Mia Löjdahl (born 20 May 1973) is a retired Swedish professional golfer. She won the 1994 European Lady Junior's Team Championship, topped the Swedish Golf Tour

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in 1995 as an amateur, and played on the

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six seasons 1997–2002.

Amateur career

Löjdahl was born in Karlskrona and grew up in

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. She showed a talent for golf early and joined the National Team at 15. She attended a golf boarding school in Perstorp alongside

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and Cecilia Ekelundh, before enrolling at

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and playing on the

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team. Löjdahl wassuccessfulon the National Team and won silver at the inaugural

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in 1991 together with Anna Berg, Charlotta Sörenstam and Maria Hjorth. She won the 1994 European Lady Junior's Team Championship at Gutenhof GC in Austria, with Pia Nilsson coaching a team consisting of Anna Berg, Charlotta Sörenstam, Maria Hjorth, Linda Ericsson and Helena Olsson. She also represented Sweden at the 1995

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in Italy where her team finished 7th under captain Pia Nilsson, and at the 1996

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at St Elena in the Philippines, where she finished 7th together with Anna Berg and

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. Löjdahl played on the Swedish Golf Tour as an amateur 1994–1996. She recorded three victories in 1995, including two national championships, the

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at Aspeboda and the

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. She topped the Order of Merit, but was ineligible for the cash award due to her amateur status.

Professional career

Löjdahl turned professional and joined the

(LET) in 1997. On the LET, she kept her card by comfortably finishing in the top 90 on the Order of Merit each year until 2003. Her top finishes include T7 at the 2000

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, T11 at the 2001

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, and T8 at the P4 Norwegian Masters in

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. She also finished T9 at the

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on the

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and was runner-up at the 2000

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. Her only appearance in an

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was at the

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at Turnberry. Löjdahl completed a law degree at

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Results in LPGA majors

''Note: Löjdahl only played in the Women's British Open.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Sweden): 1991 * European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1994 (winners) *

(representing Sweden):

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(representing Sweden):

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lojdahl, Mia Swedish female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers UCLA Bruins women's golfers Sportspeople from Skåne County People from Karlskrona Municipality 1973 births Living people 20th-century Swedish women