Florentyna Parker

Florentyna Parker
Parker at the 2009 Women's British Open
Personal information
Born	(1989-06-20) 20 June 1989 (age 35) Henstedt-Ulzburg, Germany
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality	England
Residence	Hamburg, Germany
Career
Turned professional	2009
Current tour(s)	Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour	3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	75th: 2018
Women's PGA C'ship	CUT: 2018
U.S. Women's Open	CUT: 2017
Women's British Open	T44: 2015
Evian Championship	T65: 2014

Florentyna Parker (born 20 June 1989) is an English professional golfer born in Germany.[1]

Amateur career

In 2006, Parker was in the training squad for the 2006 Curtis Cup.[2] She competed in the 2008 Curtis Cup where she won her singles match.[3]

Professional career

In 2010, Parker won the ABN AMRO Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour by two strokes.[4] This win qualified her for the 2010 Women's British Open played at her home course Royal Birkdale Golf Club.[5] This was her first tour win.[6]

In 2014, Parker won the Ladies Italian Open by one stroke.[7] Similar to her 2010 victory, this qualified her for the Women's British Open at her home club.[8]

In 2017, she won the Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open by overcoming a four-shot deficit.[9] This victory came in a playoff.[10]

Professional wins (3)

Ladies European Tour (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (€)
1	6 Jun 2010	ABN AMRO Ladies Open	71-66-70=207	−9	2 strokes	Krystle Caithness	37,500
2	29 Jun 2014	Ladies Italian Open	69-72-68=209	−7	1 stroke	Holly Clyburn	37,500
3	23 Apr 2017	Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open	67-70-66-66=269	−15	Playoff	Carlota Ciganda, Anna Nordqvist	45,000

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing England): 2006[11]
• Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2004 (winners)
• Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2005, 2007 (winners)
• European Ladies' Team Championship (representing England): 2007, 2008
• Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2008

Professional

• Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2017
• The Queens (representing Europe): 2017

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	2	0–2–0	0–1–0	0–0–0	0–1–0	0	0.0
2017	2	0–2–0	0–1–0 lost to G. Piller 4&2		0–1–0 lost w/ C. Masson 3&2	0	0.0

References

1. "Ladies Italian Open: Florentyna Parker leads English top three". BBC Sport. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
2. Keenan, Shay (4 October 2005). "Three Irish in Curtis Cup training panel". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
3. "Americans make it 6 in a row at Curtis Cup". Golf.com. Associated Press. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
4. "Florentyna Parker wint ABN AMRO Ladies Open". Golfreiswijzer.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 June 2017.
5. "Golf: Florentyna Parker secures place in 2010 Ricoh Women's British Open". Sportsister. 19 June 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
6. "Florentyna Parker lands first Ladies European Tour win". BBC Sport. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
7. "European women's golf: Albatross helps Florentyna Parker win in Italy". Sky Sports. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
8. "Florentyna Parker wins the Ladies Italian Open". Lady Golfer. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
9. Jackson, Keith (23 April 2017). "Florentyna Parker beats Anna Nordvist at fourth extra hole in Spain". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
10. "Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open". Golf Today. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
11. "Teammates Klatten, Scott Battle for Bragging Rights & Country at European Team Championship". Georgia State Sports Communications. 27 July 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

External links

• Florentyna Parker at the Ladies European Tour official site
• Florentyna Parker at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site