Pernilla Lindberg

For the Swedish Paralympic swimmer, see Pernilla Lindberg (swimmer).

Pernilla Lindberg
Lindberg at the 2010 Women's British Open
Personal information
Nickname	"P", "Pillan"
Born	(1986-07-13) 13 July 1986 (age 39) Bollnäs, Sweden
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality	Sweden
Residence	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Spouse	Daniel Taylor
Career
College	Oklahoma State University
Turned professional	2009
Former tours	LPGA Tour (2010–2025) Ladies European Tour (2010–2024) Futures Tour (2009)
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	1
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1)
Chevron Championship	Won: 2018
Women's PGA C'ship	T18: 2020
U.S. Women's Open	T5: 2015
Women's British Open	T11: 2013
Evian Championship	T26: 2018
Achievements and awards
Annika Sörenstam Trophy 2003 Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year 2006 Swedish Golfer of the Year 2018

Pernilla Anna Lindberg (born 13 July 1986) is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. She won the 2018 ANA Inspiration, a major championship, and represented Sweden at the 2016 Summer Olympics. As an amateur she won the 2008 Espirito Santo Trophy, the IGF's World Amateur Team Championship. ^{[1] [2]}

Early life

Lindberg was born and grew up in Bollnäs in the province of Hälsingland, Gävleborg County, Sweden. As a youth in Sweden, she was an alpine ski racer. ^[3] She started playing golf at the age of four introduced by her father Jan, one of the leading players in the local golf club, Bollnäs Golf Club, in the 1970s. ^[4]

2002–2004, Lindberg won seven national youth tournaments in Sweden. ^[5] In 2003, she topped the Swedish Junior Tour Order of Merit, and was awarded the Annika Sörenstam Trophy. ^[6]

Amateur career

Lindberg had a successful career with the Swedish national team, and won the 2004 European Girls' Team Championship, the 2006 European Lady Junior's Team Championship, and the 2008 European Ladies' Team Championship. ^[5]

She beat the Americans in the 2003 Junior Solheim Cup at Bokskogen Golf Club 121⁄2–111⁄2 as part of the European team, and won the 2008 Espirito Santo Trophy in Adelaide, Australia together with Caroline Hedwall and Anna Nordqvist. ^[7]

In 2005, she won the individual title at the Spirit International Amateur in Texas, and she tied for 10th at the 2008 Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika, an LET event. ^[8]

Lindberg played college golf in the United States with the Oklahoma State Cowgirls golf team at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, where she was a three-time All-American. ^[9] She graduated in May 2009 with a bachelor's degree in international business. ^[10]

Professional career

Lindberg joined the Duramed Futures Tour in June 2009 and was runner-up at the iMPACT Classic in Virginia. At the end of the year, she qualified for both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour (LET) for 2010. On the LET, she was runner-up at the 2010 New Zealand Women's Open after she shot a career low 63 (−9), and at the 2011 Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open in China. ^[4]

Major win

Lindberg tied for 5th at the 2015 U.S. Women's Open, before winning the 2018 ANA Inspiration, a major championship, for her first professional win. She prevailed in a sudden-death playoff, which extended to eight holes, over Inbee Park and Jennifer Song. Despite holding a three-shot lead after 54 holes, Lindberg shot 71 in the final round. In the final pairing, she birdied the 72nd hole to finish at 273 (−15), tied with Park and Song. In the playoff, Song was eliminated on the third extra hole when Park and Lindberg both birdied. After another try, the remaining two parred the hole and play was suspended due to darkness. ^[11] On Monday morning, the playoff resumed on the 10th hole, then went to 17 and back to 18. Still tied after seven extra holes, the players returned to #10, where Lindberg sank a thirty-foot (9 m) birdie putt, while Park missed hers from twenty feet (6 m). ^[1] The victory boosted Lindberg′s world ranking 61 places, from 95 to 34, and a few weeks later she reached a career-best 29. ^[1]

In 2018, she was named Swedish Golfer of the Year, and she was awarded honorary membership of the PGA of Sweden in 2020. ^[12]

A 39-year-old Lindberg announced her retirement from the LPGA Tour in October 2025, after 340 starts and $3.4 million in prize money. ^[13]

Personal life

On 31 January 2019, Lindberg married Daniel Taylor, who had been her caddie for several seasons. ^[14]

Professional wins (1)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (0)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runners-up	Winner's share ($)
1	2 Apr 2018	ANA Inspiration	65-67-70-71=273	−15	Playoff	Inbee Park Jennifer Song	420,000

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2018	ANA Inspiration	Inbee Park Jennifer Song	Won with birdie on eighth extra hole Song eliminated by birdie on third hole

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runners-up
2018	ANA Inspiration	3 shot lead	−15 (65-67-70-71=273)	Playoff1	Inbee Park, Jennifer Song

¹ Defeated Park and Song in a sudden-death playoff: Lindberg (5-5-4-5-4-3-5-3), Park (5-5-4-5-4-3-5-x) and Song (5-5-5).

