Pernilla Lindberg (born 13 July 1986) is a

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on the U.S.-based

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and the

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. Her only professional win to date came at the

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, a major championship,

Early life

Lindberg was born and grew up in

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in the province of

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. As a youth in Sweden, she was an

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Her father Jan was one of the best players in the local golf club, Bollnäs Golf Club, in the 1970s. 2002--2004, Lindberg won seven national youth tournaments in Sweden.

Amateur career

Lindberg was a member of the winning Swedish team at the 2006 European Lady Juniors' Team Championship at Golf Club de Pan,

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. Two years later Lindberg was part of winning Swedish teams at both the

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and the

2008 Espirito Santo Trophy The 2008 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 8–11 October at The Grange Golf Club (East and West Course) in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. It was the 23rd women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. The to ...

. Lindberg played college golf in the United States at

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in Stillwater, and graduated in May 2009 with a

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in international business.

Professional career

She joined the

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in June 2009 and qualified at the end of the year for both the LPGA Tour and the LET for 2010. Lindberg won the

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, a major championship, for her first professional win. She prevailed in a sudden-death playoff, which extended to eight holes, over

Inbee Park Inbee Park (, or ; born 12 July 1988) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour. She has been the number one ranked player in the Women's World Golf Rankings for four separate runs: April 201 ...

and

Jennifer Song Jennifer Song (born December 20, 1989) is a professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. In 2009, she won both the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and the U.S. Women's Amateur. She was only the fourth player in history to win bot ...

. Despite holding a three-shot lead after 54 holes, Lindberg shot 71 in the final round. In the final pairing, she birdied the 72nd hole to finish at tied with Park and Song. In the playoff, Song was eliminated on the third extra hole when Park and Lindberg both birdied. After another try, the remaining two parred the hole and play was suspended due to On Monday morning, the playoff resumed on the 10th hole, then went to 17 and back to 18. Still tied after seven extra holes, the players returned to #10, where Lindberg sank a birdie putt, while Park missed hers from The victory boosted Lindberg′s

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from 95 to a

Personal life

On 31 January 2019, Lindberg married Daniel Taylor, who had been her caddie for several seasons.

Professional wins (1)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Major championships

Wins (1)

¹ Defeated Park and Song in a sudden-death playoff: Lindberg (5-5-4-5-4-3-5-3), Park (5-5-4-5-4-3-5-x) and Song (5-5-5).

Results timeline

''Results not in chronological order before 2019 or in 2020.'' ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013 CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2018 ANA – 2018 Evian) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

LPGA Tour career summary

* through the 2021 season

LET career summary

* through 2 April 2018

Futures Tour summary

*joined in June at mid-season

World ranking

Position in

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at the end of each calendar year.

Team appearances

Amateur *

European Girls' Team Championship The European Girls' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women up to 18 organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1991. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1991 to 1999 and has be ...

(representing Sweden): 2003, 2004 (winners) *

Junior Solheim Cup The Junior Solheim Cup is a version of the Solheim Cup for girls aged 12 to 18. It was inaugurated in 2002. It is currently officially called the PING Junior Solheim Cup. The Junior Solheim Cup follows a similar format to The Solheim Cup and featu ...

(representing Europe): 2003 (winners) *

Vagliano Trophy The Vagliano Trophy is a biennial women's amateur golf tournament. It is co-organised by The R&A and the European Golf Association and is contested by teams representing "Great Britain and Ireland" and the "Continent of Europe". It is played in od ...

(representing the Continent of Europe): 2005, 2007 (winners) *

European Ladies' Team Championship The European Ladies' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1959. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been pla ...

(representing Sweden):

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(winners) *

European Lady Junior's Team Championship The European Lady Junior's Team Championship was a European amateur team golf championship for women under 22 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1968. It was played every year until 1984, then every second ye ...

(representing Sweden): 2006 (winners) *

Espirito Santo Trophy The Espirito Santo Trophy (World Women's Amateur Team Championships) is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the Fren ...

(representing Sweden):

(winners) Professional *

International Crown The Hanwha LifePlus International Crown is a :wikt:biennial, biennial women's professional team golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. Eight national teams of four players each (32 players in total) participate in the match play event. History It deb ...

(representing Sweden):

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References

External links

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