Paula Martín Sampedro

Paula Martín Sampedro
Personal information
Born (2005-09-02) 2 September 2005
Madrid, Spain
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Sporting nationality Spain
ResidenceSan Francisco Bay Area, U.S.
Career
CollegeStanford University
StatusAmateur
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2025
Women's British OpenDNP
Evian ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
WGCA Freshman of the Year2024
Pac-12 Freshman of the Year2024
Pac-12 Golfer of the Year2024

Paula Martín Sampedro (born 2 September 2005) is a Spanish amateur golfer and Stanford Cardinal player. She won the 2022 Junior Golf World Cup, 2022 World Junior Girls Golf Championship, the 2024 NCAA Team Championship and the 2025 Women's Amateur Championship.

Amateur career

In 2021, Martín won the Spanish International Stroke Play Championship and was runner-up at the Spanish U16 Championship, Spanish U18 Championship and the French International Ladies Championship, behind Elena Moosmann.[1]

In 2022, Martín lost the final of the Internationaux de France U21 – Trophée Esmond to Amalie Leth-Nissen, and was runner-up at the European Nations Cup - Copa Sotogrande. She also made two Ladies European Tour starts, and tied for 16th at the Madrid Ladies Open and 19th at the Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España, the LET season finale.[2]

Martín finished third at the 2023 Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship, a stroke behind Rocío Tejedo and Cayetana Fernández García-Poggio. She qualified for the 2025 U.S. Women's Open at The Olympic Club.[3]

Martín had success with the National Team. She played on the winning Spanish team at the European Ladies' Team Championship twice. In 2022, she won the Junior Golf World Cup and World Junior Girls Golf Championship with Andrea Revuelta and Cayetana Fernández, and finished 5th with the team and 7th individually at the 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy. She had the second best individual score at the 2024 European Ladies' Team Championship.[4]

Collegiate career

Martín enrolled at Stanford University in 2023. Playing with the Stanford Cardinal women's golf team, she was named WGCA First Team All-American, WGCA Freshman of the Year, and Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and Pac-12 Golfer of the Year.[5]

Martín won the 2024 NCAA Championship with Stanford and finished third individually, behind Adéla Cernousek and Lottie Woad. She finished fourth at the 2025 NCAA Championship, as Stanford lost the final to Northwestern.[6]

Amateur wins

  • 2021 Puntuable Nacional Cadete Femenino, Spanish International Stroke Play Championship
  • 2022 Campeonato de Espana Amateur IV Memorial Emma Villacieros
  • 2024 The Molly Collegiate Invitational
  • 2025 Juli Inkster Meadow Club Collegiate, Women's Amateur Championship

Source:[1]

Results in LPGA majors

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

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Paula Martín Sampedro". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  2. ^ Hall, Mike (13 February 2025). "Paula Martin Sampedro Facts: 10 Things To Know About The College Golfer". Golf Magic. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  3. ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (28 April 2025). "Lydia Ko caddies for Danielle Kang at U.S. Women's Open qualifying in San Francisco". Golfweek. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Paula Martin Sampedro Biography". Augusta National Women's Amateur. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Women's Golf Roster: Paula Martín Sampedro". Stanford University. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  6. ^ "NCAA Women's Golf Championship results". Newsday. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.