Marie Eva Camilla Hedberg (born 24 February 1977) is a retired Swedish professional golfer. She was part of the Swedish teams winning the 1995

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and the 1997

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and she has played on the

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Amateur career

Hedberg was selected for the National Team and won the 1995

and the 1997

. In 1998, her team earned bronze at the

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and finished fifth at the

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. She won the 1997

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representing the Continent of Europe. Hedberg attended

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and won the 1997

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Championship. She played on the Swedish Golf Tour and won the

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and the Adapt Ladies Open as an amateur in 1998.

Professional career

Hedberg turned professional in 1999 and played a year on the

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where she won the Swedish PGA Champion title, before joining the

(LET) in 2000. On the LET, she comfortably kept her card by finishing 70th and 61st on the Order of Merit in 2000 and 2001, but finished 98th in 2002. Hedberg achieved a number of top-10 finishes on the LET, including tied 8th at the

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and tied 9th at the

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. After retiring from tour, Hedberg became an associate professor at

Linnaeus University Linnaeus University (LNU) ( sv, Linnéuniversitetet) is a state university in the Swedish historical province (''landskap'') Småland, with two campuses located in Växjö and Kalmar respectively. Linnaeus University was established in 2010 by ...

and chairperson of the board at Växjö Golf Club in Sweden.

Amateur wins

*1997

Championship Source:

Professional wins (3)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (2)

Source:

Other wins (1)

*2001 Swedish Mother-Daughter Championship (with Eva Hedberg) Source:

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Sweden): 1995 (winners) *

(representing Sweden): 1998 *

(representing Sweden):

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(winners) *

(representing the Continent of Europe): 1997 *

(representing Sweden):

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hedberg, Marie Swedish female golfers San Jose State Spartans women's golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Växjö 1977 births Living people