Madelene Sagström
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Madelene Maria Sagström (born 13 November 1992) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based
LPGA Tour The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly ...
. She won the 2020
Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio The Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio is a women's professional golf tournament in Florida on the LPGA Tour. Previously, Gainbridge had been presenting sponsor of the Indy Women in Tech Championship at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 2017 to 2019 ...
and was runner-up at the 2021 Women's British Open.


Early life

At 9, Sagström began learning golf with her parents at Enköping Golf Club, 74 kilometres northwest of
Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
, and she has continued to represent the club.


Amateur career

At the age of 16, she won the 2009 Swedish Junior Stroke-play Championship (for players up to 21) over 72 holes at
ÖsterÃ¥ker Golf Club ÖsterÃ¥ker Golf Club (ÖsterÃ¥kers Golfklubb) is a golf club situated in Ã…kersberga 20 km northeast of Stockholm, Sweden. It has hosted the Compaq Open on the Ladies European Tour. History Opened in 1988 and co-designed by Sven Tumba and ...
outside Stockholm, by seven strokes, scoring five under par on the last 36 holes. In 2011, Sagström won the French International Lady Junior Championship, at Golf de Saint Cloud outside
Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
, and was a member of the winning Swedish team at the
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 pl ...
at Golf Club Murhof in
Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
. Sagström played college golf with the LSU Lady Tigers team at
Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as Louisiana State University (LSU), is an American Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louis ...
in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baton Rouge ( ; , ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It had a population of 227,470 at the 2020 United States census, making it List of municipalities in Louisiana, Louisiana's second-m ...
. She was 2015 SEC Player of the Year at LSU and a finalist for the ANNIKA Award.


