Beatriz Recari

Beatriz Recari Eransus (born 21 April 1987) is a Spanish professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

Beatriz Recari
Recari in July 2009
Personal information
Full name	Beatriz Recari Eransus
Born	(1987-04-21) 21 April 1987 (age 38) Pamplona, Spain
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sporting nationality	Spain
Residence	Florida, U.S.
Career
College	University of Navarra (one year)
Turned professional	2005
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 2010)
Former tour(s)	Ladies European Tour (joined 2006)
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	3
Ladies European Tour	1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	T20: 2018
Women's PGA C'ship	T19: 2013
U.S. Women's Open	T27: 2011
Women's British Open	T14: 2016
Evian Championship	T9: 2013

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Recari and the second or maternal family name is Eransus.

Amateur career

Born and raised in Pamplona in northern Spain, Recari 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.^[1][2][3] In 2003, she finished runner-up at the Girls Amateur Championship. She won the European Lady Junior's Team Championship as a member of Team Spain in 2004^[4] and was a member of Team Europe in the 2005 Junior Solheim Cup.^[1]

Professional career

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

2009

Recari 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 (176 yd) on the first playoff hole to win € 30,000.^[5] 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, Florida in December 2009, Recari finished tenth to earn her LPGA Tour card for the 2010 season.^[2] She ended 2009 ranked 175th in the Women's World Golf Rankings.^[6]

2010

During her first year on the LPGA Tour, Recari had made only three of thirteen cuts through September, and had missed the last five cuts. With under $43,000 in earnings, a return to the Qualifying Tournament appeared imminent, but a successful autumn run allowed her to finish with over $265,000, 39th on the money list.^[7] Recari won her first LPGA event in October at the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge in northern California and made the cut in her final five events to finish runner-up to compatriot Azahara Muñoz for 2010 LPGA Rookie of the Year honors.^[8] Recari ended the year at 56th in the world rankings.^[9]

2011

Starting in all 23 events of the year with a best finish of tied for eleventh at the ShopRite LPGA Classic, Recari earned $223,053, which put her No. 43 on the money list.^[1][10][11] Recari ended the year ranked 72nd in the world rankings.^[12]

2012

Recari played and made the cut in all of the 27 LPGA official events in 2012.^[13][14] Her streak of consecutive starts and cuts made earned her the nickname "Iron Woman".^[11][15] Recari earned $444,620 with five top-ten finishes, which ranked her 32nd on the money list.^[16] Her best finish throughout the year was a tied for sixth at the Navistar LPGA Classic.^[1] Recari ended 2012 ranked 59th in the world rankings.^[17]

Personal life

Recari struggled with eating disorder in her early professional years. She went public with her struggle at the 2011 RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup when she donated her winnings to The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness.^[18] She was subsequently named the "Ambassador" of The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness in 2013.^[19]

Recari began dating Andreas Thorp, her caddie, in 2008.^[3][20] Their relationship ended in 2018.

Professional wins (4)

LPGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's share ($)
1	17 Oct 2010	CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge	68-66-70-70=274	–14	1 stroke	Gwladys Nocera	165,000
2	24 Mar 2013	Kia Classic	69-67-69-74=279	–9	Playoff	I.K. Kim	255,000
3	21 Jul 2013	Marathon Classic	69-65-67-66=267	–17	1 stroke	Paula Creamer	195,000

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2013	Kia Classic	I.K. Kim	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's share (€)
1	29 Aug 2009	Finnair Masters	65-64-73=202	–11	Playoff1	Iben Tinning	30,000

¹Holed out from the fairway for eagle on the first extra hole.

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

! Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
ANA Inspiration					CUT	T26	T25	CUT	CUT	T50	CUT	T20	73
U.S. Women's Open					T27	T35	CUT	T46	CUT	T55	WD
Women's PGA Championship				CUT	T50	T45	T19	T40	CUT	T22	CUT	CUT
The Evian Championship ^							T9	T36	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
Women's British Open	CUT		CUT	CUT	CUT	T26	CUT	T17	CUT	T14

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013

  Top 10

  Did not play

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

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
ANA Inspiration	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	5
U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4
Women's PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	5
The Evian Championship	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	2
Women's British Open	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	3
Totals	0	0	0	0	1	7	40	19

• Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2012 Kraft Nabisco – 2013 LPGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2010	18	8	1	0	0	5	1	265,466	39	72.57	56
2011	23	19	0	0	0	0	T11	223,053	43	72.58	44
2012	27	27	0	0	0	5	T6	444,620	32	71.69	29
2013	25	21	2	0	1	9	1	1,030,614	8	70.87	17
2014	27	18	0	0	0	1	T8	309,058	53	72.19	66
2015	25	13	0	0	0	1	T5	167,890	75	72.85	98
2016	29	23	0	0	0	2	T4	386,260	49	71.65	53
2017	24	13	0	0	0	1	T5	197,765	77	71.94	91
2018	22	12	0	0	0	2	T6	156,089	87	71.92	76
2019	10	4	0	0	0	0	T29	15,838	158	72.70	133
2020	5	1	0	0	0	0	T70	2,549	174	75.00	n/a

• official through 2020 season^[21]

LET career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings (€)	Order of Merit
2006	15	12	0	0	0	0	T20	24,990	73
2007	17	10	0	0	0	0	T11	22,513	82
2008	15	10	0	0	1	2	T3	37,252	59
2009	14	11	1	0	0	1	1	68,889	22

Source:^[22][23]

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year	World ranking	Source
2006	485	[24]
2007	439	[25]
2008	456	[26]
2009	175	[6]
2010	56	[9]
2011	72	[12]
2012	59	[17]
2013	19	[27]
2014	61	[28]
2015	143	[29]
2016	96	[30]
2017	119	[31]
2018	171	[32]
2019	293	[33]
2020	404	[34]
2021	768	[35]

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing Spain): 2004 (winners)
• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Spain): 2004
• Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2005

Professional

• Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2013 (winners)
• International Crown (representing Spain): 2014 (winners)

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	4	3–1–0	1–0–0	1–1–0	1–0–0	3	75.0
2013	4	3–1–0	1–0–0 def. A. Stanford 2&1	1–1–0 won w/ S. Pettersen 2&1, lost w/ S. Pettersen 2&1	1–0–0 won w/ K. Icher 2 up	3	75.0