Emma Westin (born 23 Juli 1991) is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the

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. In

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she won the

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Order of Merit and became the first player to win three LETAS tournaments in a single season, and first to win back to back titles.

Career

Westin grew up in

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and began playing at the age of seven. She was accepted to the Scandinavian School of Golf at Halmstad University in 2011, and turned pro the following year. She played on the

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between 2011 and 2013. In 2014 Westin joined the

where she found immediate success, winning the

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in Sweden, the

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in Finland, where she won by a record breaking 11 shots, and the following week claimed her third win at the Mineks & Regnum Ladies Classic in Turkey. With a top-ten finish at the ultimate event of the season, the

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in England, she secured the number one spot in the

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Order of Merit ahead of

Lina Boqvist Lina Boqvist (born 25 May 1991) is a Swedish professional golfer and member of the Ladies European Tour. In 2021 she won the Aramco Team Series – New York teamed with Jessica Korda and Karolin Lampert. She was runner-up at the 2019 Lalla Merye ...

, and graduated to the

Amateur wins (5)

*2008 Hulta Junior Open *2009 Strömstad Junior Open, Skandia Tour Riks #8 - Västergötland *2010 Pulsen Open, Gothenburg Open Source:

Professional wins (3)

LET Access Series wins (3)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

References

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