Elsa Amanda Linnér (born 14 February 2001) is a
Swedish
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amateur golfer. In 2017 she won the
European Girls' Team Championship The European Girls' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women up to 18 organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1991. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1991 to 1999 and has bee ...
, the
Vagliano Trophy
The Vagliano Trophy is a biennial women's amateur golf tournament. It is co-organised by The R&A and the European Golf Association and is contested by teams representing "Great Britain and Ireland" and the "Continent of Europe". It is played in od ...
, the
French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship and the
Annika Invitational Europe
The ANNIKA Invitational Europe is an annual amateur golf tournament in Sweden for European girls under 18.
The tournament, founded by Annika Sörenstam in 2012, is a qualifying event for the European team in the Junior Solheim Cup since 2015 a ...
. In 2018 she won the
European Ladies' Team Championship The European Ladies' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1959.
It was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been pla ...
.
Career
Linnér joined the Swedish National Team in 2016 and represented her country at the
European Girls' Team Championship The European Girls' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women up to 18 organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1991. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1991 to 1999 and has bee ...
, were Sweden was runner-up in 2016 and winner in 2017. She was part of the Swedish team winning the 2018
European Ladies' Team Championship The European Ladies' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1959.
It was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been pla ...
, along with
Linn Grant
Linn Maria Grant (born 20 June 1999) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour. As an amateur, she won the 2017 Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship and was in contention at the 2018 and ...
,
Frida Kinhult
Frida Mikaela Kinhult (born 25 September 1999) is a Swedish professional golfer. She rose to world number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in June 2019 and won the 2020 Symetra Tour Championship to graduate to the LPGA Tour.
Early life and ...
,
Sara Kjellker
Sara Cecilia Kjellker (born 7 September 1998) is a Swedish professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. As an amateur, she won twice on the Swedish Golf Tour and won the European Ladies' Team Championship twice.
Amateur career
Kjellker j ...
,
Maja Stark
Maja Sofia Stark (born 10 December 1999) is a Swedish professional golfer. She has six Ladies European Tour titles and earned LPGA Tour membership through her victory at the 2022 ISPS Handa World Invitational. As an amateur she was in contention ...
and
Beatrice Wallin
Veronika Beatrice Wallin (born 5 April 1999) is a Swedish professional golfer. She won the 2016 Annika Invitational Europe and won the European Ladies' Team Championship in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Early life and amateur career
Before focusing on go ...
.
She also excelled individually. In 2017 Linnér finished third at the
Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship
The Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship is the national women's amateur stroke play golf championship in Scotland (although entry is open to overseas golfers). It has been played annually at Royal Troon since 1973 an ...
, won the
Annika Invitational Europe
The ANNIKA Invitational Europe is an annual amateur golf tournament in Sweden for European girls under 18.
The tournament, founded by Annika Sörenstam in 2012, is a qualifying event for the European team in the Junior Solheim Cup since 2015 a ...
and the
French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship (Internationaux de France U21 - Tropee Esmond), and was runner-up at the Annika Invitational USA.
Linnér was a member of the 2017 European
Junior Solheim Cup
The Junior Solheim Cup is a version of the Solheim Cup for girls aged 12 to 18. It was inaugurated in 2002. It is currently officially called the PING Junior Solheim Cup. The Junior Solheim Cup follows a similar format to The Solheim Cup and featu ...
team and represented the Continent of Europe on the winning 2017
Vagliano Trophy
The Vagliano Trophy is a biennial women's amateur golf tournament. It is co-organised by The R&A and the European Golf Association and is contested by teams representing "Great Britain and Ireland" and the "Continent of Europe". It is played in od ...
team. In 2018 she was a member of the European
Junior Ryder Cup
The Junior Ryder Cup is a team golf competition between Europe and the United States for junior golfers aged 18 and under. It is based on the men's Ryder Cup and is run by the same organisations, the PGA of America and Ryder Cup Europe.
The 2018 ...
team and represented Europe in the
Patsy Hankins Trophy The Patsy Hankins Trophy is a women's amateur golf competition on the model of the Ryder Cup, corresponding to the men's Bonallack Trophy. The competition opposes every two years a European team and a team representing Asia/Pacific, and the venue a ...
, held at the
Doha Golf Club
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in Qatar.
She represented Sweden at the
2018 Summer Youth Olympics
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in
Buenos Aires
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, Argentina.
In 2019 she won a professional tournament for the first time, the Lindbytvätten Masters on the
Swedish Golf Tour
The Swedish Golf Tour (currently known as the MoreGolf Mastercard Tour for sponsorship reasons), is a developmental professional golf formerly operated by Svenska Golftourerna AB, owned equally by the Swedish Golf Federation and the PGA of Swede ...
.
Linnér started at
Arizona State University
Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...
as a mid-year addition in 2020, joining compatriot
Linn Grant
Linn Maria Grant (born 20 June 1999) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour. As an amateur, she won the 2017 Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship and was in contention at the 2018 and ...
on the
Arizona State Sun Devils
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golf team. She qualified for the
2021 U.S. Women's Open through the qualifier at Superstition Mountain.
Amateur wins
*2013 Skandia Tour Regional #3
*2015 Torslanda Junior Open, Skandia Cup (F14)
*2016 Skandia Tour Elit #2
*2017
French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship,
Annika Invitational Europe
The ANNIKA Invitational Europe is an annual amateur golf tournament in Sweden for European girls under 18.
The tournament, founded by Annika Sörenstam in 2012, is a qualifying event for the European team in the Junior Solheim Cup since 2015 a ...
Sources:
Professional wins (1)
Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)
Source:
Results in LPGA majors
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
*
European Girls' Team Championship The European Girls' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women up to 18 organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1991. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1991 to 1999 and has bee ...
(representing Sweden): 2016, 2017 (winners)
*
European Ladies' Team Championship The European Ladies' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1959.
It was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been pla ...
(representing Sweden):
2018
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(winners)
*
Vagliano Trophy
The Vagliano Trophy is a biennial women's amateur golf tournament. It is co-organised by The R&A and the European Golf Association and is contested by teams representing "Great Britain and Ireland" and the "Continent of Europe". It is played in od ...
(representing the Continent of Europe): 2017 (winners)
*
Junior Solheim Cup
The Junior Solheim Cup is a version of the Solheim Cup for girls aged 12 to 18. It was inaugurated in 2002. It is currently officially called the PING Junior Solheim Cup. The Junior Solheim Cup follows a similar format to The Solheim Cup and featu ...
(representing Europe): 2017
*
Junior Ryder Cup
The Junior Ryder Cup is a team golf competition between Europe and the United States for junior golfers aged 18 and under. It is based on the men's Ryder Cup and is run by the same organisations, the PGA of America and Ryder Cup Europe.
The 2018 ...
(representing Europe): 2018
*
Patsy Hankins Trophy The Patsy Hankins Trophy is a women's amateur golf competition on the model of the Ryder Cup, corresponding to the men's Bonallack Trophy. The competition opposes every two years a European team and a team representing Asia/Pacific, and the venue a ...
(representing Europe): 2018
*
Summer Youth Olympics
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consisten ...
(representing Sweden):
2018
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Source:
References
External links
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Swedish female golfers
Amateur golfers
Arizona State Sun Devils women's golfers
Golfers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Sportspeople from Halland County
People from Kungsbacka
2001 births
Living people