Heléne Elisabeth Koch (née Andersson) (born 9 May 1967) is a Swedish professional golfer. She played on the

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and was runner-up at the 1996 Costa Azul Ladies Open.

Amateur career

Koch was a member of the winning Swedish team at the

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at Turnberry in 1987, together with

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, Pia Nilsson,

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, Malin Landehag and Margareta Bjurö. She teamed up with

and

again for the 1988

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, held at

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, where they finished second after the

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, the best Swedish finish to date. In 1987, she represented the Continent of Europe in the

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. In 1986, Koch won the Finnish International Ladies Amateur Championship, and also the

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on the

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(SGT), while still an amateur. Playing on the SGT, she was runner-up at the 1987

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behind

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and at the 1988 Ängsö Ladies Open, behind Pia Nilsson. In 1988, she won the

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Professional career

Koch turned professional in 1989 and joined the

, where she finished third at the

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in Belgium, just missing out on the playoff between

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and

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. On the 1992 SGT, she was runner-up at the

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and

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, both behind

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. On the

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, she was runner-up at the Costa Azul Ladies Open in Portugal, two strokes behind

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, and finished 56th on the Order of Merit.

Amateur wins

*1986 Finnish International Ladies Amateur Championship *1987 Swedish Junior Match Play Championship *1988

Source:

Professional wins (3)

Swedish Golf Tour (3)

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Continent of Europe):

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(representing Sweden):

(winners) *

(representing Sweden):

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Koch, Helene Swedish female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Gothenburg 1967 births Living people