Louise Larsson

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Louise Larsson
Personal information
Born (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 34)
Karlstad, Sweden
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Kil, Sweden
Career
Turned professional2010
Former tour(s) Ladies European Tour (joined 2011)
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship DNP
Women's PGA C'ship DNP
U.S. Women's Open DNP
du Maurier Classic DNP
Women's British Open CUT: 2012, 2013, 2014

Louise Larsson (born 30 July 1990) is a Swedish professional golfer. She won the 2010 European Ladies' Team Championship and played on the Ladies European Tour between 2011 and 2016.

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Amateur career

Larsson won the 2010 European Ladies' Team Championship at La Manga Club as part of the Swedish National Team alongside Camilla Lennarth and twins Jacqueline and Caroline Hedwall. [1] The same year, she won the bronze at the Espirito Santo Trophy in Argentina together with Camilla Lennarth and Caroline Hedwall. [1]

Playing on the Swedish Golf Tour, she won the 2009 SM Match Play and the 2010 Dalsland Resort Ladies Open, where she shot a new course record of 63, shooting 29 on the final 9 holes. [1]

Professional career

Larsson turned professional and joined the Ladies European Tour (LET) in 2011 after finishing fifth at the LET Final Qualifying School. [2] On the LET, she kept her playing rights by comfortably finishing in the top 100 on the Order of Merit each year between 2011 and 2014, peaking at 57th in 2013. [3] Her best LET finish came at the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters in 2013, where she finished tied 5th. [4]

Larsson was runner-up at the 2010 Ladies Finnish Open. Her only appearances at an LPGA major were at the Women's British Open, where she played in 2012 at Royal Liverpool, 2013 at St Andrews, and 2014 at Royal Birkdale. [4]

Amateur wins (9)

Professional wins (2)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score		To parMargin of
victory		Runner-upRef
122 Aug 2009 SM Match Play (as an amateur) Flag of Denmark.svg Julie Tvede [5]
214 Aug 2010 Dalsland Resort Ladies Open (as an amateur)77-78-67=222+91 stroke Flag of Finland.svg Kaisa Ruuttila [6]

Source: [4]

Results in LPGA majors

! Tournament201120122013
Women's British Open CUTCUTCUT

Note: Larsson only played in the Women's British Open.
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Louise Larsson Player Profile". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "2011 LET Final Qualifying School". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "LET Order of Merit". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Louise Larsson Player Profile". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "1999 LB Data Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "2010 Dalsland Resort Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Blågula segrar i världen, EM och VM, EM Lag pojkar (upp till och med 18 år)" [Blue and yellow victories around the world, European and World Championships, European Girls' Team Championship] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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