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Louise Ridderström
Louise Ridderström (born 24 December 1993) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. Early life and amateur career Ridderström was born in Stockholm to a gymnast mother and a father ( sv:Lars-Erik) who was member of the Swedish National Hockey Team. She started playing golf at the age of six, and played NCAA Division 1 college golf with the UCLA Bruins women's golf team at the University of California, Los Angeles between 2012 and 2016. An accomplished junior golfer, she was part of the Swedish National Team and finished 4th at the European Girls' Team Championship in 2010 and 5th in 2011. She appeared twice at the European Ladies' Team Championship, finishing 5th both times. In 2015 her team lost in the quarter final to the Swiss team which included Kim Métraux, Morgane Métraux and Albane Valenzuela. In 2016 they lost to an English team with Alice Hewson, Bronte Law and Meghan MacLaren, after Ridderström finished third individually in the stroke play. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.4 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. It is also the county seat of Stockholm County. For several hundred years, Stockholm was the capital of Finland as well (), which then was a part of Sweden. The population of the municipality of Stockholm is expected to reach o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meghan MacLaren
Meghan MacLaren (born 15 May 1994) is an English professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. Early life and amateur career MacLaren starting playing golf at age 4 and attended The Ferrers Specialists Arts College between 2005 and 12, where she earned the Young Sportswoman of the Year award in 2009 and Upper School Sportsperson of the Year in 2010. She enrolled at Florida International University in 2012 and played with the FIU Panthers women's golf team. She won eight times before graduating with a degree in English in 2016. She was Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year in 2013 and Conference USA Golfer of the Year in 2015. MacLaren had a successful amateur career and won the 2013 Irish Women’s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship and the 2014 Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, while representing country or continent in the 2016 Curtis Cup, 2016 Espirito Santo Trophy and Patsy Hankins Trophy. She won the Santander Golf Tour LETAS La Peñaza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epson Tour
The Epson Tour, previously known as the LPGA Futures Tour, and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed Futures Tour and between 2012 and 2021 as the Symetra Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour. Tour membership is open to professional women golfers and to qualified amateurs. History The Futures Tour was founded in Florida in 1981 as the "Tampa Bay Mini Tour". It officially became the ''Futures Golf Tour'' in 1983 and in 1999 become a national tour designated as the "official developmental tour" of the LPGA Tour (the U.S.-based professional women's golf tour). Grace Park, Marilyn Lovander and Audra Burks were the first players to receive automatic LPGA Tour exempt status by finishing one, two, and three on the Futures Golf Tour Money List. The minimum age for participation was lowered to 17 prior to the 2006 season. On July 18, 2007, the LPGA announced that it had acquired the Futures Tour effective immediately, "bringing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LPGA Mediheal Championship
The LPGA Mediheal Championship is a women's professional golf tournament in California on the LPGA Tour. A new event in 2018, it was held at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City, an adjacent suburb south of San Francisco. The course hosted the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic for three years 2014–2016). In 2022, the event moved to The Saticoy Club in Somis and will now be played in October instead of May. Lydia Ko Lydia Ko (born 24 April 1997) is a New Zealand professional golfer and the No. 1-ranked woman professional golfer. She first achieved the top ranking on 2 February 2015 at of age, making her the youngest player of either gender to be ranked ... won the first edition in a playoff over Minjee Lee; on the first extra hole, Ko made a short eagle putt after Lee had birdied. Winners Tournament records References External links *Coverage on the LPGA Tour's official site {{coord, 37.6959, -122.4728, display=title LPGA Tour events Golf in California Recurri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 LPGA Tour
The 2019 LPGA Tour was a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The season began at the Four Season Golf Club in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on January 17 and ended on November 24 at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida. The tournaments are sanctioned by the United States-based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). Schedule and results The number in parentheses after each winners' name is the player's total number of wins in official money individual events on the LPGA Tour, including that event. Tournament and winner names in bold indicate LPGA majors. ;Key Statistical information ;Key Wins by player Wins by nation Points leaders Rolex Player of the Year ;Points distribution Points were earned based on top-10 finishers, available points for regular events were as follows: Points are doubled at each of the LPGA's five major championships. Source and complete listLPGA official website Race to CME Globe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valley Forge Invitational
The Valley Forge Invitational was a tournament on the Symetra Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It was part of the Symetra Tour's schedule between 2018 and 2019. It was held at Raven's Claw Golf Club in Pottstown, Pennsylvania Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Pottstown was laid out in 1752–53 and named Pottsgrove in honor of its founder, John Potts. The old name was abandoned at the time of the incorporation as a borough in 1815. In 1888 .... Winners References External links *{{official, https://www.valleyforge.org/golf/valley-forge-invitational/ Former Symetra Tour events Golf in Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Symetra Tour