Professional career

Sagström made her professional debut at the
2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
Helsingborg Open The Helsingborg Open is a women's professional golf tournament held in Helsingborg, Sweden. It first featured on the Ladies European Tour (LET) in 2013. The tournament was first played on the Swedish Golf Tour in 2010. The 2013 event marked the r ...
on the
Ladies European Tour The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1978. Most of the players on the tour are European, with members from more than 40 countries internationally. Despite its name, the tour also has tournaments in A ...
in Sweden in September and earned her first pay-check. In 2016, Swedish former
European Tour The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...
Order of Merit-winner Robert Karlsson became her mentor. In 2016, she joined the
Symetra Tour The Epson Tour, previously known as the LPGA Futures Tour, and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed Futures Tour and between 2012 and 2021 as the Symetra Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour ...
in United States, where she finished inside the top-5 in her first five starts. After victories at both the Chico Patty Berg Memorial in
Fort Myers, Florida Fort Myers (or Ft. Myers) is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 86,395; it was estimated to have grown to 95,949 in 2022, making it the List o ...
, and the Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Women's Health Classic in
Greenwood, South Carolina Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Greenwood County, South Carolina. The population in the 2020 United States Census was 22,545 down from 23,222 at the 2010 census. The city is home to Lander University. History In 1823 John McG ...
, Sagström led the tour's money list race by a wide margin, earning a spot in the LPGA 2017 rookie class. With her third win at the Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout in
El Dorado, Arkansas El Dorado ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Union County, Arkansas, Union County, on the southern border of Arkansas, United States. According to the 2020 census, the population of the city is 17,755. El Dorado is headquarters of the Ark ...
, Sagström both secured the top spot on the final Volvik Race for the Card money list and earned a "Battlefield Promotion" to the
2016 LPGA Tour The 2016 LPGA Tour was a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The season began in the Bahamas on January 28 and ended on November 20 at the Gold Course of the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida ...
. She had a record breaking Symetra Tour season, becoming the first player in Tour history to crack $100,000 and $150,000, winning Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors. In 14 Symetra Tour starts, Sagström had three wins and 11 top-10 finishes. In December 2016, Sagström won the Ladies European Tour's
Q-School In professional golf, the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S.-based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the ...
in Morocco, securing membership of the
Ladies European Tour The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1978. Most of the players on the tour are European, with members from more than 40 countries internationally. Despite its name, the tour also has tournaments in A ...
for 2017, a requirement to make her eligible for selection in the 2017 Solheim Cup. She was selected as a captain's pick by
Annika Sörenstam Annika Charlotta Sörenstam (; born 9 October 1970) is a Swedish professional golfer regarded as one of the best female golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she had won 96 international p ...
to the 2017 European Solheim Cup team and finished the
2017 LPGA Tour The 2017 LPGA Tour was a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The season began in the Bahamas on January 26 and ended on November 19 at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida. The tournaments a ...
season 49th on the Order of Merit. She finished tied for second at the Pure Silk Championship on the LPGA Tour in May 2019. In her first tournament of the 2020 season, Sagström notched her first win on the
LPGA Tour The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly ...
at the
Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio The Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio is a women's professional golf tournament in Florida on the LPGA Tour. Previously, Gainbridge had been presenting sponsor of the Indy Women in Tech Championship at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 2017 to 2019 ...
played at Boca Rio Golf Club in
Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton ( ; ) is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 97,422 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and it ranked as the 23rd-largest city in Florida in 2022. Many people with a Boca Raton Address, ...
. She finished with a one shot lead after making par on the final hole against
Nasa Hataoka is a Japanese professional golfer. She has won six times on the LPGA Tour and six times on the LPGA of Japan Tour. Amateur career Hataoka was born on 13 January 1999, named after the United States space program, NASA. As an amateur, she won the ...
who made bogey. Sagström set the course record at Boca Rio firing a 62 (−10) in the second round of the tournament. Taking the 117th LPGA Tour win by a Swedish born player, Sagström became the 12th Swedish winner on the tour. She qualified for one of the two Swedish spots at the 2021 Summer Olympics in
Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
. Two weeks after the Olympic golf tournament, Sagström tied the first round lead at the 2021 Women's British Open and eventually finished tied second, one shot behind winner
Anna Nordqvist --> , death_place = , height = , weight = , nationality = , residence = Orlando, Florida, U.S. , spouse = , partner = , children = , college = Arizona State University (2.5 years) , yearpro = ...
, after scoring a bogey on the final hole. After the tournament, she was announced as one of the captain's pick for the 2021 European
Solheim Cup The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named after the Norwegian- American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim, who was a driving forc ...
team. In 2022, Sagström recorded four consecutive top-10 finishes, including T3 at the
DIO Implant LA Open The Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship is a women's professional golf tournament held in Los Angeles, California, United States as part of the LPGA Tour. A new event in 2018, it was played at Wilshire Country Club. In Hancock Park, south of Holl ...
and the Cognizant Founders Cup, to rise into the top-30 of the
Women's World Golf Rankings The Women's World Golf Rankings, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Rolex Rankings, were introduced in February 2006. They are sanctioned by 12 women's golf tours and the organisations behind them: Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPG ...
for the first time. In the
2022 Women's British Open The 2022 AIG Women's Open was played from 4 to 7 August in Scotland at Muirfield. It was the 46th Women's British Open, the 22nd as a major championship on the LPGA Tour, and the third championship held under a sponsorship agreement with AIG. It ...
at
Muirfield Muirfield is a privately owned golf links which is the home of The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. Located in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland, overlooking the Firth of Forth, Muirfield is one of the golf courses used in rotation for T ...
she shot a day-low 65 in round two to share second place with eventual winner
Ashleigh Buhai Ashleigh Ann Buhai (née Simon, born 11 May 1989) is a South African professional golfer who won the 2022 Women's Open, one of the major championships in women's golf. Amateur career Buhai had a successful amateur career. She was the younges ...
. Sagström finished the tournament in shared fourth place, 3 strokes behind Buhai, after a final-hole bogey. In 2024, Sagström led by one shot over
Rose Zhang Rose Zhang ( born May 24, 2003) is an American professional golfer. She won the 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur, and both the 2022 and NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships, 2023 NCAA Division I Championships, becoming the first woman to win the i ...
with 18 holes to play at the Cognizant Founders Cup. The tournament turned into a two-player duel, which Zhang ultimately won by two strokes after birdieing 4 of the last 5 holes. The next closest player, Gabriela Ruffels, were 13 shots behind Sagström. With the finish, Sagström surpassed the $4 million mark in career earnings and climbed to 109th on the LPGA all-time money list.


Amateur wins

*2009
Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship The Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship is a national golf tournament in Sweden for golfers under the age of 22, contested for both men and women. Known also as the JSM Slag, it has been organized by the Swedish Golf Federation since 1977 whe ...
*2011 French International Lady Junior Championship


Professional wins (5)


LPGA Tour (2)


Symetra Tour (3)


Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied


Summary


World ranking

Position in
Women's World Golf Rankings The Women's World Golf Rankings, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Rolex Rankings, were introduced in February 2006. They are sanctioned by 12 women's golf tours and the organisations behind them: Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPG ...
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 bee ...
(representing Sweden): 2010 *
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 pl ...
(representing Sweden):
2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
(winners),
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
,
2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
,
2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
*
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 o ...
(representing the Continent of Europe): 2011 (winners), 2015 (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):
2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
,
2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
Professional *
Solheim Cup The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named after the Norwegian- American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim, who was a driving forc ...
(representing Europe):
2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
,
2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
(winners),
2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
(tie, cup retained),
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
*
International Crown The Hanwha LifePlus International Crown is a 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. Beginning in 2025, the field ...
(representing Sweden):
2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
,
2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...


Solheim Cup record


References


External links

* *
Madelene Sagström
at the Symetra Tour official site *
Golfdata: Madelene Sagström
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sagstrom, Madelene Swedish female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Solheim Cup competitors for Europe Olympic golfers for Sweden Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics LSU Lady Tigers golfers Swedish expatriate golfers in the United States Golfers from Uppsala 1992 births Living people 21st-century Swedish sportswomen