Marie Hedberg

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Marie Hedberg
Personal information
Full nameMarie Eva Camilla Hedberg
Born (1977-02-24) 24 February 1977 (age 47)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Växjö, Sweden
Career
College San Jose State University
Turned professional1999
Former tour(s) Ladies European Tour (joined 2000)
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins3

Marie Eva Camilla Hedberg (born 24 February 1977) is a retired Swedish professional golfer. She was part of the Swedish teams winning the 1995 European Girls' Team Championship and the 1997 European Ladies' Team Championship and she has played on the Ladies European Tour.

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Amateur career

Hedberg was selected for the National Team and won the 1995 European Girls' Team Championship and the 1997 European Ladies' Team Championship. In 1998, her team earned bronze at the European Lady Junior's Team Championship and finished fifth at the Espirito Santo Trophy in Santiago, Chile. She won the 1997 Vagliano Trophy representing the Continent of Europe. [1]

Hedberg attended San Jose State University and won the 1997 Western Athletic Conference Championship. [2]

She played on the Swedish Golf Tour and won the Toyota Ladies Open and the Adapt Ladies Open as an amateur in 1998. [3]

Professional career

Hedberg turned professional in 1999 and played a year on the Swedish Golf Tour where she won the Swedish PGA Champion title, before joining the Ladies European Tour (LET) in 2000. On the LET, she comfortably kept her card by finishing 70th and 61st on the Order of Merit in 2000 and 2001, but finished 98th in 2002. [4]

Hedberg achieved a number of top-10 finishes on the LET, including tied 8th at the South African Women's Masters and tied 9th at the Dutch Ladies Open in 2001. [3]

After retiring from tour, Hedberg became an associate professor at Linnaeus University and chairperson of the board at Växjö Golf Club in Sweden. [5]

Amateur wins

Source: [2]

Professional wins (3)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score		To parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef
17 Jun 1998 Toyota Ladies Open (as an amateur)74-73-70=217+1Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Jönsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Sara Melin 		[6]
213 Sep 1998 Adapt Ladies Open (as an amateur)67-73-73=213−31 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Nina Karlsson [7]

Source: [3]

Other wins (1)

Source: [8]

Team appearances

Amateur

Source: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. ISBN   91-86818007 . Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 "San Jose State Women's Golf" (PDF). San Jose State. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Marie Hedberg". Golfdata. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "LET Order of Merit". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Hon blir historisk ordförande i klubben" (in Swedish). VXO News. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "1998 Toyota Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "1998 Adapt Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Generational Championship Winners" (PDF). Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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