Nora Sundberg

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Nora Sundberg
Personal information
Full nameNora Lovisa Josefin Sundberg
Born (2005-09-30) 30 September 2005 (age 16)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Stockholm, Sweden
Career
StatusAmateur
Achievements and awards
Swedish Teen Tour Order of Merit2021

Nora Sundberg (born 30 September 2005) is a Swedish amateur golfer. She played on the winning Junior Solheim Cup and Junior Vagliano Trophy teams in 2021. [1]

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Career

Sundberg grew up in Stockholm and represents Stockholm Golf Club. She played in the European Young Masters in 2019 and 2020, and joined the National Team in 2021. At the European Girls' Team Championship in 2021, her team finished third. [2] In 2022, they finished second, as the final with France ended 4–3, after beating England 6–1 in the semi-final. [3] [4]

In 2021, Sundberg played on the winning Junior Solheim Cup in Toledo, Ohio, captained by Annika Sörenstam, where she won, 3 and 1, over Bailey Shoemaker in her final day match. [5] She was also on the European 2021 Junior Vagliano Trophy team that beat Janet Melville's British team in the Netherlands 14–4. [6]

Sundberg had individual success on the Swedish Teen Tour and won six tournaments between 2018 and 2021. On her way to win the 2021 Teen Tour Elite #5 at Fullerö Golf Club, she shot a final round 63, a course record. [7] After holding the overnight lead ahead of the final round of the Annika Invitational Europe in 2021, she finished runner-up behind Meja Örtengren. She was again runner-up at the tournament in 2022. [8] She won the 2021 Swedish Teen Tour Order of Merit. [9]

In 2022, she won the Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship as one of five titles that year. [10] She made her Ladies European Tour debut at the 2022 Skaftö Open where she finished low amateur, tied for 22nd place. [11]

Personal life

Her sister Alice played college golf at Campbell University between 2018 and 2022. [12]

Amateur wins

Source: [13]

Team appearances

Amateur

Source: [13]

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  12. "Women's Golf Roster: Alice Sundberg". Campbell University Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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