Daniela Darquea

Daniela Darquea (born 26 July 1995) is a professional golfer from Ecuador, who has played on the LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour.

Amateur career Darquea attended the University of Miami and played golf with the Miami Hurricanes where she was WGCA All-American, All-American Scholar, All-ACC, All-ACC Academic in 2014. She won the Briar's Creek Invitational, Hurricane Invitational and Suntrust Gator Women's Invitational.

Professional career Darquea finished T29 at the 2016 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn partial status for the 2017 season. She decided to forego the remainder of her senior season and turn pro. She made one LPGA start in her rookie season and played mainly on the Symetra Tour, where she made the cut in 16 out of 22 starts and recorded six top-10 finishes, including a victory at the IOA Championship and a runner-up finish at the Symetra Classic.

In 2018, she played in 19 LPGA Tour events. She made 10 cuts and finished 95th on the money list, recording a season-best of T5 at the Marathon Classic. The following year she was 97th on the money list with a season-best T6 finish at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.

Darquea qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Darquea earned her card for the 2025 Ladies European Tour at Q-School where she was the medalist.

Amateur wins 2012 Abierto De Arrayanes, Copa Ron Abuelo, Abierto Damas de Lacosta Country Club, Abierto De Los Chillos Club Campestre 2013 Clasificacion Sudamericano Juvenil, Abierto de Arrayanes, AJGA Kansas Junior at Buffalo Dunes 2014 Hurricane Invitational, Suntrust Gator Women's Invitational 2015 Briar's Creek Invitational, Abierto del Quito Tenis y GC

Source:

Professional wins (1) Symetra Tour wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors Results not in chronological order.

CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament T = tied

Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (2023 Women's PGA – 2023 Evian)

World ranking Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year Ranking Source 2017 421 2018 282 2019 187 2020 264 2021 391 2022 195 2023 228 2024 481 2025 261

Team appearances Amateur Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Ecuador): 2016 Professional Pan American Games (representing Ecuador): 2015 Bolivarian Games (representing Ecuador): 2017