2012 NGCA Honorable Mention All-American
2012 GolfWeek Honorable Mention All-American
2012 All-SEC Second Team
2011 Lady Tar Heel Invitational Champion
2011 SEC All-Freshman Team
2011 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Auburn Top Tiger
Junior Year (Fall 2012)
Played in all four fall tournaments, leading the team with a stroke average of 73.33... Placed in the top five of the Liz Murphey Fall Preview with rounds of 71-69-75--215, tying for third... Finished in the top 10 of the Cougar Classic, tied for sixth with a 67-73-73---213... Carded four sub-par rounds, tied for the team high... Shot rounds of 74-77-80--231 at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational to tie 55th... Finished tied for 21st at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational with a 73-69-79--221... Selected to the Spanish National Team for the 2012 World Amateur Team Championship in Antalya, Turkey, helping the team finish fifth with rounds of 73-71-72-72--288, tying for 22nd individually... Selected as one of Golf Digest's Preseason Top 50 Players to Watch... Entered her senior season ninth all-time at Auburn in career stroke average with a 74.86... Led Spain to the World University Golf Championship title in Liberec, Czech Republic over the summer, shooting a 73-70-64-70--277, finishing third individually at 11-under-par... Tied for 13th at the International European Ladies' Amateur Championship in Ljubljana, Slovenia with rounds of 73-68-70-73--284... Advanced to the second round of the British Ladies Amateur held on the Championship Course at Carnoustie Links in Scotland, falling to eventual runner-up Rocio Sanchez Lobato, 1-up... Shot a 75-79--154 to tie for 32nd in stroke play at the British Ladies Amateur Championship, went on to defeat France's Manon Gidali, 1-up, in the first round.
Sophomore Year (2011-12)
Named NGCA and GolfWeek Honorable Mention All-American... Named to the All-SEC Second Team... Finished ranked 43rd in the final Golf Week ratings... Finished the season with a stroke average of 74.30, second lowest on the team... Tied for 37th alongside sister Patricia at the NCAA Regionals with a 14-over 230 (76-76-78)... Tied for 39th at the SEC Championship with a 26-over 242... Opened the season with a tie for 13th finish at the "Mo" Morial Tournament, carding rounds of 74-77-76--227... Had her best finish at the Lady Tar Heel winning her first individual title by carding rounds of 69-70-68--207... Her 68 at the Tar Heel ties for 19th all-time at Auburn in single-round scores... Her 36-hole score of 139 ties for sixth while her tournament-total 207 ties for second all-time... Finished tied for third at the SEC/PAC 12 Challenge with rounds of 74-71-69--214... Finished the fall season with a tie for 31st at The Landfall Tradition, carding rounds of 78-79-77--234... Opened the spring season tied for 25th at the Central Florida Challenge, carding rounds of 71-73-78--222..Finished eighth at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, carding rounds of 74-73-71--218...Tied for ninth at the SunTrust Women's Gator Invitational by carding rounds of 73-72-72--217...Finished the regular season tied for 18th at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, carding rounds of 73-71-74--218.
Freshman Year (2010-11)
Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team... Finished ranked 117th in the country according to the GolfWeek ratings... Was fourth on the team with a 75.48 stroke average and ranked 31st in the SEC... Played in nine of 10 tournaments, competing as an individual in three... In her SEC Championship debut, tied for 14th with rounds of 73-78-71--222... Best regular-season finish was a tie for 20th at the Lady Puerto Rico Invitational after carding a 74-81-71--226... Made her collegiate debut at the Mason Rudolph Championship, tying for 54th with rounds of 74-76-72--222 as an individual... Made her first team appearance at the Tar Heel Invitational, tying for 58th with rounds of 75-76-74--225... Closed out the fall by tying for 38th at the Pac 10/SEC Challenge with a 74-75-76--225... Tied for 71st at the AllState Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate with rounds of 80-77-75--232... Her best finish of the spring was a tie for 38th at the Battle at Rancho Bernardo, carding a 74-78-78--230... Wrapped up the regular season with a tie for 47th at the Liz Murphey Collegiate, tallying a 78-77-74--229... Tied for 52nd at the NCAA East Regional (73-78-76--227).
Junior/High School
Member of the Spanish National Junior Team... Seven-time winner of the Madrid Regional Ranking... Finished within the top five at both the 2009 Spanish National Championship U-18 and the 2009 Madrid Regional Championship U-21... Was the 2009 Spanish National Champion at the Spanish Amateur Women's Doubles, playing alongside her sister, Patricia... Won the 2010 Madrid Championship, defeating older sister Patricia on the final hole.
Personal
Full name is Marta Sanz Barrio... Parents are Carmelo Sanz and Marina Barrio... Her older sister, Patricia, is a junior on the Auburn women's golf team... A native of Madrid, Spain, her home course is R.A.C.E... Born on August 27, 1992.
