Meja Örtengren (born 3 January 2005) is a

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amateur golfer. In 2022, 17 years old, she was part of the Swedish team winning the

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and was tied individual leader. During 2022, she also captured her first win in a professional tournament, the

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Amateur career

Örtengren started playing golf at age 4 and was a licensed player by 7. She started competing at age 10 and played in her first

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event at 14, the Hoya Ladies Open at

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, where she held the lead after round one. Örtengren joined the National Team and played in the 2019 and 2020

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. She was part of the Swedish team earning the silver medal at the 2020

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at Hrubá Borša,

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. In 2021, she won the

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and the

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, both qualifying events for the Junior Solheim Cup. As a result, she was tapped by captain

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to represent Europe at the 2021

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, held concurrently with the

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at Sylvania Country Club in

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. She came close to winning her first professional event at the GolfUppsala Open on the

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in August 2021, missing to join a playoff with

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and

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by one stroke to finish third. A week later, she was in contention at the

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on the same tour after an opening round of 64, but ultimately finished tied for sixth. Örtengren was runner-up at the French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship in November 2021 and rounded off the season by winning the AJGA's 44th annual Rolex Tournament of Champions at

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in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with a six-stroke victory over Alexa Pano. In May 2022, Örtengren, still an amateur, captured her first win in a professional tournament, the Swedish PGA Championship Trelleborg on the LET Access Series after a playoff with Zhen Bontan. In August 2022, Örtengren won the

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in France together with

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and Louise Rydqvist, where she also recorded the lowest individual score, tied with

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and

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. In November 2022, Örtengren successfully defended her 2021 victory at the 45th Rolex Tournament of Champions at TPC San Antonia with a of 15 under par 72-hole score of 273. At the

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at Tawast Golf & Country Club in

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, Örtengren was the individual leader at the 36-hole qualifying round. In August 2023, Örtengren chose to not defend her title at the Swedish PGA Championship in favour of playing the

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and

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. She led the 36-hole stroke-play qualifying competition with a 12-under-par score of 136, five strokes ahead of nearest competitor. However, Örtengren lost to Martina Navarro Navarro on the 20th hole in the semi-final after coming back from 5 holes down after 11 holes.

Amateur wins

*2015 (2) Skandia Tour Distrikt Östergötland #5, Skandia Tour Distrikt Östergötland #6 *2018 (2) Alex Norén Junior Open, Teen Cup Riksfinal F13 *2019 (4) Magnus Jakobssons Memorial, Onsjö C&B Junior Open, Teen Cup Riksfinal F14, Teen Tour Final F13-16 *2020 (3) Östgöta Junior Open, Teen Tour Elite #6, Swedish Golf Team Invitation *2021 (3)

, Rolex Tournament of Champions *2022 (1) Rolex Tournament of Champions *2023 (1) French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship Source:

Professional wins (1)

LET Access Series wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Sweden): 2019, 2020 *

(representing Sweden): 2020, 2021, 2022 *

(representing Europe): 2021 (winners), 2023 (winners) *

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(representing the Continent of Europe): 2021 (winners) *

(representing Sweden):

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(winners),

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(representing Sweden): 2022 *

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(representing Sweden):

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(representing Europe): 2023 (winners) Source:

References

External links

Meja Örtengren
at the

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