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'''Marta Sanz Barrio''' (born 27 August 1992) is a [[professional golfer]] from [[Spain]]. She has played on the [[Ladies European Tour]] (LET) and the U.S-based [[Symetra Tour]], where she has two victories.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marta Sanz Barrio |url=https://www.symetratourepsontour.com/players/marta-sanz-barrio/98483/overview |publisher=Symetra Tour |access-date=15 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="LET">{{cite web |title=Marta Sanz Barrio |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/player-profiles/?player=200566 |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref>
 
==Early life and amateur career==
Sanz was born in [[Madrid]] in 1992 to Carmelo Sanz and Marina Barrio, who introduced her to golf at 5. Her older sister, [[Patricia Sanz Barrio]], is also an LET player and played golf at [[Auburn University]] from 2008–20122008 to 2012.<ref name="auburn"/>
 
As a junior golfer, she was a seven-time winner of the Madrid Regional Ranking and finished within the top five at both the 2009 Spanish National Championship U-18 and the 2009 Madrid Regional Championship U-21. She was the 2009 Spanish National Champion at the Spanish Amateur Women's Doubles, playing alongside her sister, Patricia. She won the 2010 Madrid Championship, defeating Patricia on the final hole.<ref name="auburn"/>
 
She was a member of the Spanish National Team that won the 2013 [[European Ladies' Team Championship]], alongside [[Noemí Jiménez]], [[Camilla Hedberg]], [[Luna Sobrón]], [[Natalia Escuriola]] and sister Patricia.<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 European Ladies' Team Championship |url=https://www.ega-golf.ch/sites/default/files/elatc_2013_complete_results_000.pdf |publisher=EGA |access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref> She represented Europe in the 2013 [[Vagliano Trophy]] and played in the [[Espirito Santo Trophy]] twice.
 
Sanz played golf at [[Auburn University]] from 2010–20142010 to 2014. In 2011, she won the Lady Tar Heel Invitational and was named to the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) All-Freshman Team. In 2012, she was an NGCA and Golfweek Honorable Mention All-American and in 2013 she was a WGCA Honorable Mention All-American selection.<ref name="auburn">{{cite web |title=Women's Golf Roster: Marta Sanz |url=https://auburntigers.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/marta-sanz/1765 |publisher=Auburn Tigers |access-date=15 October 2021}}</ref>
 
In 2014, she was selected as Global Golf Post All-Am Team and ranked 10th on [[World Amateur Golf Ranking]].<ref name="LET"/>
 
==Professional career==
Sanz joined the [[LET Access Series]] in 2014 and was runner-up at [[Royal Belgian Golf Federation LETAS Trophy]] and won the [[Ingarö Ladies Open]]. She finished T43 at the [[LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament]] to obtain conditional status on the LPGA Tour for 2015.
 
In 2015, her rookie year on the LET, Sanz played in 11 LET tournaments with a T6 at the [[New Zealand Women's Open]], and finished the season 59th in the Order of Merit. In 2016 she competed in 14 LET tournaments and finished 35th in the Order of Merit. Her best performance of the season came at the [[Qatar Ladies Open]] where she finished T9. She made the cut at the [[2016 Women's British Open]], her first major. In 2017, from nine starts on the LET, her best finish was T7 at the [[Sanya Ladies Open]].<ref name="LET"/>
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Sanz won the women's individual gold at the [[Golf at the 2018 Mediterranean Games|2018 Mediterranean Games]], and gold in the women's team event with [[Natalia Escuriola]] and sister Patricia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tarragona2018.cat/en/spain-obtains-the-gold-medal-in-all-golf-categories/ |title=Spain obtains the gold medal in all golf categories |publisher=Tarragona 2018 |date=15 October 2021}}</ref>
 
In 2018, she won the [[FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship]] on the Symetra Tour and from seven starts on the LET her best finish was a T8 on home soil in the [[Open de España Femenino]]. In 2019, she played in 21 events on the Symetra Tour where she earned a third title in the [[IOA Golf Classic]]. She also played in six tournaments on the LET with a best finish of T11 at the [[Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open]] and kept her full card for 2020. In 2020, she played in nine LET tournaments recording a season-best of T4 in the team event at the [[Saudi Ladies Team International]], teamed with [[Jenny Haglund]].<ref name="LET"/> She finished 61st on the 2021 Symetra Tour money list.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Money |url=https://www.symetratourepsontour.com/statistics/money/official-money |publisher=Symetra Tour |access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref>
 
==Amateur wins ==
*2009 Spanish Amateur Women's Doubles Championship (with [[Patricia Sanz Barrio]])
*2010 Madrid Championship
*2011 Lady Tar Heel Invitational
 
Source:<ref name="wagr">{{cite web |title=Marta Sanz Barrio |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/ |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=14 October 2021}}</ref>
 
==Professional wins (4)==
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