Elin Arvidsson (born 26 July 1992) is a Swedish professional golfer and

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player. She previously played on the U.S.-based

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Early life and amateur career

Arvidsson was born in

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and started playing golf with her family at an early age. She competed on the Skandia Tour, a junior circuit, from her early teens. In 2020, she lost the final of the

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at Lidingö Golf Club to Isabella Deilert, 1 up. Arvidsson graduated from the Swedish National Golf High School in 2011 and followed in the footsteps of her older brother, Christoffer, who played college golf in Texas, at

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. Arvidsson enrolled at

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, and played college golf with the

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women's golf team between 2011 and 2015. She won The Challenge at Onion Creek as a junior. She graduated in May 2015 with a major in Mass Communication and a minor in Media Strategies.

Professional career

Arvidsson turned professional in 2015 and joined the

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. In 2017, she recorded her first top-10 finish at the

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at Buffalo Dunes. In 2021, she made the cut in 13 of 19 events, and finished 38th in the ranking after recording three top-10 results including season-best finishes of T4 at the

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and the

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. Arvidsson made her

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debut at the 2017 U.S. Women's Open after tying with

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for first place in the regional sectional qualifier at Prestwick Country Club in Frankfurt, Illinois. Her next LPGA Tour start was in the 2021

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, where she made the cut. During the COVID-19 pandemic when many events on the Symetra Tour were cancelled, Arvidsson played on the

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, where she won the 2020

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. In 2022, Arvidsson made her

debut at the season-opening

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, where she finished tied for 12th place. Her best finish was a tie for 3rd at the

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, and she finished the season 6th in the Rookie of the Year rankings and 43rd in the Order of Merit. In 2023, she tied for 4th at the Aramco Team Series - Singapore alongside

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and Klara Spilkova.

Amateur wins

*2007 Skandia Tour Distrikt #3 – Halland *2010 Götenehus Short Game Masters *2013 The Challenge at Onion Creek

Professional wins

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

References

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