Francesca Fiorellini
Personal information
Born2005 (age 18–19)
Rome, Italy
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality Italy
Career
CollegeUCLA
StatusAmateur

Francesca Fiorellini (born 2005) is an Italian amateur golfer.[1] She has won the R&A's Girls U16 Amateur, the Internationaux de France U21 – Trophée Esmond, the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship, and the Annika Invitational Europe. She represented Europe in the 2021 Junior Solheim Cup.[2]

Early life

Fiorellini is from Rome and a member of the Olgiata Golf Club.[2]

Amateur career

Fiorellini has had a successful junior career across Europe. In 2018, she won the English Girls U14 Championship[3] and in 2019, she won the second edition of the British Girls U16 Amateur Golf Championship at Fulford Golf Club, securing a wire-to-wire victory on six-under-par.[4]

Fiorellini joined the National Team and represented Italy at the European Young Masters, the European Girls' Team Championship and the World Junior Girls Championship in Canada. Ranked as one of the best juniors in Europe, she represented the continent in the Junior Vagliano Trophy and in the triumphant 2021 Junior Solheim Cup at Sylvania Country Club in Ohio under captain Annika Sörenstam.[5]

In 2022, Fiorellini won the Annika Invitational Europe at Vasatorp Golf Club, beating home player Nora Sundberg with a par on the fourth playoff hole.[6] She finished in a tie for 36th at the Ladies Italian Open, a Ladies European Tour event.[7]

In 2023, Fiorellini triumphed in the Italian International Ladies Amateur Championship at Circolo Golf Torino, the only participant to score below par, beating defending champion Helen Briem in second by four strokes.[2]

Fiorellini graduates in 2024 and has committed to follow compatriots Emilie Paltrinieri and Alessia Nobilio to enroll at UCLA and play with the UCLA Bruins women's golf team.[8]

Amateur wins

Source:[9]

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. ↑ "Francesca Fiorellini". Junior Invitational. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Francesca Fiorellini is the new Italian queen". Tennis World USA. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Francesca Fiorellini vince l'English Girls U14 Championship" (in Italian). Comitato Regionale Lazio della Federazione Italiana Golf. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Francesca Fiorellini Wins Girls U16 Amateur". European Golf Association. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Line Up Complete For 2021 European Ping Junior Solheim Cup Team". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Francesca Fiorellini won Annika Invitational". Tennis World USA. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Results 2022 Ladies Italian Open". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Francesca Fiorellini". American Junior Golf Association. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Francesca Fiorellini". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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