Emma Westin

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Emma Westin
Personal information
Born (1991-07-23) 23 July 1991 (age 31)
Borås, Sweden
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Halmstad, Sweden
Career
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s) LET Access Series
Former tour(s) Ladies European Tour (joined 2015)
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship DNP
Women's PGA C'ship DNP
U.S. Women's Open DNP
Women's British Open DNP
Evian Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
LET Access Series Order of Merit 2014

Emma Westin (born 23 Juli 1991) is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour. In 2014 she won the LET Access Series Order of Merit and became the first player to win three LETAS tournaments in a single season, and first to win back to back titles. [1]

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Career

Westin grew up in Borås and began playing at the age of seven. She was accepted to the Scandinavian School of Golf at Halmstad University in 2011, and turned pro the following year. [2] She played on the Swedish Golf Tour between 2011 and 2013.

In 2014 Westin joined the LET Access Series where she found immediate success, winning the Sölvesborg Ladies Open in Sweden, the HLR Golf Academy Open in Finland, where she won by a record breaking 11 shots, [1] and the following week claimed her third win at the Mineks & Regnum Ladies Classic in Turkey. [3] With a top-ten finish at the ultimate event of the season, the WPGA International Challenge in England, she secured the number one spot in the 2014 LET Access Series Order of Merit ahead of Lina Boqvist, and graduated to the Ladies European Tour. [4]

Amateur wins (5)

Source: [5]

Professional wins (3)

LET Access Series wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score
To parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
123 May 2014 Sölvesborg Ladies Open^74-70-70=214−22 strokes Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Melanie Maetzler
231 Aug 2014 HLR Golf Academy Open 65-68-69=202−1111 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Jane Turner
37 Sep 2014 Mineks & Regnum Ladies Classic 73-71-71=215−42 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Lina Boqvist

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score
To parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
123 May 2014 Sölvesborg Ladies Open^74-70-70=214−22 strokes Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Melanie Maetzler

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References

  1. 1 2 "Emma Westin Bio". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. "About". Emma Westin. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. "Emma Westin Wins Again". Women & Golf. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. "LETAS Top Five Progress to Ladies European Tour". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. "Emma Westin Profile". Golfdata. Retrieved 23 March 2021.