Beatriz Recari

Beatriz Recari is a Spanish professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

Born and raised in Pamplona in northern Spain, Beatriz 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 2004, she won the European Team Championship with Team Spain, and in 2003, finished runner-up at the British Girls Amateur Championship. In 2005, she was a member of Team Europe in the Junior Solheim Cup.

While studying economics at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Beatriz 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.

Beatriz 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 (175 yd.) on the first playoff hole to win € 30,000.[1] 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 in December 2009, Beatriz tied for ninth to earn her LPGA Tour card for the 2010 season.