Diana Luna
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Diana Luna is a professional golfer
from Italy
.
Luna was born in Rome, Italy and turned professional in 2001. She won her first event on the Ladies European Tour
in 2004 at the Tenerife Ladies Open
, beating Becky Brewerton
down the stretch.
After winless years in 2005-2008, Luna won two events back-to-back in the summer of 2009 for her second and third wins. Those two wins gave Luna a spot on the 2009 Solheim Cup
European team.
Luna won the 2011 Unicredit Ladies German Open with a score of 264, 24-under-par. She played all four rounds without any bogies and create a new record for woman in golf history.
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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Luna was born in Rome, Italy and turned professional in 2001. She won her first event on the Ladies European Tour
Ladies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...
in 2004 at the Tenerife Ladies Open
Tenerife Ladies Open
The Tenerife Ladies Open is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour, held on the Spanish island of Tenerife. The 72-hole event has been played annually since 2002; the format was modified in 2011 to a hybrid of stroke and match play...
, beating Becky Brewerton
Becky Brewerton
Rebecca Dawn Brewerton is a Welsh professional golfer and a member of the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:...
down the stretch.
After winless years in 2005-2008, Luna won two events back-to-back in the summer of 2009 for her second and third wins. Those two wins gave Luna a spot on the 2009 Solheim Cup
2009 Solheim Cup
The 11th Solheim Cup Matches were held between August 21 and August 23, 2009 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois in the United States...
European team.
Luna won the 2011 Unicredit Ladies German Open with a score of 264, 24-under-par. She played all four rounds without any bogies and create a new record for woman in golf history.
Ladies European Tour wins (5)
- 2004 Tenerife Ladies OpenTenerife Ladies OpenThe Tenerife Ladies Open is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour, held on the Spanish island of Tenerife. The 72-hole event has been played annually since 2002; the format was modified in 2011 to a hybrid of stroke and match play...
- 2009 AIB Ladies Irish OpenLadies Irish OpenThe Ladies Irish Open is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour , held in the Republic of Ireland. It was part of the LET schedule in 1983 and 1984 in Northern Ireland; the 1984 event was co-sanctioned by the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. After a decade's absence, it returned in 1995...
, SAS Ladies Masters - 2011 Unicredit Ladies German Open, Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open