Marie Louise Inger Wennersten From (born 17 March 1958) is a retired
Swedish professional golfer who played on the
Ladies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1978. It is based at Buckinghamshire Golf Club near London in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal stru ...
and
LPGA Tour.
Early life and amateur career
Wennersten was born in
Uddevalla on the west-coast of Sweden and played golf from age 10. As an amateur, representing
Lyckorna Golf Club in
Ljungskile south of Uddevalla, she won the
Swedish Junior Match-play Championship in 1977 and the
Swedish Match-play Championship in 1981, successfully defending the title in 1982. She represented Sweden at the
European Lady Junior's Team Championship four times and was part of the Swedish team winning the 1978 event.
Professional career
In 1984, Wennersten enjoyed a spell on the
LPGA Tour, with a best finish of T38 at the
.
The following year she became the second Swedish golfer to win on the
Ladies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1978. It is based at Buckinghamshire Golf Club near London in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal stru ...
, after
Kärstin Ehrnlund, when she won the
Mitsubishi Colt Cars Jersey Open. She returned to Jersey two years later to win the
Hong Kong Bank Jersey Classic, a non-tour event.
She finished third at the 1985
British Women's Open at
Moor Park Golf Club, 4 strokes behind
Betsy King, and ended the season ranked 10th on the LET Order of Merit.
Wennersten won the
Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit in 1990 and 1991.
She retired from tour in 1992 to become a PGA Club Professional, and has served as head pro at Örkelljunga Golfklubb, Lunds Akademiska Golfklubb and Örestads Golfklubb.
Amateur wins
*1977
Swedish Junior Match-play Championship
*1981
Swedish Match-play Championship
*1982
Swedish Match-play Championship
Professional wins (8)
Ladies European Tour wins (1)
Swedish Golf Tour wins (6)
*1987 (2)
Höganäs Ladies Open,
Aspeboda Ladies Open
The Aspeboda Ladies Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the Swedish Golf Tour. It was played annually from the inception of the tour in 1986 until 1997. It was always held at the Falun-Borlänge Golf Club in Aspeboda, Sweden.
In 1 ...
*1988 (2)
Kanthal Höganäs Open,
Aspeboda Ladies Open
The Aspeboda Ladies Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the Swedish Golf Tour. It was played annually from the inception of the tour in 1986 until 1997. It was always held at the Falun-Borlänge Golf Club in Aspeboda, Sweden.
In 1 ...
*1989 (1)
Aspeboda Ladies Open
The Aspeboda Ladies Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the Swedish Golf Tour. It was played annually from the inception of the tour in 1986 until 1997. It was always held at the Falun-Borlänge Golf Club in Aspeboda, Sweden.
In 1 ...
*1991 (1)
Grundig Team Trophy
Other wins (1)
Team appearances
Amateur
*
European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1975, 1977, 1978 (winners), 1979
References
External links
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Swedish female golfers
Ladies European Tour golfers
LPGA Tour golfers
People from Uddevalla Municipality
Sportspeople from Lund
1958 births
Living people