Julia López Ramírez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.

Julia López Ramírez (born 11 February 2003) is a Spanish professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. She won the 2023 European Ladies Amateur reached number one in the World Amateur Golf Rankings in 2024.^[1]

Julia López Ramírez
Personal information
Full name	Julia López Ramírez
Born	(2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 22) Benahavís, Málaga, Spain
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Sporting nationality	Spain
Residence	Málaga, Spain
Career
College	Mississippi State University
Turned professional	2024
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 2025)
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	DNP
Women's PGA C'ship	T36: 2025
U.S. Women's Open	T19: 2025
Women's British Open	T29: 2024
Evian Championship	T28: 2025
Achievements and awards
SEC Golfer of the Year 2023

Amateur career

López was born in Málaga in 2003. In 2019, she finished third in the 2019 British Girls U16 Amateur Golf Championship.^[2] She lost the final of the 2021 Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship at Real Club de Golf de Sevilla, 2 and 1, to compatriot Carla Bernat.^[3]

López had success with the National Team. She played on the winning Spanish team at the 2021 European Girls' Team Championship in Portugal, and won the 2023 European Ladies' Team Championship in Finland. She finished 3rd at the 2023 Espirito Santo Trophy alongside Carla Bernat and Cayetana Fernández.^[4]

She attended Mississippi State University between 2021 and 2024, and played with the Mississippi State Bulldogs women's golf team.^[5] She won eight individual titles, including back-to-back SEC Women's Golf Championship in 2023 and 2024, and was named 2023 SEC Golfer of the Year.^[6][7]

López won the 2023 European Ladies Amateur in Sweden after she birdied her final three holes to win by two strokes ahead of compatriot Carla Bernat, and three strokes ahead of world number one Ingrid Lindblad.^[8] The win gave her a start at the 2023 Women's British Open, where she made the cut.^[9]

She reached number one in the World Amateur Golf Rankings in July 2024.^[10]

Professional career

López left college a year early and turned professional in 2024. In December 2024, she earned her LPGA Tour card for 2025 by finishing T-10 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.^[11]

Amateur wins

• 2019 "Memorial Celia Barquin" Copa Principado de Asturias
• 2020 Campeonato Femenino Puerta de Hierro
• 2021 Sam Golden Invitational
• 2022 FAU Paradise Invitational, Westbrook Invitational, Blessings Collegiate
• 2023 SEC Women's Golf Championship, NCAA Westfield Regional, European Ladies Amateur
• 2024 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, SEC Women's Golf Championship

Source:^[12]

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament	2023	2024	2025
Chevron Championship
U.S. Women's Open			T19
Women's PGA Championship			T36
The Evian Championship			T28
Women's British Open	72	T29	CUT

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Girls' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2020, 2021 (winners)
• European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2022, 2023 (winners), 2024
• Arnold Palmer Cup (representing International team): 2022 (winners), 2023, 2024
• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Spain): 2023
• Vagliano Trophy (representing Europe): 2023 (winners)

Source:^[12]