Meja Örtengren (born 3 January 2005) is a Swedish amateur

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er and Stanford Cardinal women's golf team player. In 2022, 17 years old, she was part of the Swedish team that won the

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and was individual co-medalist. During 2022, she also captured her first win in a professional tournament, the

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. She won the

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back-to-back in 2021 and 2022.

Amateur career

Örtengren started playing golf at age 4 and was a licensed player by 7, and would go on to enjoy a very decorated amateur career. She started competing at age 10 and played in her first

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event at 14, the Hoya Ladies Open at Flommen Golf Club, where she held the lead after round one.

National Team

Örtengren joined the National Team and helped secure silver at the 2020

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at Hrubá Borša,

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. She won the

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in France together with

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and

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, where she also recorded the lowest individual score, tied with

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and

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. Örtengren was the individual leader in stroke play at the

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at Tawast Golf & Country Club in

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. She won the 2024

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with the Swedish team by 17 strokes ahead of England in second, and she was runner-up for the individual title behind only her compatriot

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Individual success

In 2021, Örtengren won the

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and the

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, and was tapped by captain

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to represent Europe at the 2021

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, held at Sylvania Country Club in

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. Örtengren was runner-up at the

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behind Francesca Fiorellini in 2021, and won the event in a final against Andrea Revuelta in 2023. She rounded off her 2021 season by winning the AJGA's 44th annual

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in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with a six-stroke victory over

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, a title which she successfully defended in 2022 at TPC San Antonio, with a score of 273 (−15). In the 2023

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and Fulford Golf Club in

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, she was the 36-hole stroke-play qualifying medalist with a 12-under-par score of 136, five strokes ahead of nearest competitor. However, Örtengren lost to Martina Navarro Navarro on the 20th hole in the semi-final after coming back from 5 holes down after 11 holes.

Professional events

Örtengren made a series of

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starts. She came close to winning her first professional event at the 2021 GolfUppsala Open, missing to join a playoff with

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and

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by one stroke to finish third. A week later, she was in contention at the Anna Nordqvist Västerås Open after an opening round of 64, but ultimately finished tied for sixth. Instead she captured her first win in a professional tournament at the 2022 Swedish PGA Championship Trelleborg, following a playoff with Zhen Bontan. She made her international LET debut at the 2024

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, where she sat in second place after the first round, and was the only other amateur to make the cut, alongside

Collegiate career

Örtengren enrolled at

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in the fall of 2024 and started playing with the Stanford Cardinal women's golf team. She won her first tournament in February 2025, and was named

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Freshman of the Year and to the Spring Annika Award Watch List. She reached the final of the 2025 NCAA Division I women's golf championship with Stanford and tied for 10th individually.

Amateur wins

*2015 (2) Skandia Tour Distrikt Östergötland #5, Skandia Tour Distrikt Östergötland #6 *2018 (2) Alex Norén Junior Open, Teen Cup Riksfinal F13 *2019 (4) Magnus Jakobssons Memorial, Onsjö C&B Junior Open, Teen Cup Riksfinal F14, Teen Tour Final F13-16 *2020 (3) Östgöta Junior Open, Teen Tour Elite #6, Swedish Golf Team Invitation *2021 (3)

*2022 (1)

*2023 (1) Internationaux de France U21 - Trophée Esmond *2025 (1) San Diego State Classic Source:

Professional wins (1)

LET Access Series wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf Tour

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Sweden): 2019, 2020 *

(representing Sweden): 2020, 2021, 2022 *

(representing Europe): 2021 (winners), 2023 (winners) *

Junior Vagliano Trophy The Junior Vagliano Trophy is an annual girls 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". The first event ...

(representing the Continent of Europe): 2021 (winners) *

(representing Sweden):

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(winners),

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(representing Sweden): 2022 *

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):

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Junior Ryder Cup The Junior Ryder Cup is a team golf competition between Europe and the United States for junior golfers aged 18 and under. It is based on the men's Ryder Cup and is run by the same organisations, the PGA of America and Ryder Cup Europe. The 2018 ...

(representing Europe): 2023 (winners) *

(representing Sweden): 2024 (winners) *

Spirit International Amateur The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship is a biennial amateur golf tournament which takes place in alternating years with the World Amateur Team Championships. The competition consists 20 countries represented by teams of four (two men a ...

(representing Sweden): 2024 Source:

References

External links

Meja Örtengren
at the

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s official site * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ortengren, Meja Swedish female golfers Amateur golfers Stanford Cardinal women's golfers Sportspeople from Östergötland County People from Linköping Municipality 2005 births Living people 21st-century Swedish sportswomen