Smilla Tarning Sønderby (born 22 July 2000) is a Danish professional golfer. She plays on the

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and won the 2023

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. In 2021, she won the NCAA Championship with Ole Miss.

Amateur career

Sønderby, from Kolding Golf Club, joined the National Team in 2017 and represented Denmark at the 2018

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, the 2019 European Nations Cup, and twice in the

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, winning the bronze in 2020 together with Cecilie Finne-Ipsen,

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and

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after beating Switzerland 2– in the bronze match. She lost the final of the 2019 Danish National Match Play Championship to Cecilie Finne-Ipsen, and in 2021 she finished runner-up at the Danish National Stroke Play Championship, one stroke behind Nicole Bonde Lorup. Sønderby finished 3rd at the 2020 Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship, behind

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and Carolina López-Chacarra. She was educated at Handelsgymnasiet Ikast-Brande before enrolling at the

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in 2020, majoring in journalism. Playing on the

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team, she helped her team win the 2021 NCAA Championship, taking part in three of four rounds and shooting a season-low round of 72 on the final day.

Professional career

Sønderby quit university after one season and turned professional, after securing a place on the 2022

in Q-School at La Manga Club in December 2021. Her best finish in 2022 was a tie for fourth at the

, where she sat in joint second place behind

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at the halfway point following opening rounds of 69 and 65 at

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. She finished her rookie season 69th in the Order of Merit and 9th in the Rookie of the Year rankings. Sønderby made her

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debut at the

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, after qualifying at Buckinghamshire Golf Club in England. She missed the cut after rounds of 75 and 73. In 2023, Sønderby was in second place ahead of the final day of the

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in South Africa, and finished the tournament fourth with a final round of 72. In September 2023, she earned her first win on the Ladies European Tour at the

. Since the beginning of her professional career her caddie is Mikołaj Kniaginin. They first teamed up for the first stage of the LET Q-School.

Amateur wins

*2018 Mon Open *2019 Cobra-Puma Skanderborg Open, Bravo Tours Masters, DGU Elite Tour Finale Damer and Piger *2020 Lyngbygaard Junior Open Source:

Professional wins (1)

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Denmark): 2018 *

(representing Denmark):

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