Amateur career
Stahle had a very successful amateur career. In 2002, at 17 years of age, she won the French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship [3] as well as the Swedish Junior Match-play Championship and was a member of the European Junior Solheim Cup team. [4] In 2003, she was again a member of the European Junior Solheim Cup team, this time on the winning side and in her native Sweden. [5]
In 2004, she won the St Rule Trophy at St Andrews, Scotland, [6] the Beirut Café Ladies Trophy on the Swedish Golf Tour (at the time named the Telia Tour) [7] and won the Smyth Salver as leading amateur at the Weetabix Women's British Open. [8] However, her greatest achievement of the year came when she became the first Swede to win the British Ladies Amateur, when she won at Gullane No 1 in Scotland. [9] She was part of the winning Swedish Team at the 2004 Espirito Santo Trophy together with Sofie Andersson and Karin Sjödin. [10]
Stahle played collegiate golf 2004-2005 at Arizona State University, where she had one of the finest freshman seasons in school history. [9] She had four runner-up performances and three victories in 10 tournaments, including wins at the Wildcat Invitational [11] and PING/ASU Invitational. She was named National Golf Coaches Association Eleanor Dudley Division I Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year as well as being named to All-American First team [12] and Scholar team. [13] She was Pac-10 Golfer of the Year and Freshman of the Year, won the Pac-10 championship and was named All-Pac-10 first team. [9] She also won the Golfstat Cup, which is given to the player who has the best scoring average versus par with at least 20 full rounds played during a season. [14]
Stahle became the first player in 30 years to successfully defend the Ladies' British Amateur title, when she won again in 2005, this time at Littlestone, Scotland. [3] [15]
Playing as an amateur at the 2005 Weetabix Women's British Open, she was placed lone second after two rounds. She did not have the possibility to win any prize money, but her invitation to the major championship, as reigning British Amateur champion, was conditioned to the fact that she played as an amateur. [2] After finishing tied eighth in the tournament, two strokes from second place, Stahle turned professional. [16]
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