Louise Larsson (born 30 July 1990) is a Swedish professional golfer. She won the 2010

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and played on the Ladies European Tour between 2011 and 2016.

Amateur career

Larsson won the 2010

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as part of the Swedish National Team alongside

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and twins Jacqueline and

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. The same year, she won the bronze at the

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in Argentina together with

and

. Playing on the

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, she won the 2009

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and the 2010 Dalsland Resort Ladies Open, where she shot a new course record of 63, shooting 29 on the final 9 holes.

Professional career

Larsson turned professional and joined the Ladies European Tour (LET) in 2011 after finishing fifth at the LET Final Qualifying School. On the LET, she kept her playing rights by comfortably finishing in the top 100 on the Order of Merit each year between 2011 and 2014, peaking at 57th in 2013. Her best LET finish came at the

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, where she finished tied 5th. Larsson was runner-up at the 2010 Ladies Finnish Open. Her only appearances at an

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were at the

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, where she played in

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at Royal Liverpool,

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, and

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Amateur wins (9)

*2005 (2) FSB Tour Regional #1 – Örebro, FSB Tour Regional #5 – Östergötland *2006 (1) Peak Performance Junior Championship *2007 (1) Skandia Tour Elit Flickor #5 *2008 (2) Skandia Tour Elit Flickor #4, Borås Junior Open *2009 (3) Schyberg Junior Open, John Bauer Junior Open, JSM Match Flickor

Professional wins (2)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (2)

Source:

Results in LPGA majors

''Note: Larsson only played in the Women's British Open.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Sweden): 2008 (winners) *

(representing Sweden):

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(winners) *

(representing Sweden):

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Larsson, Louise Swedish female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Karlstad 1990 births Living people