Silvia Cavalleri

Silvia Cavalleri (born 10 October 1972) is an Italian professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour. She was the first Italian to win a tournament on the LPGA Tour.[1]

Silvia Cavalleri
Cavalleri during 2010 Women's British Open
Personal information
Born (1972-10-10) 10 October 1972
Milan, Italy
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Nationality Italy
ResidenceMilan, Italy
Career
CollegePolitecnico di Milano
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s)Ladies European Tour (joined 1997)
LPGA (joined 1999)
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Ladies European Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA InspirationT51: 2008
Women's PGA C'shipT16: 2006
U.S. Women's OpenT27: 2000
du Maurier ClassicDNP
Women's British OpenT25: 2001
Evian ChampionshipDNP

Amateur career and education

Cavalleri was born in Milan, Italy. She won the 1990 Girls Amateur Championship and represented Europe in the Vagliano Trophy five times between 1989 and 1997. She represented Italy in the Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Team Championship in 1992 and 1996, was the 1996 World Amateur individual champion,[2] and the 1997 U.S. Women's Amateur champion. She won the European Ladies Amateur Championship in 1996 and 1997.

She graduated from Politecnico di Milano university in 1998 with a degree in architecture.

Professional career

Cavalleri turned professional in 1997 and played in 1998 on the Ladies European Tour. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1999. She won her first professional tournament in 2007 at the Corona Championship, becoming the first Italian to win an LPGA tournament.

Professional wins (2)

LPGA Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 29 Apr 2007 Corona Championship −20 (69-68-69-66=272) 2 strokes Julieta Granada
Lorena Ochoa

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2014.

Tournament1999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014
Kraft Nabisco Championship CUT CUT CUT T51 70 CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Women's Open T27 CUT CUT T57 WD CUT CUT
Women's British Open T25 CUT T64 CUT CUT T45 CUT CUT CUT
LPGA Championship CUT T22 CUT CUT T16 T62 T58 CUT T62 T75 CUT CUT
The Evian Championship ^

Note: The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References
  1. "With Corona Morelia win, Cavalleri is first Italian LPGA champ". Associated Press. 29 April 2007. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2007.
  2. "World Amateur Team Championship Record Books". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 29 April 2007.


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