Linda Ericsson (born 2 October 1973) is a retired

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. She was runner-up at the 1993

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, and played on the

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Amateur career

Ericsson was selected for the National Team and finished 4th at the 1992 Espirito Santo Trophy in Vancouver, Canada together with

Annika Sörenstam Annika Charlotta Sörenstam (; born 9 October 1970) is a Swedish professional golfer. She is regarded as one of the best female golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she had won 90 inter ...

and

Maria Hjorth Maria Anna Hjorth (born 15 October 1973) is a Swedish professional golfer. Early years Hjorth was born in Falun. As the youngest of three daughters to Kjell and Monica Hjorth, she first gripped a golf club at three years of age. Six years old, ...

. She again finished 4th at the 1993

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. She won silver in 1992 and gold in 1994 at the

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, teamed with

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and four others under captain Pia Nilsson. Ericsson played on the

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as an amateur and won the 1991

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and the 1992

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. She was runner-up to

Vibeke Stensrud Vibeke Stensrud (born 29 September 1973) is a Norwegian professional golfer. She won the 1993 European Ladies Amateur Championship and played on the Ladies European Tour between 1997 and 2005, with two runner-up finishes. Amateur career Stensr ...

at the 1993

in Turin, Italy.

Professional career

Ericsson turned professional in 1997 and joined the

. Her best finish as a rookie was a T15 at the 1997 Ford-Stimorol Danish Open, won by

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. She continued to play on the

where she won the 2002 Ladies Finnish Open. She was also runner-up at the 1996

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, 1997 Adapt Ladies Open, 1999

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, 2000

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, 2001

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. Ericsson collected a number of top-10 finishes on the LET, including a T10 at the 2001 Ladies French Open and a T8 at the 2003

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. She retired from tour after the Biarritz Ladies Classic in September 2003.

Professional wins (3)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (3)

Source:

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Sweden):

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(representing Sweden): 1992, 1994 (winners) *

(representing Sweden):

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