Carolina López-Chacarra

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López-Chacarra and the second or maternal family name is Coto.
Carolina López-Chacarra
Personal information
Full nameCarolina López-Chacarra Coto
Born2003 (age 21–22)
Madrid, Spain
Sporting nationality Spain
ResidenceMadrid, Spain
Career
CollegeWake Forest University
StatusAmateur
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenT36: 2025
Women's British OpenDNP
Evian ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
ACC Freshman of the Year2022
Inkster Award2025
Medal record
FISU World University Championships
2023 Torino Team
2023 Torino Individual

Carolina López-Chacarra Coto (born in 2003) is a Spanish golfer. As an amateur she won the 2019 Junior Vagliano Trophy, the 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup, the 2023 World University Golf Championships, 2023 European Ladies' Team Championship, and the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship.

Early life

López-Chacarra was born in Madrid and comes from a golfing family, her older brother Eugenio Chacarra is a European Tour player.[1] Their home course is Golf La Moraleja, and their respective first collegiate wins came within three days of each other.[2][3]

Amateur career

In 2020, she was runner-up at the Portuguese Ladies Amateur behind Alessia Nobilio and semi-finalist at the Spanish Ladies Amateur. She was runner-up at the 2022 World University Golf Championships in Italy behind Carla Tejedo Mulet.[4] She made five consecutive appearances at the Augusta National Women's Amateur.[5]

López-Chacarra had success with the National Team. She placed 5th at the 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy with Cayetana Fernández and Paula Martín Sampedro, and played on the winning Spanish team at the 2022 World University Golf Championships in Italy and the 2023 European Ladies' Team Championship in Finland.[6][4]

She attended Wake Forest University between 2021 and 2025. Playing with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's golf team, she was named 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and was a four-time All-American. As a sophomore in 2023, she helped Wake Forest win the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship title.[7]

In her senior year, she was Annika Award finalist and received the Inkster Award as the top-ranked NCAA senior, earning her starts at the Meijer LPGA Classic and Portland Classic, plus automatic advance to second ttage of LPGA Q-School.[8]

Amateur wins

  • 2017 Campeonato Junior de Madrid
  • 2018 Copa Federacion Vasca
  • 2021 Campeonato de Madrid
  • 2022 UCF Challenge, Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
  • 2024 Jackson T. Stephens Cup
  • 2025 NCAA Lubbock Regional

Source:[6]

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament 2025
Chevron Championship
U.S. Women's Open T36
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian Championship
Women's British Open
  Did not play

T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:[6]

References

  1. ^ Herzig, Gabrielle (28 February 2022). "College golf's best sibling duo you've never heard of: Meet Carolina and Eugenio Chacarra". Golf Digest. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  2. ^ Hall, Mike (12 February 2025). "Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Facts: 10 Things To Know About The College Golfer". Golf Today. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  3. ^ Sarkar, Devlina (11 January 2025). "Meet Eugenio Chacarra". Essentially Sports. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  4. ^ a b "2022 FISU World University Championships Golf". FISU. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Carolina Lopez-Chacarra". Augusta National Women's Amateur. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "Carolina Lopez-Chacarra". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Women's Golf Roster: Carolina Chacarra". Mississippi State University. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Wake Forest All-American Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Named Recipient of the 2025 Inkster Award Presented by Workday". LPGA. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
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