Lotta Wahlin (born 13 December 1983 in

Linköping Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Church ...

) is a retired Swedish professional golfer. She played on the Ladies European Tour 2006–2012 and won three events in

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Professional career

Wahlin turned professional in June 2004, as she took a step up from the Teen Tour Elite circuit to join the

Swedish Golf Tour The Swedish Golf Tour (currently known as the MoreGolf Mastercard Tour for sponsorship reasons), is a developmental professional golf formerly operated by Svenska Golftourerna AB, owned equally by the Swedish Golf Federation and the PGA of Sweden ...

. Between 2005 and 2010 she won five titles on the tour, including back-to-back victories in the

Rejmes Ladies Open The Rejmes Ladies Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the Swedish Golf Tour, played between 2002 and 2012. It was always held near Norrköping, Sweden. Tournament sponsor was initially , a local Volvo dealer. Lotta Wahlin from nea ...

, and a triumph in the final of the Swedish Matchplay Championship against

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. Wahlin joined the LET in 2005 after she earned limited status at Q-School. Her most successful season was in

, when she won three events and finished the season 7th on the

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. She cruised to her maiden LET victory with a wire-to-wire win at the inaugural Turkish Ladies Open. Her 12 stroke winning margin was the second largest in LET history, after

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' 16 shot margin over

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in the 1995

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. She also won the

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by defeating

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at the second hole of a playoff, as well as the Catalonia Ladies Masters in Spain, an unofficial LET event she won with a 6 stroke margin over

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, Paula Marti and

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. In late 2009, Wahlin was diagnosed with

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, which meant she missed most of the 2010 season and was forced to play in the cooler climate of the

(at the time named the

Nordea Tour The Swedish Golf Tour (currently known as the MoreGolf Mastercard Tour for sponsorship reasons), is a developmental professional golf formerly operated by Svenska Golftourerna AB, owned equally by the Swedish Golf Federation and the PGA of Swede ...

). She returned to the LET in 2011 to record a 66 (–6) at the

Dubai Ladies Masters The Dubai Moonlight Classic is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour (LET). The event was played for the first time in October 2006. Its prize fund of €500,000 made it the fourth most valuable tournament on the LET. Between ...

, giving her the first round lead. Following another setback with a back injury in 2011 she announced her retirement in 2012 at age 28, and the

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in June 2012 was her last event on the Ladies European Tour.

Professional wins (8)

Ladies European Tour (2)

Swedish Golf Tour (5)

Other wins (1)

*2008 Catalonia Ladies Masters (unofficial Ladies European Tour)

Team appearances

Professional *

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(representing Sweden): 2008

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wahlin, Lotta Swedish female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Östergötland County Sportspeople from Linköping 1983 births Living people