Louise Stahle
| Louise Stahle | |
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.jpg) Stahle at the 2009 Women's British Open |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 19 March 1985 Lund, Sweden |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | Arizona State University |
| Turned professional | 2005 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2006) Ladies European Tour (joined 2007) |
| Best results in LPGA Major Championships |
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| Kraft Nabisco C'ship | DNP |
| LPGA Championship | T67: 2010 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T48: 2010 |
| Women's British Open | T8: 2005 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Ladies European Tour Rookie of the Year |
2007 |
Louise Stahle (born 19 March 1985) is a professional golf player who plays on both the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.
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[edit] Amateur career
Stahle was born in Lund, Sweden. She had a very successful amateur career. In 2002 she won the French Open Amateur Championship,[1] was runner-up at that year's Girls British Open[2] and was a member of the losing European Junior Solheim Cup team.[3] In 2003 she was a member of the winning European Junior Solheim Cup team in her native Sweden.[4]
In 2004 she won the St Rule Trophy,[5] the Beirut Café Ladies Trophy on the Telia Tour,[6] won the Smyth Salver as leading amateur at the Weetabix Women's British Open[7] and became the first Swede to win the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship.[8] She became the first player in 30 years to successfully defend the title when she won again in 2005.[1][9] She was a member of the Swedish National Team from 2001–2005 and was part of the 2004 Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships winning Swedish Team.[10]
Stahle played collegiate golf at Arizona State University where she had one of the finest freshman seasons in school history.[8] She had four runner-up performances and three tournament victories in 10 tournaments including wins at the Wildcat Invitational[11] and PING/ASU Invitational. She was named National Golf Coaches Association Eleanor Dudley Division I Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year as well as being named All-American First team[12] and Scholar team.[13] She was Pac-10 Golfer of the Year and Freshman of the Year, won the Pac-10 championship and was named All-Pac-10 first team.[8] She also won the GolfstatCup, which is given to the player who has the best scoring average versus par with at least 20 full rounds played during a season.[14]
[edit] Professional career
Stahle turned professional in 2005 after finishing tied for eighth at the Weetabix Women's British Open and made her professionial debut at the Scandinavian TPC in Sweden.[15] She gained exempt status for the 2006 LPGA Tour season by finishing tied for 11th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.[16]
In 2006 she played in 16 LPGA tournaments, earned US$27,309 and finished 139th on the Money List. Her best finish was tied 42nd in the Longs Drugs Challenge.[1] She finished tied for 43rd on her return to LPGA Final Qualifying and gained non-exempt status for the 2007 LPGA season. She finished joint 6th at the LET Final Qualifying School to earn full playing status for the 2007 season.[17]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b c "Meet the 2007 LET Rookies". LET (Ladies European Tour). 2007-03-05. http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_feature.php?Id=8644. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- ^ "Louise Stahle Results 2002". Golfdata.se. http://www.golfdata.se/guide/spg_res.asp?path=/guide/guidea.asp&nr=9630&year=2002. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
- ^ "Team Europe". American Junior Golf Association. Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20070205185708/http://www.ajga.org/Solheim/Europe.asp. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- ^ Martin Park (2003-08-29). "Alfredsson named as European Junior Captain". LET (Ladies European Tour). http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4250. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- ^ "St Rule Trophy". St. Andrews Links. 2006-10-23. http://www.standrews.org.uk/events/annual_tournaments/st_rule_trophy.html. Retrieved 2007-03-07.
- ^ "Louise Stahle Results 2004". Golfdata.se. http://www.golfdata.se/guide/spg_res.asp?path=/guide/guidea.asp&nr=9630&year=2004. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
- ^ Bethan Cutler (2004-08-05). "New Swede on the block as Stahle finishes on top". LET (Ladies European Tour). http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4494. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- ^ a b c "Louise Stahle Profile". Arizona State Sun Devils. http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/stahle_louise00.html. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- ^ Alistair Tait. "Stahle repeats at Ladies British". Golfweek. Archived from the original on 2006-10-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20061018000211/http://www.golfweek.com/amateur/womens/283514781881397.php. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- ^ "Sweden Wins 2004 Women's World Amateur Team Championship". IGF (International Golf Federation). http://www.internationalgolffederation.org/2004/day4.html. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
- ^ Amy Farnum (2005-03-03). "ASU's Stahle Wins First Title". NCAAsports. http://www.ncaasports.com/golf/womens/story/8249183. Retrieved 2007-04-15.[dead link]
- ^ "Division I All-American Teams 1998 - 2006". NGCA (National Golf Coaches Association). http://ngca.com/files/public/DI_All_American_Teams_1998_Present.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
- ^ "Honors and Accolades". Arizona State Sun Devils. http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/archive/asu-w-golf-honors.html. Retrieved 2007-03-07.
- ^ "Golfstat Cup Award". National Golf Coaches Association. http://www.ngca.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3300. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- ^ Bethan Cutler (2005-08-03). "Louise Stahle makes her professional debut". LET (Ladies European Tour). http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_interview.php?Id=3864. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- ^ "Louise Stahle Full Career Biography". LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association). http://www.lpga.com/content/2007PlayerBiosPDF/Stahle-07.pdf. Retrieved 2007-03-07.
- ^ "Louise Stahle Player Profile". LET (Ladies European Tour). http://www.ladieseuropeantour.info/profiles/120233.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
[edit] External links
- Louise Stahle at the LPGA Tour official site
- Louise Stahle at the Ladies European Tour official site