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Chevron Championship		CUT		T55	T34	T20	T18	T21	1	CUT
Women's PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	T28	T53	CUT	CUT	CUT	T49	T60
U.S. Women's Open				CUT	T63	T5	T46	T48	T59	CUT
The Evian Championship^				T64	T41	T46	T64	CUT	T26	CUT
Women's British Open	CUT		CUT	T11	CUT	CUT	CUT	T43	T35	CUT

Tournament	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Chevron Championship	T74	T14	T53	CUT	CUT	81
U.S. Women's Open	T58	T49	CUT	CUT
Women's PGA Championship	T18	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
The Evian Championship^	NT	CUT		69
Women's British Open	T45	CUT

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013

  Win

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Chevron Championship	1	0	0	1	1	5	14	10
U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	1	1	1	11	7
Women's PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	5
The Evian Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	6
Women's British Open	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	4
Totals	1	0	0	2	2	8	60	32

• Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2018 ANA – 2018 Evian)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2010	14	6	0	0	0	0	T33	41,179	102	73.44	94
2011	11	5	0	0	0	0	T29	53,353	90	73.33	80
2012	18	10	0	0	0	0	T11	131,204	70	72.60	59
2013	25	17	0	0	0	0	T11	206,926	60	72.39	65
2014	30	23	0	0	1	3	T3	411,232	42	71.84	50
2015	29	23	0	0	0	1	T5	417,225	40	71.83	52
2016	30	22	0	0	0	2	7	329,857	59	71.77	61
2017	28	17	0	0	0	2	T4	295,505	62	72.27	109
2018	27	22	1	0	0	2	1	669,628	29	72.19	96
2019	24	12	0	0	0	0	T23	100,054	111	72.56	127
2020	17	15	0	0	0	1	T9	229,189	50	72.18	77
2021	22	12	0	0	0	1	T8	127,907	102	72.13	100
2022	19	11	0	0	0	0	T22	82,378	124	71.95	104
2023	21	14	0	0	0	0	T23	124,862	119	71.83	91
2024	19	6	0	0	0	0	T25	88,651	138	72.75	141

As of the 2024 season ^[15]

LET career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings (€)	Order of Merit	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2004	1	0	0	0	0	0	T80	0		77.00
2005	1	0	0	0	0	0	T136	0		82.50
2006	1	1	0	0	0	0	T51	0		73.75
2007	1	1	0	0	0	0	T49	0		75.00
2008	1	1	0	0	0	1	T10	0		70.00
2010	8	6	0	1	0	2	T2	48,463	45	72.08
2011	13	11	0	1	0	6	2	91,054	18	71.47	43
2012	11	9	0	0	1	4	3	99,404	18	71.81
2013	9	7	0	0	0	3	T7	77,214	18	71.64	14
2014	5	4	0	0	0	0	T32	22,878	61	72.53
2015	4	3	0	0	0	0	6	30,737		73.14
2016	3	2	0	0	0	0	T60	9,577		73.10	73
2017	6	4	0	0	0	0	T5	44,579	21	71.40	27
2018	5	4	0	0	0	2	4	66,279		71.24	19
2019	2	0	0	0	0	0	CUT	0
2020	2	2	0	0	0	0	T45	18,938
2021	5	3	0	0	0	3	7	49,423	57
2022	1	1	0	0	0	0	11	9,975

• through the 2022 season ^[16]

Futures Tour summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2009	10	10	0	1	1	5	T2	29,767	11	70.87	1

• joined in June at mid-season

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year	World ranking	Source
2006	669	[17]
2007	654	[18]
2008	503	[19]
2009	379	[20]
2010	202	[21]
2011	134	[22]
2012	123	[23]
2013	118	[24]
2014	93	[25]
2015	87	[26]
2016	104	[27]
2017	109	[28]
2018	42	[29]
2019	156	[30]
2020	158	[31]
2021	172	[32]
2022	284	[33]
2023	234	[34]
2024	368	[35]

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Girls' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2003, 2004 (winners) ^[36]
• Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2003 (winners)
• Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2005, 2007 (winners) ^[37]
• European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2005, 2007, 2008 (winners) ^[36]
• European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2006 (winners)
• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Sweden): 2008 (winners)

Professional

• International Crown (representing Sweden): 2014, 2018

References

1. "Pernilla Lindberg captures ANA Inspiration title on eighth extra hole". ESPN. Associated Press. 2 April 2018.
2. Daniel Grefve, Annika Greder Duncan (2 April 2018). "Pernilla Lindberg majorvinnare – efter sanslös rysare". Sveriges radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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9. "OSU Max: Cowboy Face-To-Face With Pernilla Lindberg". Oklahoma State University. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
10. "OSU's Pernilla Lindberg Finishes Second At New Zealand Open". Greater Tulse Reporter. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
11. "Park, Lindberg to return Monday for 5th playoff hole in ANA". ESPN. Associated Press. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
12. "PGA of Sweden, Utmärkelser, Hedersmedlemar" [PGA of Sweden, Awards, Honorary Members] (in Swedish). PGA of Sweden. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
13. Lees, Josh (11 October 2025). "LPGA major champion announces retirement aged 39". Bunkered. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
14. Mell, Randall (5 February 2018). "Lindberg gets married ahead of this week's Vic Open". Golf Channel.
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35. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2024.
36. "European Team Championships". European Golf Association. 16 October 2015.
37. "International matches". European Golf Association. 16 October 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Pernilla Lindberg at the LPGA Tour official site
• Pernilla Lindberg at the Ladies European Tour official site
• Pernilla Lindberg at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site