Karin Sjödin (born 8 August 1983) is a

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. She played 10 seasons on the

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-based

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and was in contention at the

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Amateur career

Sjödin was born in

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and learned golf at Delsjö Golf Club close to the city. In 2000 she won the Swedish Junior Match-play Championship and, still as an amateur, the Öijared Ladies Open on the

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, at the time named the Telia Tour. She was part of the Swedish team winning the 2000

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at home soil in

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. She was also part of the Swedish teams capturing the silver medal at the 2002

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and the bronze medal at the 2003

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. Sjödin played in the

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and

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(World Amateur Golf Team Championships) finishing on the victorious Swedish side and as individual champion in 2004. Sjödin played college golf at

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where she won three events, the 2002 Topy Cup, the 2004 Mercedes-Benz of Bend Women's Fall Preview and 2004 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational. She was named NGCA All-America Honorable Mention from 2003 to 2004, First-Team All-American in 2005, Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and Second-Team All-Big 12 in 2003, and First-Team Academic All-American from 2003 to 2005. She was the NCAA individual runner-up in 2004. and named First-Team All-Big 12 in 2004 and 2005. Sjödin was awarded the 2005

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. Winners must have an overall

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(GPA) of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have played in at least 50% of her team's scheduled events, maintained a scoring average of 78 or less and demonstrated leadership skills and/or extraordinary community affairs work. She also received the 2005

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which goes to the student-athlete who is both an NGCA All-American Scholar and an NGCA All-American, with the award going to the highest GPA score in the event of a tie.

Professional career

She turned professional in 2005 and earned exempt status for the

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season by finishing tied for 16th at the

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. She led the tour in average driving distance for the 2006 season, at 284.5 yards and received a special invitation to compete in the World Long Drive Championship, where she finished seventh. Sjödin played in 24 majors. She shared the lead at the

with

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after three rounds. She finished the tournament tied fourth, two strokes behind

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. Sjödin sustained a back injury in 2013 and retired after the

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season. In 2016 she was appointed head pro at Borre Golfklubb in Horten, north of Tønsberg, Norway.

Amateur wins

*2000

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Source:

Professional wins

Swedish Golf Tour wins

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order before 2015.'' ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013. CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place

LPGA Tour career summary

*Official as of 22 November 2015

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Sweden): 2000 (winners), 2001 *

(representing Sweden): 2002 *

(representing Sweden):

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(representing Sweden):

(winners) Source:

References

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