Nina Karlsson (born 16 November 1975) is a retired Swedish professional golfer. She won the Swedish Golf Tour (SGT)

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in 1997 and 1998, and played on the

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(LET) ten seasons 1998–2007.

Amateur career

Karlsson won the 1993 Norwegian Ladies Open Amateur Championship and represented Sweden at the 1994

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at Club de Campo in Malaga, Spain, where her team finished fifth.

Professional career

Karlsson turned professional in 1995 and joined the Swedish Golf Tour (SGT) where she recorded five career wins, including winning the

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twice. She reached the final in SM Match three years running 1995–1997 but lost to

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, Anna Berg and

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, respectively. After winning the SGT Order of Merit in 1997 and 1998, she joined the Ladies European Tour in 1998. On the LET, Karlsson finished top-50 on the Order of Merit in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003. Her top finishes include T6 at the 1999

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, two strokes behind

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, T7 at the 2000 Ladies Hannover Expo 2000 Open, and T5 at the Ladies Open de Costa Azul and T10 at the P4 Norwegian Masters in

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. She made the cut at the 2000

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but missed the cut in

and

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. Karlsson retired after the

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season due to a back injury.

LET scoring record

Karlsson carded a 29 for nine holes in the final round of the 2005 Ladies Central European Open at Old Lake GC in Hungary (par 71), tying the LET 9-hole record for lowest round set by

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at the 1988 Ladies Italian Open and later matched by Laura Davies,

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and Sophie Gustafson.

Amateur wins

*1993 Norwegian Ladies Open Amateur Championship Source:

Professional wins (7)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (5)

Source:

Other wins (2)

*1997 Swedish Mother-Daughter Championship (with Margareth Karlsson) *1998 Swedish Mother-Daughter Championship (with Margareth Karlsson) Source:

Results in LPGA majors

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

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Sweden): 1993

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Karlsson, Nina Swedish female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Växjö 1975 births Living people