Caroline Hedwall

Caroline Hedwall
Hedwall at the 2010 Women's British Open
Personal information
Full name	Caroline Ingrid Hedwall
Born	(1989-05-13) 13 May 1989 (age 35) Täby, Sweden
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Sporting nationality	Sweden
Residence	Stockholm, Sweden
Partner	Fredrika Winqvist
Career
College	Oklahoma State University
Turned professional	2010
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 2011) LET (joined 2011)
Professional wins	16
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour	7
ALPG Tour	3
Other	6
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.

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

Hedwall 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.

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]

Awards

In 2011, Hedwall received Elit Sign number 137 by the Swedish Golf Federation based on world ranking achievements. ^[10]

The same season she was elected Swedish Golfer of the Year, male or female, amateur or professional.

As receipant number 47, Hedwall was in 2015 awarded the Golden Club by the Swedish Golf Federation for outstanding contributions to Swedish golf. ^[11]

Amateur wins

• 2006 Swedish Junior Match-play Championship, Swedish Junior Stroke-play Championship
• 2007 European Ladies Amateur Championship
• 2008 World Amateur Championship (individual title at Espirito Santo Trophy)
• 2009 European Ladies Amateur Championship
• 2010 NCAA Division I Individual Championship

Professional wins (16)

Ladies European Tour wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (€)
1	28 May 2011	Allianz Ladies Slovak Open	71-67-67=205	−11	2 strokes	Christel Boeljon	52,500
2	2 Jul 2011	Finnair Masters	69-65-68=202	−11	2 strokes	Christel Boeljon	30,000
3	4 Sep 2011	UNIQA Ladies Golf Open	73-67-64=204	−12	4 strokes	Caroline Afonso	30,000
4	11 Dec 2011	Hero Women's Indian Open	67-68-69=204	−12	2 strokes	Pornanong Phatlum	33,000
5	9 Sep 2012	UNIQA Ladies Golf Open	67-66-70=203	−13	4 strokes	Laura Davies Mikaela Parmlid	30,000
6	9 Sep 2018	Lacoste Ladies Open de France	69-71-70-62=272	−12	2 strokes	Stacy Lee Bregman	41,250
7	27 Nov 2022	Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España	70-68-69-67=274	−18	Playoff	Morgane Métraux	97,500

Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2022	Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España	Morgane Métraux	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Australian Ladies Professional Golf Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's share (AUD)
1	23 Jan 2011	Bing Lee Samsung NSW Women's Open	67-68-70=205	−11	1 stroke	Lydia Ko (a)	18,750
2	20 Jan 2013	Mount Broughton Classic	67-65=132	−12	4 strokes	Emma de Groot	4,500
3	27 Jan 2013	Bing Lee Samsung Women's New South Wales Open	66-69-68=203	−13	2 strokes	Lydia Ko (a)	18,750

Swedish Golf Tour wins (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's share (SEK)
1	25 Aug 2006	Swedish Match-play Championship (as an amateur)	7 and 5			Johanna Lundberg	27,000 [a]
2	10 Jun 2007	Isover Ladies Open (as an amateur)	67-70-72=209	−4	3 strokes	Sohvi Härkönen	27,000 [a]
3	4 Aug 2007	SI  · Gefle Ladies Open (as an amateur)	73-70-72=215	−1	Playoff	Florence Lüscher	36,000 [a]
4	18 Aug 2007	Hotel Falköping Ladies Cup (as an amateur)	72-71=143	−1	1 stroke	Nuria Clau	20,000 [a]
5	22 Sep 2007	PGA Gibson Open (as an amateur)	73-71-69=213	−3	5 strokes	Marianne Skarpnord	27,000 [a]
6	10 May 2008	Telenor Masters (as an amateur)	72-68-71=211	−2	3 strokes	Jacqueline Hedwall (a)	60,000 [a]

1. As Hedwell was an amateur, she received no prize money. The winner's share was allocated to the best placed professional.

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

! Tournament	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Chevron Championship					T56	T3	T64	T46	CUT	T66			CUT
Women's PGA Championship					CUT	T37	CUT	71	CUT	67	CUT	T53	CUT	CUT
U.S. Women's Open					CUT	T31	T38	CUT		CUT		CUT	CUT
The Evian Championship ^						T19	T50	CUT	CUT	T40	T54	T17	NT
Women's British Open	CUT	CUT	T27	T30	CUT	CUT	CUT	T28	CUT		CUT	T44	CUT			T66

^ 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

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Chevron Championship	0	0	1	1	1	1	7	5
Women's PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	4
U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2
The Evian Championship	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	5
Women's British Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	5
Totals	0	0	1	1	1	3	44	21

• Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (four times)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Ladies European Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings (€)	Order of Merit rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2006	1	1	0	0	0	0	11	n/a	n/a	71.25
2007	1	1	0	0	0	1	7			71.50
2008	2	1	0	0	0	0	13			73.20
2009	1	0	0	0	0	0	CUT			77.00
2010	2	2	0	0	0	1	T8			71.28
2011	20	19	4	1	0	8	1	278,528	3	70.97	14
2012	6	5	1	1	0	3	1	80,780	29	70.55	3
2013	5	4	0	1	0	1	2	57,441	34	71.47	11
2014	6	5	0	0	0	1	T5	44,883	43	71.28	12
2015	5	3	0	0	0	1	T8	39,332	50	72.28	25
2016	10	7	0	2	0	4	2	110,095	8	71.50	17
2017	3	2	0	0	0	0	T12	22,404	56	72.11	49
2018	10	8	1	2	0	5	1	124,013	3	70.58	10
2019	13	12	0	2	3	6	T2	165,390	6	71.15	13
2020	6	4	0	0	2	2	3	70,639	17	72.28	25
2021	13	13	0	0	0	0	T12	61,879	35	72.24	28
2022	18	15	1	1	0	9	1	213,335	8	71.20	14

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2008	1	0	0	0	0	0	CUT	n/a	n/a	77.50	n/a
2009	1	0	0	0	0	0	CUT			77.00
2010	1	1	0	0	0	0	T27			72.75
2011	6	6	0	0	0	0	T12	126,801	64	71.70	n/a
2012	18	13	0	0	0	2	T5	216,074	57	72.27	44
2013	23	21	0	0	3	6	3	763,104	14	71.08	20
2014	18	14	0	1	0	1	2	359,016	46	72.23	68
2015	18	11	0	0	0	0	T26	98,117	93	72.98	103
2016	18	6	0	0	0	1	5	94,733	99	72.57	95
2017	19	11	0	0	0	0	T11	125,240	92	71.81	81
2018	17	7	0	0	0	1	T9	96,188	104	71.45	51
2019	13	11	0	0	0	0	T12	154,094	88	71.50	68
2020	10	1	0	0	0	0	T15	28,249	123	73.57	121
2021	4	0	0	0	0	0	CUT	0	n/a	75.88	n/a
2022	1	0	0	0	0	0	CUT	0	n/a	72.00	n/a
2023	3	2	0	0	0	1	T6	68,984	144	71.90	n/a

Source: ^[12]

World ranking

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

Year	World ranking	Source
2006	456	[13]
2007	380	[14]
2008	409	[15]
2009	625	[16]
2010	352	[17]
2011	37	[18]
2012	40	[19]
2013	23	[20]
2014	55	[21]
2015	141	[22]
2016	171	[23]
2017	170	[24]
2018	123	[25]
2019	125	[26]
2020	139	[27]
2021	233	[28]
2022	125	[29]
2023	118	[30]

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Girls' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2006, 2007 (winners) ^[31]
• Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2007 (winners)
• European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2008 (winners), 2009, 2010 (winners) ^[31]
• Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2009 (winners) ^[32]
• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Sweden): 2008 (winners and individual winner), 2010

Professional

• Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2011 (winners), 2013 (winners), 2015, 2019 (winners), 2023 (tie, cup retained)
• International Crown (representing Sweden): 2014, 2018, 2023

Solheim Cup record

Year	Total matches	Total W–L–H	Singles W–L–H	Foursomes W–L–H	Fourballs W–L–H	Points won	Points %
Career	17	9–7–1	2–2–1	3–1–0	4–4–0	9.5	55.8
2011	4	2–1–1	0–0–1 halved w/ R. O'Toole	1–0–0 won w/ S. Gustafson 6&5	1–1–0 won w/ S. Gustafson 5&4 lost w/ S. Pettersen 1 up	2.5	62.5
2013	5	5–0–0	1–0–0 defeated M. Wie 1 up	2–0–0 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	5	100.0
2015	4	1–3–0	0–1–0 lost to M. Wie 6&4	0–1–0 lost w/ A. Nordqvist 5&4	1–1–0 won w/ A. Nordqvist 4&3, lost w/ C. Masson 1 dn	1.0	25.0
2019	2	0–2–0	0–1–0 lost to N. Korda 2 dn		0–1-0 lost w/ A. Nordqvist 7&5	0	0.0
2023	2	1–1–0	1–0–0 def. A. Ewing 2 up		0–1-0 lost w/ A. Nordqvist 2 dn	1	50.0

References

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3. Swedish Golf Federation: Espirito Santo Trophy
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32. "International matches". European Golf Association. 16 October 2015.

External links

• Caroline Hedwall at the Ladies European Tour official site
• Caroline Hedwall at the LPGA Tour official site
• Caroline Hedwall at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
• Oklahoma State University athletics – official site – women's golf – Caroline Hedwall
• Caroline Hedwall at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)