Linda Ericsson
Swedish professional golfer
Linda Ericsson | |
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Personal information | |
Born |
(
1973-10-02
)
2 October 1973
(age
49)
Karlstad , Sweden |
Sporting nationality |
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Residence | Karlstad , Sweden |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1997 |
Former tour(s) |
Ladies European Tour
(1997–2003)
Swedish Golf Tour |
Professional wins | 3 |
Linda Ericsson (born 2 October 1973) is a retired Swedish professional golfer . She was runner-up at the 1993 European Ladies Amateur , and played on the Ladies European Tour .
Amateur career
Ericsson was selected for the National Team and finished 4th at the 1992 Espirito Santo Trophy in Vancouver, Canada together with Annika Sörenstam and Maria Hjorth . She again finished 4th at the 1993 European Ladies' Team Championship . She won silver in 1992 and gold in 1994 at the European Lady Junior's Team Championship , teamed with Charlotta Sörenstam and four others under captain Pia Nilsson . [1]
Ericsson played on the Swedish Golf Tour as an amateur and won the 1991 SM Match and the 1992 Rörstrand Ladies Open . [2]
She was runner-up to Vibeke Stensrud at the 1993 European Ladies Amateur in Turin, Italy.
Professional career
Ericsson turned professional in 1997 and joined the Ladies European Tour . Her best finish as a rookie was a T15 at the 1997 Ford-Stimorol Danish Open , won by Laura Davies . [2]
She continued to play on the Swedish Golf Tour where she won the 2002 Ladies Finnish Open . She was also runner-up at the 1996 Aspeboda Ladies Open , 1997 Adapt Ladies Open , 1999 LB Data Ladies Open , 2000 Skandia PGA Open , 2001 Felix Finnish Ladies Open . [1]
Ericsson collected a number of top-10 finishes on the LET, including a T10 at the 2001 Ladies French Open and a T8 at the 2003 Open de España Femenino . She retired from tour after the Biarritz Ladies Classic in September 2003. [2]
Professional wins (3)
Swedish Golf Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament |
Winning
score |
To par |
Margin of
victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref |
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1 | 20 Jul 1991 | SM Match (as an amateur) |
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2 | 24 May 1992 | Rörstrand Ladies Open (as an amateur) | 206 | −7 | 5 strokes |
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[4] |
3 | 16 Jun 2002 | Felix Finnish Ladies Open | 212 | −4 | 2 strokes |
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[5] |
Source: [2]
Team appearances
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Sweden): 1992
- European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1992, 1994 (winners)
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1993
References
- 1 2 "Golf - Den Stora Sporten" . SGF . Retrieved 19 October 2021 .
- 1 2 3 4 "Linda Ericsson" . Golfdata . Retrieved 19 October 2021 .
- ↑ "1998 SM Match" . Golfdata . Retrieved 19 October 2021 .
- ↑ "1992 Rörstrand Ladies Open" . Golfdata . Retrieved 19 October 2021 .
- ↑ "2002 Felix Finnish Ladies Open" . Golfdata . Retrieved 19 October 2021 .
- ↑ "Resultat, EM damer" [ Results, European Ladies' Team Championship ] . Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1993. p. 60 . Retrieved 12 November 2021 .
- ↑ "Avgörande på 22:a hålet" [ Decided on the 22nd hole ] . Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 1993. p. 53 . Retrieved 12 November 2021 .
- ↑ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [ Golf - The great sport ] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 193. ISBN 91-86818007 . Archived from the original on 27 October 2021 . Retrieved 12 November 2021 .
- ↑ "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association" . Archived from the original on 21 October 2021 . Retrieved 12 November 2021 .
External links
- Linda Ericsson at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)