WHS index · Portuguese Golf Federation
Since Aug 15, 2026
The player
Class of 2027
Portuguese amateur golfer, Portugal U18 national team. Five-time national champion — with a handicap brushing zero.
World amateur ranking
European women's ranking, age category U18
Record
Nineteen wins, five national titles
She plays for Vale de Janelas — Praia D'El Rey and West Cliffs, in Óbidos — and for the Portuguese women's amateur national team. Every event she has played, with the source of each, is in season by season, year by year since 2018.
Progression
How it has moved
What's in the bag
What she carries
The clubs, the ball and the rest of the kit she plays.
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Driver
9° · Fujikura Ventus TR 5-R
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Fairway woods
3W 15.5° and 5W 18.5° · Fujikura Ventus TR 5-R
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Hybrid
3H 18° · Graphite Design Tour AD DI-75 R
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Irons
5-iron to PW · KBS TGI 70
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Wedges
50°, 54° and 58° · KBS TGI 80
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Putter
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Ball
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Glove
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Grips
Images: Cobra Golf · Scotty Cameron · Titleist · FootJoy · Golf Pride
Coaching team
Who she works with
At the club, at the national High-Performance Centre, and on what never shows on the course.
Coach's corner
The swing, face-on and down the line
For anyone assessing technique.
Contact
Getting in touch
Write to birdie@franciscasalgado.golf. Swing videos and transcripts, on request.