Louise Rydqvist (born 18 July 2001) is a

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amateur golfer. In 2022, she won the

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and was runner-up at

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Amateur career

Drafted to the National Team in 2017, Rydqvist competed at the

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twice, winning the bronze on home soil in 2018. In 2019, she played in the

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in Japan and the

World Junior Girls Championship The World Junior Girls Championship (french: Championnat Mondial Junior Féminin) is an annual world amateur team golf championship for women under 18 organized in Canada. The inaugural event was held in 2014. Format The competition is open to fem ...

in Canada. Rydqvist came close to winning her first international title at the 2018 Irish Girls U18 Open Stroke Play Championship at Roganstown Golf & Country Club, where she was runner-up one shot behind her compatriot

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. In 2019 she finished tied 3rd at the same event. Rydqvist graduated from Filbornaskolan Riksidrottsgymnasium Golf in Helsingborg in 2020, after winning the 2020 Swedish Golf School Championship with her school. She accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of South Carolina, and she started playing with the South Carolina Gamecocks women's golf team in the fall of 2021. She was named All-American in her freshman year. In 2020, Rydqvist played on the

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where she shared the Order of Merit title with

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, after winning the

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and finishing runner-up at the

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a stroke behind

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. In 2022, Rydqvist was runner-up at

, beaten 4 and 3 by Jess Baker in the final, and played on the winning Swedish team in the

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in France together with

Ingrid Lindblad Karin Ingrid Andrea Lindblad (born 11 April 2000) is a Swedish amateur golfer. She won the 2021 European Ladies Amateur. In 2022, she set the amateur 18-hole scoring record at the U.S. Women's Open posting a six-under 65 and was part of the Swedi ...

and

Meja Örtengren Meja Örtengren (born 3 January 2005) is a Swedish amateur golfer. In 2022, 17 years old, she was part of the Swedish team winning the Espirito Santo Trophy and was tied individual leader. During 2022, she also captured her first win in a profess ...

Amateur wins

*2016 Puma/Cobra Junior Masters Invitational *2017 Delsjö Junior Open *2019 PGA Junior Open by Titleist Source:

Professional wins (1)

Swedish Golf Tour (1)

^Shortened to 36 holes due to adverse weather conditions

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Sweden): 2018, 2019 * Toyota Junior Golf World Cup (representing Sweden): 2019 *

(representing Sweden): 2019 *

European Ladies' Team Championship The European Ladies' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1959. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been pla ...

(representing Sweden):

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(representing Sweden):

(winners)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rydqvist, Louise Swedish female golfers Amateur golfers South Carolina Gamecocks women's golfers Sportspeople from Jönköping County People from Värnamo Municipality 2001 births Living people