Muñoz won the golf medal in the 2009 Mediterranean Games.
At age 7, Azahara showed great interest in golf and soon gave proof of her talent and passion for the game. Native from a country which characterizes for supporting its athletes, Malaga's girl went to Arizona State, university that she represented in style from 2005 to 2009 and where she majored in Psychology with a minor in Business.
She was a NCAA top player, but it wasn't until 2009 when the world when noticed her after grabbing the Ladies British Amteur Championship title, leaving teammate Carlota Ciganda on the way.
Muñoz' talent took her to the LPGA Q-School; in the first stage she managed to finish second, which put her in the final showdown and gave her a sponsors exemption for the Madrid Ladies Masters of the Ladies European Tour.
No one thought Azahara was going to be solid, since just a couple of weeks earlier she left her amateur career to become a pro golfer. Besides, she had all the pressure on her since the event took place in Spain. With 71, 68 and 64 rounds she managed to tie Anna Nordqvist, her former Arizona State teammate, to force the sudden death.
Muñoz held Nordqvist after reaching the green with her second shot and afterwards sinking a 20 footer eagle putt, which the Swede couldn't top.With this result, Azahara claimed her first professional victory at her debut and grabbed her LET card automatically.
Later she played the final LPGA Q-School tournament, where she finished fifth, taking a spot as a member of the most competitive women's golf tour.With four events played so far, Muñoz has one top 10, more than 84 thousand dollars in earnings and is second in the Rookie of the Year race, which shows she has what it takes to become a star, so keep her on sight.
THE NOTEAzahara was recently acknowledged by Golfweek as one of the top 10 women's players of past 10 years.
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