Marianne Skarpnord (born 11 February 1986) is a

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playing on the Ladies European Tour.

Amateur career

As a junior, Skarpnord was considered one of the biggest talents in Norwegian golf. In 2003, she won the Girls Amateur Championship, defeating

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of Spain in the final match. She also won the

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with Europe the same year. Skarpnord made a 6 footer to secure the win for the European team. In 2004, she finished 3rd in the British Girls Championship. She finished 12th in the qualifying school for the Ladies European Tour and got her tour card for the 2005 season.

Professional career

In 2005, Skarpnord's best finish was a second place in Skandia PGA Open at the Swedish

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and her best finish at the Ladies European Tour was 22nd in OTP Bank Ladies Central European Open. The year after, in 2006, Skarpnord finished 2nd in Rejmes Ladies Open on the

. On the Ladies European Tour her best finish was 23rd in the Finnair Masters, and 28th in the SAS Masters. In 2007, after two difficult years, Skarpnord decided to play a full season at the

. She won 3 tournaments that year, and one additional 2nd and three 3rd-place finishes. She won the Order of Merit, and secured her card for the 2008 Ladies European Tour. In 2008, Skarpnord played 21 tournaments on the Ladies European Tour. She made 18 cuts, and her best finish was a 2nd place in the

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. She also played four tournaments on the Ladies African Tour early in the season, where she had 3 top 4 finishes and 1 top 10. On the Ladies African Tour order of merit she finished 5th total, and on the Ladies European Tour she finished 16th on the moneylist. 2009 was the year Skarpnord got her first win on the Ladies European Tour, defeating

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. Her second win came in the Carta Sì Ladies Italian Open, defeating

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in playoff. Skarpnord qualified for the 2010

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after finishing second in the

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in Daytona, Florida.

Professional wins (12)

Ladies European Tour wins (5)

Reduced to 18 holes due to weather.
Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour.

ALPG Tour wins (3)

*2015 (1) Oates Victorian Open *2019 (2) Ballarat Icons ALPG Pro Am,

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Sunshine Ladies Tour wins (1)

*2021 (1)

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LET Access Series wins (1)

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(1)

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Telia Tour wins (3)

*2007 (3)

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, Smådalarö Gård Open, Ekerum Ladies Masters

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order before 2019.'' ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013. CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" tied

Ladies European Tour career summary

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Norway): 2003, 2004 *

: (representing Europe): 2003 (winners) *

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(representing Norway):

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, 2004 Professional *

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(representing Norway): 2007 * The Queens (representing Europe): 2015 * European Championships (representing Norway):

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References

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