The 2018 Symetra Tour was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through October 2018 in the United States. The Symetra Tour is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in the United States and is the "official developmental tour" of the LPGA Tour. It was previously known as the Futures Tour. Schedule and results The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of official money, individual event wins on the Symetra Tour including that event. Source Leading money winners The top ten money winners at the end of the season gained fully exempt cards on the LPGA Tour for the 2019 season: See also *2018 LPGA Tour The 2018 LPGA Tour is a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The season begins in Bahamas on January 25 and ends on November 18 at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida. The tournaments are sa ... * 2018 in golf References External links * {{Symetra To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camilla Lennarth
Camilla Lennarth (born 16 June 1988) is a List of Swedish professional golfers, Swedish professional golfer who has played on the Ladies European Tour and U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She won the 2014 Ladies Slovak Open and held the first round lead at the 2013 Women's British Open. Early life and amateur career Lennarth was born in Stockholm in 1988 and trained at Saltsjöbaden Golf Club. By 2004 she was a member of the National Team and played in the European Young Masters and the Junior Ryder Cup, where she was teamed with Rory McIlroy and Carlota Ciganda. She played in the 2005 and 2006 European Girls' Team Championship, securing a silver in 2005 in a team with Anna Nordqvist, Linn Gustafsson and Anna Dahlberg Söderström. She played in the 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 European Ladies' Team Championship, winning the event on home soil in 2008 with Anna Nordqvist, Pernilla Lindberg, Caroline Westrup, Jacqueline Hedwall and Caroline Hedwall. She also won the 2010 event at La Manga Club t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ullna Golf Club
Ullna Golf & Country Club is a golf club situated 20 km north of Stockholm on the shore of Lake Ullna in the municipality of Österåker, Sweden. The premier championship venue in the region at the time, it hosted the Scandinavian Enterprise Open on the European Tour 1983–1987. History Opened in 1981, the course was conceived and designed by Sven Tumba with the aim of hosting international competitions of the highest level. Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland officially inaugurated the course on 27 August 1981. Ullna has been consistently ranked as one of the finest courses in Sweden, and had until the mid-1990s, an unrivaled position as the best course in the Stockholm area. In the Swedish ''Golf Digest'' 2005 ranking of Swedish courses, it was ranked 11th. In 2020, following the Jack Nicklaus redesign, it ranked 4th. Ullna is famous for its beautiful setting. It is unique in its proximity to open water, with 6 of the 18 holes stretched along the waterfront. In 2005, course manager ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Matchplay Championship
The Swedish Match Play Championship is a golf tournament played since 1904, held for both men and women. It is the oldest and most traditional golf tournament in Sweden. The name SM is shortening in Swedish language for "Svenska Mästerskapet" (the Swedish Championship). History From the first tournament in 1904 (for men) and 1911 (for women) until 1983, it was an amateur tournament, from 1910 open only for Swedish citizens, and the winner was the official Swedish champion. Since 1984, except 1985, the tournament has been open to both amateurs and professionals and for foreign citizens. If a foreigner wins, the best placed Swedish player becomes Swedish champion of the year. The men's tournament is part of the Swedish Golf Tour since 1986 and the Nordic Golf League since 1999. It featured on the Challenge Tour between 1990 and 1999. The women's tournament is part of the women's Swedish Golf Tour since 1986. The first tournament was held 9–10 October 1904, organized by Göteb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship
The Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship (Copa S.M. la Reina) is an annual amateur golf tournament in Spain for women. It is an "A" rated tournament in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and a qualifying event for the European teams in the Junior Ryder Cup and Junior Solheim Cup. The tournament begins with 36 holes of stroke play, were the best placed players qualify for a following match play competition. In 2020, the 32 best players qualified for the match-play. Every year the tournament has taken place, the Spanish International Amateur Championship The Spanish International Amateur Championship (Copa S.M. el Rey) is an annual amateur golf tournament in Spain for men. Prior to 2020 it was an "A" rated tournament in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. (The calculation of the ranking changed in 202 ... for men has also been played, until 1985 on the same course as the ladies' tournament. Winners Source: References {{Reflist External linksRoyal Spanish Golf Federatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linnea Ström
Linnea Ström (born 14 October 1996) is a Swedish professional golfer. She joined the U.S.-based LPGA Tour after graduating from the Symetra Tour as 2018 Rookie of the Year. Amateur career Ström became a member of the Swedish National Golf Team at age 13 and was part of the Swedish team winning the European Girls' Team Championship in 2012 and again in 2013. She was a member of the 2013 Junior Solheim Cup Team and the 2012 and 2014 European Junior Ryder Cup Team. Ström and Marcus Kinhult, won gold in the mixed category at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. She also won the 2014 Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship, where she was runner-up the year after, as well as at the 2015 British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship. She qualified for the 2015 Women's British Open, her first major championship, where she did not made the cut. Ström played college golf for the Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona State University in Phoenix, Arizona, where she was the 2016 P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
