Anna-Carin Jonasson (born 19 November 1971) is a retired Swedish professional golfer. In 1994 she won the Spanish Ladies Amateur and a bronze medal at the

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. She played on the

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and the

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between 1995 and 1998.

Amateur career

Jonasson had a successful amateur career and won the Finnish Ladies Open Amateur Championship in 1988 and was a semi-finalist at the 1992

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. In 1994, she won the German Ladies Open Amateur Championship and the

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. She represented the Continent of Europe at the 1993 Vagliano Trophy and finished 4th representing Sweden at the 1993

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. In 1994, she captained the winning Swedish team at the European Lady Junior's Team Championship and represented Sweden at the

at Golf National in

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, where she finished as bronze medalist together with Sofie Eriksson and Maria Hjorth. Jonasson played on the Swedish Golf Tour as an amateur and won the

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in 1994.

Professional career

Jonasson turned professional and joined the

in 1995. In her rookie season, she played 11 tournaments and finished 84th on the Order of Merit. In

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, she played 15 tournaments and ended the season ranked 53rd, after finishing T5 at the

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and T6 at

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. In

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, she recorded a T4 at the

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and a solo fifth place at the

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in England, and finished the season ranked a career high of 36th. Jonasson also played on the

the 1996, 1997 and 1998 seasons, where she recorded a T3 at the 1996

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and a T3 again at the 1997 Philippine Toyota Ladies Open, two strokes behind winner Pernilla Sterner and one behind runner-up Åsa Gottmo. After retiring from tour, Jonasson became a PGA Teaching Professional based in

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and changed to her married last name of Carlsson.

Amateur wins

*1988 Finnish Ladies Open Amateur Championship *1994

, German Ladies Open Amateur Championship Source:

Professional wins (2)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (2)

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Sweden):

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* Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1993 *

(representing Sweden):

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Sources:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jonasson, Anna-Carin Swedish female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Skåne County People from Landskrona Municipality 1971 births Living people