Maria Bodén (born 3 January 1978) is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the

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between 2002 and 2010. She won the 2005

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and was runner-up at the 2008 Ladies Scottish Open.

Career

As an amateur, Bodén was Swedish Junior National champion twice, and a member of the Swedish national team 1995–2000, representing her country in two World Amateur Team Championships, the 1998 and 2000 Espirito Santo Trophy, finishing fourth at the latter. Bodén played golf at Oklahoma State where she qualified individually for the

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three years running. A first-team All-American in 1999 and 2000, and three times Big-12 player of the year, she joined a group of only eight Cowgirls to earn at least three All-Big 12 selections, including Linnea Johansson,

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. Graduating with a degree in Anatomy and Physiology she was an Academic All-American, Oklahoma State Sportswoman of the Year in 2001, and won eight times representing her school. Bodén turned professional in 2001 and won the Telia Tour Order of Merit, before joining the

where she finished third at the 2002 Ladies Irish Open, one stroke away from a playoff with

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. She was the Swedish Matchplay champion in 2004 and the following year won the

by a convincing seven shots at the Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club. Bodén's seventh LET season in 2008 was her most successful, she posted three top-10s and finished 32nd on the money list. Her best career finish was at the 2008 Ladies Scottish Open, where she shared the lead with

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after the first round and finished runner-up. She was forced to retire early from tour in 2011 due to injury.

Amateur wins

*1998

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*1999

Professional wins (8)

Sunshine Ladies Tour (1)

*2005 Acer SA Women's Open

Swedish Golf Tour (7)

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(2) Albatross Ladies Open,

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(2)

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 ...

Gefle Ladies Open The Gefle Ladies Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the Swedish Golf Tour played from 1999 until 2007. It was always held at the Gävle Golf Club in Gävle, Sweden. Gävle Golf Club had hosted the Gefle Open on the men's Swedish ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

(2) SM Match,

Swedish International Swedish Masters International Badminton Championships or Swedish International Stockholm is an annual badminton tournament held in Sweden and hosted by Svenska Badmintonförbundet. It is part of the European Badminton Circuit. The tournament wa ...

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(1) Helsingborg Ladies Open

Team appearances

Amateur * European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Sweden):

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* Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Sweden):

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bodén, Maria Swedish female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Oklahoma State Cowgirls golfers Sportspeople from Härnösand 1978 births Living people