| Xonia Wünsch | |
| Fullname: | Xonia Wünsch-Ruiz |
| Birth Date: | 5 June 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Madrid, Spain |
| Residence: | Madrid, Spain |
| Yearpro: | 1987 |
| Extour: | Ladies European Tour |
| Prowins: | 2 |
| Letwins: | 1 |
| Otherwins: | 1 |
Xonia Wünsch (born 5 June 1965) is a Spanish former professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. In 1989, she won the Italian Ladies' Open and the Benson & Hedges Trophy with Miguel Ángel Jiménez.[1]
Wünsch was born in Madrid in 1965 and reached the final of the 1984 French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship and the 1987 Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship.[2]
She turned professional on 13 December 1987 and joined the Ladies European Tour.[3] In 1989, she won the Italian Ladies' Open at Olgiata Golf Club in Rome and the Benson & Hedges Trophy with Miguel Ángel Jiménez at Aloha Golf Club in Puerto Banús, Spain.[1]
In 2002, she became a golf commentator for Canal+.
Wünsch later regained her amateur status and competed in senior (50+) events.[4] She won the 2020 Spanish International Senior Women's Championship at El Salar,[5] and the 2021 European Senior Ladies' Team Championship with the Spanish team.[6]
Wünsch received her first painting lessons from Luis de la Cámara when she was 9 years old, and won several youth prizes. After 2005 she concentrated on painting again.[7]
Source:[4]
Amateur