Anna Nordqvist
| Anna Nordqvist | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
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Nordqvist at the 2009 LPGA Championship | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
10 June 1987 Eskilstuna, Sweden |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Nationality |
 Sweden |
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College |
Arizona State University (2.5 years) |
| Turned professional | 2008 |
| Current tour(s) |
LPGA Tour (joined 2009) LET (joined 2009) |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 6 |
| Ladies European Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |
| ANA Inspiration | T4: 2015 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 2009 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 2nd: 2016 |
| Women's British Open | T7: 2011, 2015 |
| Evian Championship | T10: 2014 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Ladies European Tour Rookie of the Year | 2009 |
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Anna Maria Nordqvist (born 10 June 1987) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.
Amateur career
Born in Eskilstuna, Sweden, Nordqvist was a successful amateur golfer in both Europe and the United States. She was Swedish Junior Player of the Year (2004, 2005), Swedish Amateur of the Year (2005), British Girls' Open Amateur Champion (2005), bronze medallist at the European Championship (2005), runner-up at the British Ladies Amateur (2006 and 2007), and part of the successful Swedish team at the European Team Amateur.[1][2]
By the end of her freshman year at Arizona State University in 2007, she was Pac-10 co-champion and was named National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) Freshman of the Year, Pac-10 Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. NGCA First-Team All-American and Academic All-American honors were gained in both 2007 and 2008. She was runner-up at the British Ladies Amateur in 2006 and 2007, and finally won the championship in her third successive final in 2008.[3] She tied for fifth at the 2008 NCAA Championships (won by ASU teammate Azahara Muñoz) and was a member of the victorious Swedish team at the 2008 World Amateur Team Championships for the Espirito Santo Trophy.[4] She made the cut at the Ricoh Women's British Open in both 2007 and 2008 and earned the Smyth Salver for low amateur honours in 2008.[5]
In December 2008, she tied for 25th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament[6] and turned professional immediately following the final round. In January 2009 she won the Ladies European Tour Final Qualifying School.[7]
Professional career
In only her fifth start on the LPGA Tour, Nordqvist won her first professional tournament and major, the LPGA Championship in Maryland in June 2009.[8] This led to her selection as a captain's pick for the Solheim Cup.[9]In November, she won the LPGA Tour Championship for her second victory of the season.[10] She was named Rookie of the Year on the LET and finished runner-up to Jiyai Shin for LPGA Rolex Rookie of the Year honors.[11]
At the Solheim Cup in 2013, Nordqvist won her alternate shot match with Caroline Hedwall with a hole-in-one at the 17th hole, beating Morgan Pressel and Jessica Korda 2&1 during the Saturday morning session.[12] This was the first hole-in-one in Solheim Cup history.
At the end of May 2015, Nordqvist won her fifth official championship on the LPGA Tour. She birdied the second-to-last hole and bogeyed the 54th hole to win by one stroke over Dutchwoman Christel Boeljon in Galloway, New Jersey.[13]
Personal life
Nordqvist lives in Orlando, Florida.[14]
Professional wins (9)
LPGA Tour wins (6)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Jun 2009 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | 66-70-69-68=273 | −15 | 4 strokes |  Lindsey Wright |
300,000 |
| 2 | 22 Nov 2009 | LPGA Tour Championship | 70-68-65=203 | −13 | 2 strokes |  Lorena Ochoa |
225,000 |
| 3 | 23 Feb 2014 | Honda LPGA Thailand | 66-72-67-68=273 | −15 | 2 strokes |  Inbee Park |
225,000 |
| 4 | 30 Mar 2014 | Kia Classic | 73-68-67-67=275 | −13 | 1 stroke |  Lizette Salas |
255,000 |
| 5 | 31 May 2015 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | 67-69-69=205 | −8 | 1 stroke |  Christel Boeljon |
225,000 |
| 6 | 5 Jun 2016 | ShopRite LPGA Classic (2) | 64-68-64=196 | −17 | 1 stroke |  Haru Nomura |
225,000 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | U.S. Women's Open | Brittany Lang |
Lost three hole aggregate playoff: Lang: 3-4-5=12 (E), Nordqvist: 3-6-6=15 (+3) |
Ladies European Tour wins (2)
- 2010 (1) European Ladies Golf Cup (with Sophie Gustafson)
- 2011 (1) Communitat Valenciana European Ladies Golf Cup (with Sophie Gustafson)
Other wins (1)
- 2010 (2) The Mojo 6 (unofficial tournament sanctioned by the LPGA Tour)
Major championships
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | 66-70-69-68=273 | −15 | 4 strokes | Lindsey Wright |
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 | T10 | T26 | T7 | T16 | T4 | T26 |
