Åsa Gottmo (born 22 June 1971 in

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) is a retired Swedish professional golfer who played on the

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1993–2008. She won the 2002

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and finished 5th in the Order of Merit twice.

Amateur career

Gottmo played for the National Team and represented Sweden at the

1990 Espirito Santo Trophy The 1990 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 18–21 October at Russley Golf Club in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was the 14th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play tea ...

in New Zealand together with Jennifer Allmark and

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. She won silver at the 1991 European Ladies' Team Championship at

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together with

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, Charlotta Eliasson, Carin Hjalmarsson, Petra Rigby and

. In 1992, Gottmo won the Swedish Junior Matchplay Championship held at Kalmar Golf Club, her home course.

Professional career

Gottmo started playing on the

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in 1990, and recorded one victory before turning professional in late 1992. She collected five Swedish Golf Tour victories over the course of her career, and won the Order of Merit back to back in

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and

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. In 1993 Gottmo joined the

. Her breakthrough came at the 1995

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, where she was runner-up as

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recorded a 72-hole total of 267 (−25), 16 strokes clear of Gottmo, setting world records for the lowest aggregate score and the biggest margin of victory in women's professional golf. Gottmo finished fifth on the

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twice, in

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and

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. In 2002, she had one victory, the

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two strokes ahead of

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, and in 2004 she finished top-5 four times, including a tie for 3rd at the

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, seven strokes behind winner

. Gottmo scored an

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at the

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at Turnberry, one of only four in the history of

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. In 2004, she was runner-up at the

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, two strokes behind

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Amateur wins

*1992 Swedish Junior Matchplay Championship

Professional wins (6)

Ladies European Tour (1)

Swedish Golf Tour (5)

Source:

Results in LPGA majors

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Sweden):

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(representing Sweden):

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gottmo, Asa Swedish female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Kalmar 1971 births Living people 20th-century Swedish women 21st-century Swedish women