My Leander

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My Leander
Personal information
Born (1994-09-12) 12 September 1994 (age 30)
Södertälje, Sweden
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Career
College San José State University
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s) LET Access Series
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
Women's British Open 77th: 2017
Evian Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
Mountain West Women's
Golfer of the Year 		2016–17

My Leander (born 12 September 1994) is a Swedish professional golfer. She made the cut at the 2017 Women's British Open, was runner-up at the 2019 WPGA International Challenge, and won the 2022 Rose Ladies Open in England. [1]

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Amateur career

Leander was successful on the junior golf circuit in Sweden, amassing 7 career titles. She was runner-up at the 2012 Annika Invitational Europe, 2 strokes behind Linnea Ström. [2]

Leander started playing college golf San Jose State Spartans women's golf team at San José State University in the fall of 2013 and graduated in 2017. She was named 2016–17 Mountain West Women's Golfer of the Year. Her stroke average in the 2016–17 season was the best in school history, shooting 17 rounds under par and six rounds of par and winning two tournaments, the Colonel Wollenberg's Ram Classic and Meadow Club Intercollegiate, and placed second at three other tournaments. [3]

By 2017, she had a World Amateur Golf Ranking of 28 and got onto the national team. Leander helped the Swedish team to place third at the European Ladies' Team Championship in Portugal. [4]

Leander made the cut at the 2017 Women's British Open at Kingsbarns Golf Links in Scotland. She qualified as an amateur by shooting three-under and finishing fifth at the final qualifying, just days before play began. Leander started the tournament with a one-under 71 in the first round and a two-under 70 in the second round, and she was just one of three amateurs to make the cut. In her final two rounds, she shot 77 and 79 to finish nine-over and in 77th place. [5] [6]

Professional career

Leander turned professional early 2018 and started playing on the LET Access Series and the Swedish Golf Tour, where she won the 2018 Nes Open in Norway, having prevailed in a playoff against Frida Gustafsson-Spång.

In 2019, she was runner-up at the WPGA International Challenge in England, one stroke behind Manon De Roey. [7]

In 2022, she finished 14th at the Mithra Belgian Ladies Open and 15th at the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open, her best finishes on the Ladies European Tour so far. In September, she won the Rose Ladies Open at Brocket Hall in England, three strokeas ahead of Noemí Jiménez Martín. [8]

Amateur wins

Source: [9] [2]

Professional wins (2)

LET Access Series wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin
of victory		Runner-up
125 Sep 2022 Rose Ladies Open −3 (72-73-68=213)3 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Noemí Jiménez Martín

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin
of victory		Runner-up
122 May 2018 Nes Open −2 (73-70-71=214)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Frida Gustafsson-Spång

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament2017
ANA Inspiration
Women's PGA Championship
U.S. Women's Open
Women's British Open 77
The Evian Championship
  Did not play

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile: My Leander". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 "My Leander". Golfdata. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Women's Golf Roster: My Leander". San José State Spartans. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "European Ladies' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Leander Played At Ricoh Women's British Open Last Weekend". San José State Spartans. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "A major step for My Leander". AIK Golf. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Getting to Know My Leander". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "My Leander Secures Maiden LETAS Win". LET Access Series. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "My Leander". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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