Cecilia Ekelundh

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Cecilia Ekelundh
Personal information
Born (1978-02-19) 19 February 1978 (age 46)
Karlskrona, Sweden
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Sweden
Career
College University of Tulsa
University of South Carolina
Turned professional2000
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (2006)
Ladies European Tour (2002-2009)
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour3
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship CUT: 2006
Women's PGA C'ship DNP
U.S. Women's Open DNP
Women's British Open T22: 2005
Achievements and awards
Sweden PGA
Rookie of the Year
2000
Volvo Cross Country Challenge 2005

Cecilia Ekelundh (born 19 February 1978) is a Swedish professional golfer.

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Career

She turned professional in 2000 and was a Ladies European Tour (LET) rookie in 2002.

She finished runner-up at the 2003 Gefle Ladies Open on the Swedish Golf Tour. [1]

She won on the LET for the first time at the 2004 Ladies Open of Portugal. In 2005, she successfully defended that title [2] and also won the inaugural 2005 Volvo Cross Country Challenge, a separate dedicated order of merit containing four events in the Nordic region on the Ladies European Tour. [3] In 2006, she captured her third professional title at the Ladies' English Open. [4]

Professional wins (5)

Ladies European Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
19 May 2004 Ladies Open of Portugal −10 (67-72-67=206)3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Linda Wessberg
226 Jun 2005 Algarve Ladies Open of Portugal −6 (77-66-67=210)3 strokes Flag of France.svg Ludivine Kreutz
38 Oct 2006 Ladies English Open −6 (71-69-70=210)1 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Martina Eberl

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

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References

  1. "Results 2003 Gefle Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  2. "Ekelundh mot Solheim Cup" [Ekelundh on the way to the Solheim Cup]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 2005. p. 111. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  3. "Ekelundh rullar mot toppen" [Ekelundh rolls to the top]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10. October 2005. p. 113. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  4. "Cecilia Ekelundh". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 27 September 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.