Anna Nordqvist
| Anna Nordqvist | |
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_cropped.jpg) Nordqvist at the 2009 LPGA Championship |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 10 June 1987 Eskilstuna, Sweden |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | Arizona State University (2.5 years) |
| Turned professional | 2008 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2009) Ladies European Tour (joined 2009) |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 2 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 1) |
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| Kraft Nabisco C'ship | T10: 2010, 2011 |
| LPGA Championship | Won: 2009 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T26: 2009 |
| Women's British Open | T7: 2011 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Ladies European Tour Rookie of the Year |
2009 |
Anna Maria Nordqvist (born 10 June 1987) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.
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[edit] Amateur career
Nordqvist was born in Eskilstuna, Sweden, and had a successful amateur golfer in both Europe and the United States. She was Swedish Junior Player of the Year (2004, 2005), Swedish Amateur of the Year (2005), British Girls' Open Amateur Champion (2005), bronze medallist at the European Championship (2005), runner-up at the British Ladies Amateur (2006 and 2007) and part of the successful Swedish team at the European Team Amateur.[1][2]
By the end of her freshman year at Arizona State University in 2007, she was Pac-10 co-champion and was named National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) Freshman of the Year, Pac-10 Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. NGCA First-Team All-American and Academic All-American honors were gained in both 2007 and 2008. She was runner-up at the British Ladies Amateur in 2006 and 2007, and finally won the championship in her third successive final in 2008.[3] She tied for fifth at the 2008 NCAA Championships and was a member of the victorious Swedish team at the 2008 World Amateur Team Championships for the Espirito Santo Trophy.[4] She made the cut at the Ricoh Women's British Open in both 2007 and 2008 and earned the Smyth Salver for low amateur honours in 2008.[5]
In December 2008, she tied for 25th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament[6] and turned professional immediately following the final round. In January 2009 she won the Ladies European Tour Final Qualifying School.[7]
[edit] Professional career
In only her fifth start on the LPGA Tour, Nordqvist won her first professional tournament and major, the 2009 McDonald's LPGA Championship in Maryland in June.[8] This led to her selection as a captain's pick for the 2009 Solheim Cup.[9] In November, she won the LPGA Tour Championship for her second victory of the season.[10] She was named Rookie of the Year on the LET and finished runner-up to Jiyai Shin for LPGA Rolex Rookie of the Year honors.[11]
[edit] Personal life
Nordqvist currently lives in Orlando, Florida. [12]
[edit] Professional wins (5)
[edit] LPGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Jun 2009 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | 66-70-69-68=273 | -15 | 4 strokes |  Lindsey Wright |
300,000 |
| 2 | 22 Nov 2009 | LPGA Tour Championship | 70-68-65=203 | -13 | 2 strokes |  Lorena Ochoa |
225,000 |
LPGA majors are shown in bold.
[edit] Other wins (3)
- 2010 (2) The Mojo 6 (unofficial tournament sanctioned by the LPGA),
European Ladies Golf Cup (with Sophie Gustafson -- unofficial tournament sanctioned by the LET) - 2011 (1) Communitat Valenciana European Ladies Golf Cup (with Sophie Gustafson -- unofficial tournament sanctioned by the LET)
[edit] Major championships
[edit] Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Winning Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | 66-70-69-68=273 | -15 | 4 strokes | Lindsey Wright |
[edit] Results timeline
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 | T10 |
| LPGA Championship | DNP | DNP | 1 | T25 | T25 |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | DNP | T26 | CUT | CUT |
| Women's British Open | T58 | T42LA | T51 | T69 | T7 |
LA = Low Amateur
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
[edit] LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T58 | n/a | 76.50 | ||
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T42 | n/a | 71.25 | ||
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 871,785 | 15 | 70.78 | 12 |
| 2010 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | T2 | 442,088 | 24 | 71.65 | 24 |
| 2011 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | T2 | 589,744 | 23 | 71.22 | 13 |
- official as of 21 November 2011 [13]
[edit] Solheim Cup record
| Year | Total Matches |
Total W-L-H |
Singles W-L-H |
Foursomes W-L-H |
Fourballs W-L-H |
Points Won |
Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 8 | 4-4-0 | 0-2-0 | 2-2-0 | 2-0-0 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | 2-2-0 | 0-1-0 lost to M. Pressel 3&2 | 1-1-0 won w/ M. Hjorth 3&2, lost w/ M. Hjorth 1 dn |
1-0-0 won w/ S. Pettersen 1 up | 2 | 50.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | 2-2-0 | 0-1-0 lost to M. Pressel 2&1 | 1-1-0 lost w/ M. Hjorth 2&1, won w/ M. Hjorth 3&2 |
1-0-0 won w/ S. Pettersen 2 up | 2 | 50.0% |
[edit] References
- ^ "2005 Champion Anna Nordqvist". The Ladies Golf Union. 2005-08-12. http://www.lgu.org/championships/girls_british_open_amateur_2005/news/champs_goac05_news8/. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Belen Mozo is the new Ladies' British Open Amateur Champion.". The Ladies Golf Union. 2006-06-17. http://www.lgu.org/championships/ladies_amateur_open_2006/news/am06final/. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Third time lucky for Anna". The Ladies Golf Union. 2008-06-15. http://www.lgu.org/championships/champs_08_amateur_home/news/champs_08_news_amateur_match_f/. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Sweden Wins Women's World Amateur Team Championship". International Golf Federation. 2008-10-11. http://www.internationalgolffederation.org/2008/wwatcsat.html. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Shin’s Dream Comes True at Sunningdale". The Ladies Golf Union. 2008-08-03. http://www.lgu.org/championships/womens_britishopen08/news/rbo08news4/. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ LPGA.com - 2008 Final Qualifying Tournament - results - 2008-12-07 - accessed 2011-08-27
- ^ "Nordqvist wins Final Qualifying School". Ladies European Tour. 2009-01-15. http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=19641. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Rookie Nordqvist earns LPGA title". BBC Sport. 2009-06-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8099889.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "2009 European and US Solheim Cup Teams named". Ladies European Tour. 2009-08-02. http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_feature.php?Id=22670. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Nordqvist Wins LPGA Tour Championship; Ochoa Top Player". The Sports Network. 2009-11-23. http://www.tsn.ca/nfl/story/?id=299575. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ^ LPGA.com – statistics – 2009 Rolex Rookie of the Year standings
- ^ http://annanordqvist.com/about/ annanordqvist.com/about] - accessed 2011-08-27
- ^ "2011 Player Performance Record". LPGA. http://www.lpga.com/greensheet.aspx?pid=18542&year=2011. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
[edit] External links
- Anna Nordqvist at the LPGA Tour official site
- Anna Nordqvist at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Arizona State University - women's golf - Anna Nordqvist
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