2010 LPGA Rookie of the Year honors. Recari ended the year at 56th in the world rankings.

2011

Starting in all 23 events of the year with a best finish of tied for eleventh at the ShopRite LPGA Classic, Recari earned $223,053, which put her No. 43 on the money list. Recari ended the year ranked 72nd in the world rankings.

2012

Recari played and made the cut in all of the 27 LPGA official events in 2012. Her streak of consecutive starts and cuts made earned her the nickname "Iron Woman". Recari earned $444,620 with five top-ten finishes, which ranked her 32nd on the money list. Her best finish throughout the year was a tied for sixth at the Navistar LPGA Classic. Recari ended 2012 ranked 59th in the world rankings.

Personal life

Recari struggled with eating disorder in her early professional years. She went public with her struggle at the 2011 RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup when she donated her winnings to The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness. She was subsequently named the "Ambassador" of The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness in 2013.

Recari began dating Andreas Thorp, her caddie, in 2008. Their relationship ended in 2018.

Professional wins (4)

LPGA Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning
score
To par Margin
of victory
Runner-up Winner's
share ($)
1 17 Oct 2010 CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge 68-66-70-70=274 –14 1 stroke France Gwladys Nocera 165,000
2 24 Mar 2013 Kia Classic 69-67-69-74=279 –9 Playoff South Korea I.K. Kim 255,000
3 21 Jul 2013 Marathon Classic 69-65-67-66=267 –17 1 stroke United States Paula Creamer 195,000

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2013 Kia Classic South Korea I.K. Kim Won with birdie on second extra hole

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning
score
To par Margin
of victory
Runner-up Winner's
share ()
1 29 Aug 2009 Finnair Masters 65-64-73=202 –11 Playoff1 Denmark Iben Tinning 30,000

1Holed out from the fairway for eagle on the first extra hole.

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
ANA Inspiration CUT T26 T25 CUT CUT T50 CUT T20 73
U.S. Women's Open T27 T35 CUT T46 CUT T55 WD
Women's PGA Championship CUT T50 T45 T19 T40 CUT T22 CUT CUT
The Evian Championship ^ T9 T36 CUT CUT CUT CUT
Women's British Open CUT CUT CUT CUT T26 CUT T17 CUT T14

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013

     Top 10      Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
ANA Inspiration 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 5
U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4
Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 5
The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 2
Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 3
Totals 0 0 0 0 1 7 40 19
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2012 Kraft Nabisco – 2013 LPGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

LPGA Tour career summary

Year Tournaments
played
Cuts
made
Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best
finish
Earnings
($)
Money
list rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
2010 18 8 1 0 0 5 1 265,466 39 72.57 56
2011 23 19 0 0 0 0 T11 223,053 43 72.58 44
2012 27 27 0 0 0 5 T6 444,620 32 71.69 29
2013 25 21 2 0 1 9 1 1,030,614 8 70.87 17
2014 27 18 0 0 0 1 T8 309,058 53 72.19 66
2015 25 13 0 0 0 1 T5 167,890 75 72.85 98
2016 29 23 0 0 0 2 T4 386,260 49 71.65 53
2017 24 13 0 0 0 1 T5 197,765 77 71.94 91
2018 22 12 0 0 0 2 T6 156,089 87 71.92 76
2019 10 4 0 0 0 0 T29 15,838 158 72.70 133
2020 5 1 0 0 0 0 T70 2,549 174 75.00 n/a
  • official through 2020 season

LET career summary

Year Tournaments
played
Cuts
made
Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best
finish
Earnings
()
Order of
Merit
2006 15 12 0 0 0 0 T20 24,990 73
2007 17 10 0 0 0 0 T11 22,513 82
2008 15 10 0 0 1 2 T3 37,252 59
2009 14 11 1 0 0 1 1 68,889 22

Source:

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year World
ranking
Source
2006 485
2007 439
2008 456
2009 175
2010 56
2011 72
2012 59
2013 19
2014 61
2015 143
2016 96
2017 119
2018 171
2019 293
2020 404
2021 768

Team appearances

Amateur

  • European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing Spain): 2004 (winners)
  • Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Spain): 2004
  • Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2005

Professional

  • Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2013 (winners)
  • International Crown (representing Spain): 2014 (winners)

Solheim Cup record

Year Total
matches
Total
W–L–H
Singles
W–L–H
Foursomes
W–L–H
Fourballs
W–L–H
Points
won
Points
%
Career 4 3–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 1–0–0 3 75.0
2013 4 3–1–0 1–0–0 def. A. Stanford 2&1 1–1–0 won w/ S. Pettersen 2&1,
lost w/ S. Pettersen 2&1
1–0–0 won w/ K. Icher 2 up 3 75.0

See also

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