Marita Engzelius

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Marita Engzelius
Personal information
Born (1988-02-09) 9 February 1988 (age 36)
Bærum, Norway
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Career
College University of Tulsa
Turned professional2013
Former tour(s) Symetra Tour
Ladies European Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour1

Marita Engzelius (born 9 February 1988) is a retired Norwegian professional golfer, who played on the Symetra Tour and the Ladies European Tour. She won the Symetra Tour Championship and was runner-up at the New South Wales Women's Open. [1]

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Amateur career

Engzelius won the Norwegian National Golf Championship three times (2007, 2010 and 2012) and was awarded the Kongepokal. [2] She represented Norway at the Espirito Santo Trophy in 2010 and 2012.

Playing golf at the University of Tulsa between 2009 and 2012, she was a three-time All-Conference USA selection. [3] [4]

Professional career

Engzelius turned professional after finishing 24th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in December 2012, where she earned a place on the Symetra Tour and limited category for the 2013 LPGA Tour. [5]

She played on the Symetra Tour from 2013 to 2017. In 2014 she eagled the first playoff hole to win the season-ending Symetra Tour Championship, to finish 15th on the money list. [6]

Engzelius was successful at the Ladies European Tour's qualifying school in 2017, and played on the LET 2018 and 2019. She won the season opener in the LET Access Series, the Terre Blanche Ladies Open held in France, in April 2018. [7] Her best finish on the LET was runner-up at the 2018 New South Wales Women's Open in Australia, two strokes behind Meghan MacLaren. [1]

After 7 years on tour she announced her retirement at the Open de España Femenino in December 2019. [5]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (2)

Symetra Tour (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score		To parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
14 Jul 2014 Symetra Tour Championship 278−10Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Demi Runas
Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Stoelting

LET Access Series wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score		To parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
13 Oct 2018 Terre Blanche Ladies Open 67-69=136−83 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Emma Nilsson

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. 1 2 "Player Profile Marita Engzelius". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Norgesmesterskapene" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Federation. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Player Profile Marita Engzelius". Tulsa Hurricane. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Player Profile Marita Engzelius". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Marita Engzelius legger opp" (in Norwegian). Norsk Golf. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Marita Engzelius wins Symetra Tour finale". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Getting to Know Marita Engzelius". LET Acceess Series. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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