SILVIA CAVALLERI
Birthdate: October 10, 1972
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Age: 32
Ht: 5'7"
Home: Milan, Italy
Turned Professional: 1997
Player Notes:
Professional
Professional
2004 Highlights
• Tied her career-best finish at the Asahi Ryokuken International Championship at Mount Vintage, where she tied for third and carded a season-low 66 in the first round.
• Also carded a 66 in the first round of the Sybase Classic Presented by Lincoln Mercury, where she tied for 11th.
• Recorded her first LPGA career hole-in-one during the second round of the Office Depot Championship Hosted by Amy Alcott.
• Posted two top-10 finishes on the Robe di Kappa Ladies European Tour (LET).
2004 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 18/58 (76)Rds in the 60s: 7/58 (96)Birdies: 148 (112)
Eagles: 5 (38) Greens in reg: 62.9% (95) Driving accuracy: 70.9% (78)
Sand saves: 41.5% (33)Putts per GIR: 1.82 (53)Driving avg: 252.9 (67)
2003 Highlights
• Recorded her season-best finish at the Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi, where she tied for 13th.
• Posted a season-low 67 during the first round of the Sybase Big Apple Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury.
2003 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 13/53 (103)Rds in the 60s: 5/53 (116)Birdies: 143 (100)
Eagles: 0 (N/A)
Greens in reg: 60.1% (124)
Driving accuracy: 66.9% (105)
Sand saves: 36.4% (82)Putts per GIR: 1.85 (105)Driving avg: 240.8 (138)
Career Highlights
•In 2002, posted her career-best finish at the LPGA Corning Classic, where she tied for third.
•In 2001, recorded her season-best finish at the Mizuno Classic, where she tied for seventh.
•In 2000, tied for 10th at the First Union Betsy King Classic for her best finish of the season.
• In 1999, tied for ninth at the Philips Invitational Honoring Harvey Penick, where she recorded a career-low 65 during the third round; won the Royal Marie Claire Open on the Ladies European Tour.
• In 1998, was a member of the European Ladies Professional Golf Association, where she carded a best finish of 24th at the Austrian Ladies Open; originally qualified for the LPGA Tour at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she tied for 63rd to earn non-exempt status for the 1999 season
Amateur
Cavalleri was the 1990 British Girl's champion, a five-time member of the Continental Team for the Vagliano Trophy, three-time member of the Italian Team for the World Amateur Team Championship and the winner of 10 national titles. She was the 1996 World Amateur individual champion, the 1996-97 European Amateur champion and the 1997 U.S. Women's Amateur champion, where she beat Robin Burke in the final. . .Started playing golf at the age of 9...Credits her mother, who caddies for her on Tour, as the individual most influencing her career...Hobbies include skiing and going to the cinema.