Swedish Golfer of the Year

Swedish Golfer of the Year
Silverbollen
Five time winner Henrik Stenson
Awarded for	Excellence in golf performance and achievements
Location	Stockholm
Country	Sweden
Presented by	Swedish Golf Federation
First award	1966
Most awards	Annika Sörenstam (9) Henrik Stenson (5)

Swedish Golfer of the Year is awarded annually by the Swedish Golf Federation. ^[1]

The award is individual and awarded since 1966 to the Swedish golfer with the best overall golf performance each year, either in a series of achievements or a single big success. In the assessment the event difficulty, the competition, any surprises and pressing conditions are considered. ^[2] The jury is made up of player representatives from PGA Sweden, golf journalists, and officials from the Swedish Golf Federation. ^[3]

Annika Sörenstam has received the award nine times

Winners

1966–1975

• 1966 – Liv Wollin (a)
• 1967 – Claes Jöhncke (a)
• 1968 – Liv Wollin (a)
• 1969 – Claes Jöhncke (a)
• 1970 – Hans Hedjerson (a)
• 1971 – Gunnar Mueller (a)
• 1972 – Christina Westerberg (a)
• 1973 – Hans Hedjerson (a)
• 1974 – Jan Rube (a)
• 1975 – Göran Lundqvist (a)

1976–1985

• 1976 – Hans Hedjerson (a)
• 1977 – Mikael Sorling (a)
• 1978 – Mikael Sorling (a)
• 1979 – Björn Svedin (a)
• 1980 – Anders Johnsson (a)
• 1981 – Krister Kinell (a)
• 1982 – Magnus Persson Atlevi (a)
• 1983 – Charlotte Montgomery
• 1984 – Anders Forsbrand
• 1985 – Liselotte Neumann

1986–1995

• 1986 – Ove Sellberg
• 1987 – Anders Forsbrand
• 1988 – Liselotte Neumann
• 1989 – Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore
• 1990 – Helen Alfredsson
• 1991 – Per-Ulrik Johansson
• 1992 – Anders Forsbrand
• 1993 – Joakim Haeggman
• 1994 – Liselotte Neumann
• 1995 – Annika Sörenstam

1996–2005

• 1996 – Annika Sörenstam
• 1997 – Annika Sörenstam
• 1998 – Annika Sörenstam
• 1999 – Jesper Parnevik
• 2000 – Sophie Gustafson
• 2001 – Annika Sörenstam
• 2002 – Annika Sörenstam
• 2003 – Annika Sörenstam
• 2004 – Annika Sörenstam
• 2005 – Annika Sörenstam

2006–2014

• 2006 – Henrik Stenson
• 2007 – Henrik Stenson
• 2008 – Robert Karlsson
• 2009 – Anna Nordqvist
• 2010 – Robert Karlsson
• 2011 – Caroline Hedwall
• 2012 – Peter Hanson
• 2013 – Henrik Stenson
• 2014 – Henrik Stenson

2015–2025

Year	Winner	Nominees and votes	Ref
2015	David Lingmerth	Nominees and votes David Lingmerth – 194 Henrik Stenson – 171 Anna Nordqvist – 140 Kristoffer Broberg – 119 Marcus Kinhult (a) – 55 Alex Norén – 45 Pernilla Lindberg – 15 Rikard Karlberg – 12 Henrik Norlander – 4 Marcus Svensson (a) – 4	[1]
2016	Henrik Stenson	Nominees and votes Henrik Stenson – 362 Alex Norén – 283 Anna Nordqvist – 165 Madelene Sagström – 117 Julia Engström (a) – 50 David Lingmerth – 39 Magnus Persson Atlevi – 27 Rikard Karlberg – 23 Jenny Haglund – 8 Matilda Jonsson (a), Alexander Björk – 4	[3]
2017	Anna Nordqvist	Nominees and votes Anna Nordqvist – 216 Henrik Stenson – 128 Alex Norén – 121 Madelene Sagström – 81 Alexander Björk – 56 Pernilla Lindberg – 16 Linn Grant (a) – 8 Jonas Blixt, Frida Kinhult (a) – 6 Joakim Björkman (a), Amanda Linnér (a) – 4 Marcus Kinhult – 3	[4]
2018	Pernilla Lindberg	Nominees and votes Pernilla Lindberg – 211 Alex Norén – 163 Alexander Björk – 84 Jenny Haglund – 63 Henrik Stenson – 59	[5]
2019	Marcus Kinhult	Nominees Marcus Kinhult Sebastian Söderberg Helen Alfredsson Henrik Stenson Frida Kinhult (a)	[6]
2020	Madelene Sagström	Nominees Madelene Sagström Julia Engström Henrik Norlander Frida Kinhult Linn Grant (a)	[7]
2021	Anna Nordqvist	Not disclosed	[8]
2022	Linn Grant	Not disclosed	[9]
2023	Ludvig Åberg	Not disclosed	[10]
2024	Ludvig Åberg	Not disclosed	[11]
2025	Maja Stark	Not disclosed	[12]

(a) indicates amateur status during main part of season in question.

Multiple winners

Wins	Winner	Years won
9	Annika Sörenstam	1995 ·1996 ·1997 ·1998 ·2001 ·2002 ·2003 ·2004 ·2005
5	Henrik Stenson	2006 ·2007 ·2013 ·2014 ·2016
3	Hans Hedjerson (a)	1970 ·1973 ·1976
3	Anders Forsbrand	1984 ·1987 ·1992
3	Liselotte Neumann	1985 ·1988 ·1994
3	Anna Nordqvist	2009 ·2017 ·2021
2	Mikael Sorling (a)	1977 ·1978
2	Liv Wollin (a)	1966 ·1968
2	Claes Jöhncke (a)	1967 ·1969
2	Robert Karlsson	2008 ·2010
2	Ludvig Åberg	2023 ·2024

See also

• European Tour Golfer of the Year
• Ladies European Tour Golfer of the Year
• Guldbollen

References

1. "Lingmerth Golfer of the Year 2015". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 16 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
2. "Swedish winners". Golf.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
3. "Stenson Golfer of the Year 2016". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
4. "Nordqvist Golfer of the Year 2017". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 22 December 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
5. "Pernilla Lindberg Golfer of the Year 2018". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 21 December 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
6. "Marcus Kinhult Golfer of the Year 2019". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 30 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
7. "Madelene Sagström utsedd till Årets Golfare" [Madelene Sagström appointed Swedish Golfer of the Year]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
8. "Anna Nordqvist utsedd till Årets Golfare" [Madelene Sagström named Swedish Golfer of the Year]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 28 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
9. "Linn Grant prisas som Årets Golfare" [Linn Grant named Swedish Golfer of the Year]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
10. "Ludvig Åberg Årets Golfare efter historisk säsong" [Ludvig Åberg named Swedish Golfer of the Year after historical season]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
11. "Ludvig Åberg utsedd till Årets Golfare i Sverige 2024" [Ludvig Åberg named Swedish Golfer of the Year 2024]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
12. "Maja Stark utsedd till Årets Golfare i Sverige 2025". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 7 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.