Iben Tinning (born 4 February 1974 in
Copenhagen) is a
Danish
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professional
golfer. Her first two wins on the
Ladies European Tour
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(LET) came in 2002. In 2003, she won the
LPGA Tour's Qualifying Tournament, but her 2004 LPGA rookie season was disappointing and she lost her card. Back in Europe, in 2005 she finished top of the Order of Merit, becoming the first Danish golfer to top the money list on any major international tour. As of the end of the 2005 season she had won five tournaments on the LET. She was a member of the European
Solheim Cup team in 2002, 2003 and 2005.
In 2007 Tinning played in the
Solheim Cup losing her singles match to
Juli Inkster.
Tinning also led the
Dubai Ladies Masters after 70 holes, before
Annika Sörenstam sunk a 17-foot birdie putt on 17 to tie Tinning who missed an 8-footer for birdie. On the par-5 18th, Tinning hit her approach onto the green, only to have it spin back into the water, allowing Sörenstam the tournament victory.
In 2010 Tinning announced that she would be retiring at the end of the season due to a lingering hip injury. She played her last tournament at the season-ending
Omega Dubai Ladies Masters
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on the Ladies Europe Tour and won the tournament.
Ladies European Tour (6)
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2002
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(3)
Ladies Irish Open,
La Perla Ladies Italian Open
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2005
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(2)
Open de Espana Femenino
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,
BMW Ladies Italian Open
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After a six-year hiatus, the tournament returned to the LET schedule in 2021.
Winners
See also
*Italian Open
References
External ...
,
Nykredit Masters
The Danish Ladies Masters, known for sponsorship reason as the Nykredit Masters, was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that took place in Denmark.
The tournament was first played in 2005 and the final edition was h ...
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2010
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(1)
Omega Dubai Ladies Masters
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Team appearances
Amateur
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European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Denmark):
1993
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1995
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Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Denmark):
1994
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Professional
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Solheim Cup (representing Europe):
2002
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,
2003
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(winners),
2005
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,
2007
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World Cup (representing Denmark): 2007
External links
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Danish female golfers
Ladies European Tour golfers
LPGA Tour golfers
Solheim Cup competitors for Europe
Sportspeople from Copenhagen
1974 births
Living people