Caroline Hedwall

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Caroline Hedwall
2010 Women's British Open - Caroline Hedwall (3).jpg
Hedwall at the 2010 Women's British Open
Personal information
Full nameCaroline Ingrid Hedwall
Born (1989-05-13) 13 May 1989 (age 34)
Täby, Sweden
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Stockholm, Sweden
PartnerFredrika Winqvist
Career
College Oklahoma State University
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2011)
LET (joined 2011)
Professional wins16
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour7
ALPG Tour3
Other6
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T3: 2013
Women's PGA C'ship T37: 2013
U.S. Women's Open T31: 2013
Women's British Open T27: 2010
Evian Championship T17: 2019
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year 		2011
Ladies European Tour
Player of the Year 		2011
Swedish Golfer of the Year 2011
Honda Sports Award 2010

Caroline Ingrid Hedwall (born 13 May 1989) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and the LPGA Tour. In 2013 she became the first player to win five matches in a single Solheim Cup event. As an amateur she was a dominating player, winning the European Ladies Amateur Championship as well as the individual titles at the Espirito Santo Trophy and the NCAA Championship.

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Early years

Hedwall started to play golf at age eight, living in Täby outside Stockholm, Sweden, and moved with her family to Löddeköpinge at 15 years of age, coming to represent Barsebäck Golf & Country Club. She is the daughter of Yvonne and Claes Hedwall and has a twin sister, Jacqueline, who, just as Caroline, also played collegiate golf in the United States, at Louisiana State University, represented Sweden as an amateur and turned professional. [1]

Amateur career

Hedwall's amateur career was very successful. In 2006, 17 years old, she became the second girl to win the Swedish Junior Stroke-play Championship as well as the Swedish Junior Match-play Championship, both championships for players up to 21, during the same season.

As an 18-year-old, she finished lone 7th at her Ladies European Tour debut, the 2007 Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika, at her home course Barsebäck, two strokes better than tournament host Annika Sörenstam. [1] In 2006–2008, Hedwall won six times on the professional Swedish Golf Tour, being an amateur without the possibility to receive any prize money. At the 2008 Telenor Masters at Barsebäck, the two amateur Hedwall twins finished first and second and the SEK 60,000 first prize check went to third placed Sarah Heath, England.

At the 2007 Junior Solheim Cup, the two Hedwall sisters both played on the winning European team. The Hedwall twins were also part of the winning Swedish teams at the European Ladies' Team Championship in 2008 and 2010. [2]

Hedwall won the individual European Ladies Amateur Championship in 2007 and 2009, and both the team and individual title at the amateur worlds, the Espirito Santo Trophy in 2008. [3]

She accepted a golf scholarship to Oklahoma State University in 2008. While at Oklahoma State she was the 2010 NCAA Individual Champion, 2010 NGCA Player of the Year, 2010 Golfstat Cup Winner, 2009 and 2010 First-Team All-American, and Big 12 Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010. [4] In 2010, she also won the Honda Sports Award as the best female collegiate golfer in the nation. [5] [6]

She was tied 27th, best Swedish player and low amateur at the 2010 Women's British Open. Before turning professional, Hedwall represented Sweden a last time at the Espirito Santo Trophy at the end of 2010, earning a bronze medal with her team.

Professional career

She was the medalist at the final stage of LET Qualifying School, a nine-stroke victory on 19 December 2010 to earn her LET card for 2011. In her first tournament as a professional, she won the 2011 New South Wales Open in Australia on the ALPG Tour in January. On the LET, she won the Allianz Ladies Slovak Open in May, Finnair Masters in July, UNIQA Ladies Golf Open in September, and the Hero Women's Indian Open in December. [7] She was a captain's selection to the European team for the 2011 Solheim Cup in Ireland. She ended the year by winning the LET Player of the Year and LET Rookie of the Year awards. She was also named 2011 Swedish Golfer of the Year, male and female.

Hedwall was again a captain's pick for Team Europe at the 2013 Solheim Cup at the Colorado Golf Club in the Denver area. In that event, she became the first player in Solheim Cup history to win five matches in a single competition, helping lead Team Europe to a surprising 18–10 win. It was the Europeans' first successful defense of the Cup, and also the first win for Team Europe on American soil. [8]

In September 2018, Hedwall won the Lacoste Ladies Open de France, with a score of 12-under-par over 72 holes, recording her first professional victory in three years. The following year, she qualified for her fourth Solheim Cup appearance for the European team.

From 2021, Hedwall focused on the Ladies European Tour instead of the LPGA. In November 2022, she won the tour final Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España, moving her to eighth on the 2022 final Order of Merit and advancing 82 positions to 137th on the world rankings. Despite being ranked 121st, she was picked for the 2023 Solheim Cup by captain Suzann Pettersen. In the Sunday singles, Hedwall delivered one of the best stretches of golf in Solheim Cup history, going from 3 down after 12 holes to flip her match to a 2 up victory over Ally Ewing after birdieing five of the last six holes, preventing the United States from winning. [9]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (16)

Ladies European Tour wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score		To parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (€)
128 May 2011 Allianz Ladies Slovak Open 71-67-67=205−112 strokes Flag of the Netherlands.svg Christel Boeljon 52,500
22 Jul 2011 Finnair Masters 69-65-68=202−112 strokes Flag of the Netherlands.svg Christel Boeljon 30,000
34 Sep 2011 UNIQA Ladies Golf Open 73-67-64=204−124 strokes Flag of France.svg Caroline Afonso 30,000
411 Dec 2011 Hero Women's Indian Open 67-68-69=204−122 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Pornanong Phatlum 33,000
59 Sep 2012 UNIQA Ladies Golf Open 67-66-70=203−134 strokes Flag of England.svg Laura Davies
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikaela Parmlid 		30,000
69 Sep 2018 Lacoste Ladies Open de France 69-71-70-62=272−122 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Stacy Lee Bregman 41,250
727 Nov 2022 Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España 70-68-69-67=274−18Playoff Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Morgane Métraux 97,500

Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2022 Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Morgane Métraux Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Australian Ladies Professional Golf Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score		To parMargin of
victory		Runner-upWinner's
share (AUD)
123 Jan 2011 Bing Lee Samsung NSW Women's Open 67-68-70=205−111 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko (a)18,750
220 Jan 2013 Mount Broughton Classic 67-65=132−124 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emma De Groot 4,500
327 Jan 2013 Bing Lee Samsung Women's New South Wales Open 66-69-68=203−132 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko (a)18,750

Swedish Golf Tour wins (6)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score		To parMargin of
victory		Runner-upWinner's
share (SEK)
125 Aug 2006 Swedish Match-play Championship (as an amateur)7 and 5 Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Lundberg27,000 [lower-alpha 1]
210 Jun 2007Isover Ladies Open (as an amateur)67-70-72=209−43 strokes Flag of Finland.svg Sohvi Härkönen27,000 [lower-alpha 1]
34 Aug 2007Gavle Ladies Open (as an amateur)73-70-72=215−1Playoff Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Florence Lüscher36,000 [lower-alpha 1]
418 Aug 2007Hotel Falköping Ladies Cup (as an amateur)72-71=143−11 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Clau20,000 [lower-alpha 1]
522 Sep 2007 PGA Gibson Open (as an amateur)73-71-69=213−35 strokes Flag of Norway.svg Marianne Skarpnord 27,000 [lower-alpha 1]
610 May 2008Telenor Masters (as an amateur)72-68-71=211−23 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Jacqueline Hedwall (a)60,000 [lower-alpha 1]
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 As Hedwell was an amateur, she received no prize money. The winner's share was received by the best placed professional.

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Chevron Championship T56T3T64T46CUTT66CUT
Women's PGA Championship CUTT37CUT71CUT67CUTT53CUTCUT
U.S. Women's Open CUTT31T38CUTCUTCUTCUT
The Evian Championship ^T19T50CUTCUTT40T54T17NT
Women's British Open CUTCUTT27T30CUTCUTCUTT28CUTCUTT44CUTT66

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T= tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship 00111175
Women's PGA Championship 000000104
U.S. Women's Open 00000072
The Evian Championship 00000275
Women's British Open 000000135
Totals0011134421

Ladies European Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings
(€)		Order of Merit
rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2006 11000011n/an/a71.25
2007 110001771.50
2008 2100001373.20
2009 100000CUT77.00
2010 220001T871.28
2011 201941081278,528370.9714
2012 651103180,7802970.553
2013 540101257,4413471.4711
2014 650001T544,8834371.2812
2015 530001T839,3325072.2825
2016 10702042110,095871.5017
2017 320000T1222,4045672.1149
2018 10812051124,013370.5810
2019 13120236T2165,390671.1513
2020 640022370,6391772.2825
2021 13130000T1261,8793572.2428
2022 181511091213,335871.2014

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2008 100000CUTn/an/a77.50n/a
2009 100000CUT77.00
2010 110000T2772.75
2011 660000T12126,8016471.70n/a
2012 18130002T5216,0745772.2744
2013 232100363763,1041471.0820
2014 181401012359,0164672.2368
2015 18110000T2698,1179372.98103
2016 1860001594,7339972.5795
2017 19110000T11125,2409271.8181
2018 1770001T996,18810471.4551
2019 13110000T12154,0948871.5068
2020 1010000T1528,24912373.57121
2021 400000CUT0n/a75.88n/a
2022 100000CUT0n/a72.00n/a
2023 320001T668,98414471.90n/a

Source: [10]

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

YearWorld
ranking		Source
2006456 [11]
2007380 [12]
2008409 [13]
2009625 [14]
2010352 [15]
201137 [16]
201240 [17]
201323 [18]
201455 [19]
2015141 [20]
2016171 [21]
2017170 [22]
2018123 [23]
2019125 [24]
2020139 [25]
2021233 [26]
2022125 [27]
2023118 [28]

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup record

YearTotal
matches		Total
W–L–H		Singles
W–L–H		Foursomes
W–L–H		Fourballs
W–L–H		Points
won		Points
%
Career179–7–12–2–13–1–04–4–09.555.8
2011 42–1–10–0–1 halved w/ R. O'Toole 1–0–0 won w/ S. Gustafson 6&51–1–0 won w/ S. Gustafson 5&4
lost w/ S. Pettersen 1 up		2.562.5
2013 55–0–01–0–0 defeated M. Wie 1 up2–0–0 won w/ A. Nordqvist 4 & 2
won w/ A. Nordqvist 2 & 1		2–0–0 won w/ C. Masson 2 & 1
won w/ C. Masson 2 & 1		5100.0
2015 41–3–00–1–0 lost to M. Wie 6&40–1–0 lost w/ A. Nordqvist 5&41–1–0 won w/ A. Nordqvist 4&3,
lost w/ C. Masson 1 dn		1.025.0
2019 20–2–00–1–0 lost to N. Korda 2 dn0–1-0 lost w/ A. Nordqvist 7&500.0
2023 21–1–01–0–0 def. A. Ewing 2 up0–1-0 lost w/ A. Nordqvist 2 dn150.0

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