| Women's PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | 1 | T25 | T25 | 58 | T12 | T4 | T9 | T8 |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | DNP | T26 | CUT | CUT | T28 | T11 | CUT | CUT | 2 |
| Women's British Open | T58 | T42LA | T51 | T69 | T7 | CUT | T11 | T12 | T7 | T31 |
| The Evian Championship ^ | T44 | T10 | T50 | T22 | ||||||
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
LA = Low amateur
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 32 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2007 British Open – 2010 LPGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (2014 WPC – 2015 WPC)
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made* | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T58 | n/a | n/a | 76.50 | n/a |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T42 | n/a | n/a | 71.25 | n/a |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 871,785 | 15 | 70.78 | 12 |
| 2010 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | T2 | 442,088 | 24 | 71.65 | 24 |
| 2011 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | T2 | 589,744 | 23 | 71.22 | 13 |
| 2012 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | T5 | 688,703 | 19 | 71.19 | 17 |
| 2013 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 678,751 | 20 | 70.83 | 16 |
| 2014 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1,144,245 | 7 | 70.88 | 14 |
| 2015 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 977,743 | 10 | 70.31 | 6 |
| 2016 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1,424,685 | 7 | 70.40 | 12 |
- official as of 2016 season[15]
* Includes match play and other events without a cut
World ranking
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | Ranking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 332 | [16] |
| 2009 | 7 | [17] |
| 2010 | 14 | [18] |
| 2011 | 31 | [19] |
| 2012 | 28 | [20] |
| 2013 | 26 | [21] |
| 2014 | 12 | [22] |
| 2015 | 13 | [23] |
Team appearances
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Sweden): 2006, 2008 (winners)
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2009, 2011 (winners), 2013 (winners), 2015
- International Crown (representing Sweden): 2014
Solheim Cup record
| Year | Total matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points won | Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 16 | 8–7–1 | 1–2–1 | 4–4–0 | 3–1–0 | 8.5 | 53.1 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2–2–0 | 0–1–0 lost to M. Pressel 3&2 | 1–1–0 won w/ M. Hjorth 3&2, lost w/ M. Hjorth 1 dn |
1–0–0 won w/ S. Pettersen 1 up | 2 | 50.0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 2–2–0 | 0–1–0 lost to M. Pressel 2&1 | 1–1–0 lost w/ M. Hjorth 2&1, won w/ M. Hjorth 3&2 |
1–0–0 won w/ S. Pettersen 2 up | 2 | 50.0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2–1–1 | 0–0–1 halved w/ S. Lewis | 2–0–0 won w/ C. Hedwall 4 & 2, won w/ C. Hedwall 2 & 1 |
0–1–0 lost w/ G. Sergas 4 & 3 | 2.5 | 62.5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2–2–0 | 1–0–0 def. S. Lewis 2&1 | 0–2–0 lost w/ S. Pettersen 3&2, lost w/ C. Hedwall 5&4 |
1–0–0 won w/ C. Hedwall 4&3 | 2 | 50.0 |
References
- ↑ "2005 Champion Anna Nordqvist". The Ladies Golf Union. 12 August 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ↑ "Belen Mozo is the new Ladies' British Open Amateur Champion". The Ladies Golf Union. 17 June 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ↑ "Third time lucky for Anna". The Ladies Golf Union. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ↑ "Sweden Wins Women's World Amateur Team Championship". International Golf Federation. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ↑ "Shin"s Dream Comes True at Sunningdale". The Ladies Golf Union. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ↑ "2008 Final Qualifying Tournament - results" (PDF). LPGA. 7 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ↑ "Nordqvist wins Final Qualifying School". Ladies European Tour. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ↑ "Rookie Nordqvist earns LPGA title". BBC Sport. 14 June 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ↑ "2009 European and US Solheim Cup Teams named". Ladies European Tour. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ↑ "Nordqvist Wins LPGA Tour Championship; Ochoa Top Player". The Sports Network. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ↑ "2009 Rolex Rookie of the Year standings". LPGA.
- ↑ "How it happened: Europe extends Solheim lead". Golfweek. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ "Anna Nordqvist Wins ShopRite LPGA Classic". Idaho Statesman. 31 May 2015.
- ↑ "About – Anna Nordqvist". Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ↑ "Anna Nordqvist stats". LPGA. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2008.
- ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2009.
- ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2011.
- ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2012.
- ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2013.
- ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.
- ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
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