Natalia Escuriola Martinez (born 1 August 1994) is a professional golfer from Spain. She won the 2013 European Ladies' Team Championship and has played on the Ladies European Tour.
Amateur career Escuriola was born in Castellón de la Plana in 1994 and was introduced to golf at age five. She had a successful amateur career and won the 2014 Campeonato de Espana Intercubes. In 2015, she won the Campeonato de Alicante and the Campeonato de Madrid, ahead of Nuria Iturrios. She was also runner-up at the 2013 Spanish International Stroke Play behind Luna Sobrón. In 2014, she was runner-up at the Copa Andalucia behind Nuria Iturrios, and runner-up at the same event again in 2015, this time behind María Parra Luque. In 2014, she finished third at the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship.
As part of the National Team, Escuriola represented Spain at the European Girls' Team Championship and the European Ladies' Team Championship, winning the event in 2013. She represented Europe in the 2013 Vagliano Trophy.
Professional career Escuriola joined the LET Access Series in 2015 and started the season as an amateur, opting to turn pro in September ahead of the last two tournaments of the season. She had two victories, the first in the CitizenGuard LETAS Trophy in Belgium while still an amateur, and her second in the season finale, the WPGA International Challenge in England, after she turned professional. She finished in the top-3 in four other tournaments and finished second in the LETAS Order of Merit, earning a full card for the 2016 Ladies European Tour season.
In 2016, her rookie year on the LET, Escuriola played in 11 tournaments and made two cuts. In 2017, her best finish was 5th at the Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España, six strokes behind winner Azahara Muñoz. In 2018, she finished tied 4th at the same event.
She won gold at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in the women's team event with Marta Sanz and Patricia Sanz.
Escuriola also play on the Santander Golf Tour in her native Spain, where she has won several tournaments, and also the season ranking in 2018, 2019 and 2022.
Amateur wins 2014 Campeonato de Espana Intercubes 2015 Campeonato de Madrid, Campeonato de Alicante
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Professional wins (8) LET Access Series wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner-upRef118 Jul 2015CitizenGuard LETAS Trophy(as an amateur)68-69-68=205–112 strokes Olivia Cowan210 Oct 2015WPGA International Challenge68-67-73=208–82 strokes Rachel Raastad
Santander Golf Tour wins (5) No.DateTournamentWinningscoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner(s)-upRef15 Sep 2018Santander Golf Tour Sevilla(with Natasha Fear)71-64=135–73 strokes Camilla Hedberg & Andrea Jonama229 Mar 2019Santander Golf Tour Cáceres 69-73=142–24 strokes María Hernández38 Jul 2022Santander Golf Tour Valencia76-67=143–11 stroke Piti Martinez Bernal414 Jul 2022Santander Golf Tour Vizcaya69-72=141–3Playoff Camilla Hedberg511 Nov 2022Santander Golf Tour Girona (with Piti Martinez Bernal)64-66=130–121 stroke Mireia Prat & María Laura Elvira
Other wins (1) 2015 Disa Campeonato de España Source:
Team appearances Amateur European Girls' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2011, 2012 European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2013 (winners), 2014, 2015 Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2013 (winners)
Professional Mediterranean Games (representing Spain): 2018 (winners)
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