Emily Kristine Pedersen (born 7 March 1996) is a Danish
professional golfer who plays on the
Ladies European Tour and
LPGA Tour
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of week ...
.
[Profile on Ladies European Tour's official site]
/ref> She had a successful amateur career winning the 2013 International European Ladies Amateur Championship and the 2014 British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship
The Women's Amateur Championship, previously known as the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship, was founded in 1893 by the Ladies' Golf Union. It is organised by The R&A, which merged with the Ladies' Golf Union in 2017. Until the dawn of th ...
. Turning professional in early 2015 she had a successful first season, finishing runner-up in the Deloitte Ladies Open and the Lacoste Ladies Open de France before winning the Hero Women's Indian Open
The Hero Women's Indian Open (named after sponsor Hero) is a golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour. It is played at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon
Gurgaon (pronunciation: ¡ÊŠÉ½É¡Ã£Ëw, officially named Gurugram (pro ...
. She was named LET Rookie of the Year for 2015.
Pedersen earned her card for the 2022 LPGA Tour
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of week ...
through qualifying school
In professional golf, the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S.-based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the ...
.
She made only the second hole-in-one in Solheim Cup history in 2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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** Croatia will adopt the eu ...
on the 12th hole in the afternoon four-ball on 22 September 2023.
Amateur wins
*2010 Mølleån Open, Danish Match Play, Royal Tour Damer III
*2011 Doral Publix Junior Classic (14–15)
*2012 Furesøpokalen, DGU Elite Tour Damer III, Doral-Publix Junior Classic
*2013 Spanish Ladies Amateur
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 ...
, German Girls Open
The German Boys & Girls Open is an annual international amateur golf tournament in Germany for boys and girls under the age of 18.
The tournament, founded in 2004 and held at Golf Club St. Leon-Rot near Heidelberg, is organized by the German Gol ...
, International European Ladies Amateur Championship, DGU Elite Tour Damer Finale, Doral-Publix Junior Classic (16–18)
*2014 British Ladies Amateur
The Women's Amateur Championship, previously known as the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship, was founded in 1893 by the Ladies' Golf Union. It is organised by The R&A, which merged with the Ladies' Golf Union in 2017. Until the dawn of th ...
Source:
Professional wins (6)
Ladies European Tour wins (5)
1 Co-sanctioned by Ladies Asian Golf Tour
LET playoff record (1–2)
Danish Golf Tour wins (1)
Results in LPGA majors
''Results not in chronological order.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
World ranking
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings
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at the end of each calendar year.
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 be ...
(representing the Denmark): 2011, 2012
*Junior Vagliano Trophy
The Junior Vagliano Trophy is an annual girls 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". The first event ...
: (representing the Continent of Europe): 2011 (winners)
* Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2012, 2014
*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 Denmark): 2013
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*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): 2013
*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 ...
(representing the Continent of Europe): 2013 (winners)
*Espirito Santo Trophy
The Espirito Santo Trophy (World Women's Amateur Team Championships) is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation.
The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the Fre ...
(representing Denmark): 2014
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Professional
* The Queens (representing Europe): 2015
*Solheim Cup
The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named after the Norwegian- American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim, who was a driving force b ...
(representing Europe): 2017
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, 2021
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(winners), 2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
** Croatia will adopt the eu ...
(winners)
Solheim Cup record
References
External links
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Danish female golfers
Ladies European Tour golfers
LPGA Tour golfers
Solheim Cup competitors for Europe
Winners of ladies' major amateur golf championships
Olympic golfers for Denmark
Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Golfers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Sportspeople from Copenhagen
1996 births
Living people
21st-century Danish women
21st-century Danish people