Anna Nordqvist | |||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||
Full name | Anna Maria Nordqvist | ||||||||||
Born | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 10 June 1987||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
Sporting 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) Ladies European Tour (joined 2009) | ||||||||||
Professional wins | 16 | ||||||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||
LPGA Tour | 9 | ||||||||||
Ladies European Tour | 5 | ||||||||||
Other | 4 | ||||||||||
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 3) | |||||||||||
Chevron Championship | T4: 2015 | ||||||||||
Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 2009 | ||||||||||
U.S. Women's Open | 2nd: 2016 | ||||||||||
Women's British Open | Won: 2021 | ||||||||||
Evian Championship | Won: 2017 | ||||||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||||||
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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. She has won three major championships: the 2009 LPGA Championship, the 2017 Evian Championship, and the 2021 Women's British Open. She is the only non-American woman to have won major championships in three different decades (2000s, 2010s and 2020s).
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), Girls Amateur Champion (2005), bronze medallist at the European Ladies Amateur Championship (2005), runner-up at the British Ladies Amateur in 2006 and 2007, and finally winner of the championship in her third successive final in 2008. [1] 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. [2]
She was part of the winning Swedish team at the 2008 European Ladies' Team Championship [3] [4] and was a member of the victorious Swedish team at the 2008 World Amateur Team Championships for the Espirito Santo Trophy, finishing individual runner-up to teammate Caroline Hedwall. [5]
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 tied for fifth at the 2008 NCAA Championships (won by ASU teammate Azahara Muñoz).
In December 2008, she tied for 25th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament [6] and turned professional immediately following the final round.
Already qualified for the LPGA Tour, she also qualified for the Ladies European Tour In January 2009, by winning the Ladies European Tour Final Qualifying School. [7]
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 Ladies European Tour and finished runner-up to Jiyai Shin for LPGA Rolex Rookie of the Year honors. [11]
At the 2013 Solheim Cup, 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 and 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 tournament 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]
At the 2016 U.S. Women's Open, Nordqvist lost to Brittany Lang in a playoff due to a rules violation, for touching the sand with the club in a bunker. The rules violation occurred on the second of three playoff holes but was not disclosed to the players until mid-way through play on the third hole. [14]
In September 2017, she won her second major, The Evian Championship in France, after overcoming American Brittany Altomare in a play-off in horrendous weather conditions. [15] [16]
In August 2021, she won her third major by winning the Women's British Open at Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Scotland. [17] For 2021, she had won only $283,715 in 14 tournaments before her $870,000 winning share from it, leaping to $1,153,715 and sixth place. With the win, she became only the second golfer, after Georgia Hall, to win The R&A treble - the Girls Amateur, British Ladies Amateur and Women's British Open. [18]
Nordqvist won the 2022 Big Green Egg Open in The Netherlands, her first individual success on the Ladies European Tour outside of the majors. [19]
Nordqvist lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. [20]
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No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
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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 |
7 | 19 Mar 2017 | Bank of Hope Founders Cup | 67-67-61-68=263 | −25 | 2 strokes | Chun In-gee Ariya Jutanugarn Stacy Lewis | 225,000 |
8 | 17 Sep 2017 | The Evian Championship [1] | 66-72-66=204 | −9 | Playoff | Brittany Altomare | 547,500 |
9 | 22 Aug 2021 | AIG Women's Open [1] | 71-71-65-69=276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Georgia Hall Madelene Sagström Lizette Salas | 870,000 |
1 Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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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) |
2 | 2017 | The Evian Championship | Brittany Altomare | Won with bogey on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 25 Apr 2010 | European Nations Cup (with Sophie Gustafson) | 267 | −21 | Playoff | Karrie Webb & Karen Lunn |
2 | 17 Apr 2011 | Communitat Valenciana European Ladies Golf Cup (with Sophie Gustafson) | 267 | −21 | 3 strokes | Anja Monke & Caroline Masson Laura Davies & Melissa Reid |
3 | 17 Sep 2017 | The Evian Championship [2] | 70-68-66=204 | −9 | Playoff | Brittany Altomare |
4 | 22 Aug 2021 | AIG Women's Open [2] | 71-71-65-69=276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Georgia Hall Madelene Sagström Lizette Salas |
5 | 17 Jul 2022 | Big Green Egg Open | 72-70-67-72=281 | −7 | 1 stroke | Sarah Schober |
2 Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour.
Ladies European Tour playoff record (2–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2009 | Madrid Ladies Masters | Azahara Muñoz | Lost to eagle on first extra hole |
2 | 2010 | European Nations Cup | Karrie Webb & Karen Lunn | Nordqvist and Gustafson defeated Webb and Lunn on third playoff hole |
3 | 2017 | Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open | Carlota Ciganda Florentyna Parker | Parker won with birdie on fourth extra hole Ciganda eliminated by birdie on first hole |
4 | 2017 | The Evian Championship | Brittany Altomare | Won with bogey on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref |
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1 | 10 Jul 2004 | Rejmes Ladies Open (as an amateur) | 68-72-77=217 | +1 | Playoff | Nina Reis | [21] |
2 | 11 Jun 2005 | Gullbergs Ladies Open (as an amateur) | 72-70-71=213 | E | 3 strokes | Line Berg Eva Bjärvall Linda Lindell Nina Reis Anna Tybring | [22] |
3 | 22 Aug 2008 | SM Match (as an amateur) | 1 up | Lisa Hed | [23] |
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
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2009 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | 2 shot lead | −15 (66-70-69-68=273) | 4 strokes | Lindsey Wright |
2017 | The Evian Championship | 5 shot deficit | −9 (66-72-66=204) | Playoff1 | Brittany Altomare |
2021 | AIG Women's Open | Tied for lead | −12 (71-71-65-69=276) | 1 stroke | Georgia Hall, Madelene Sagström, Lizette Salas |
1 Defeated Brittany Altomare in a sudden-death playoff: Nordqvist (5) and Altomare (6).
Results not in chronological order.
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Chevron Championship | T10 | T10 | T26 | T7 | T16 | T4 | T26 | T11 | T40 | T21 | T44 | |||
U.S. Women's Open | T26 | CUT | CUT | T28 | T11 | CUT | CUT | 2 | T33 | CUT | T39 | T54 | ||
Women's PGA Championship | 1 | T25 | T25 | 58 | T12 | T4 | T9 | T8 | CUT | CUT | CUT | 5 | ||
The Evian Championship ^ | T44 | T10 | T50 | T22 | 1 | T44 | CUT | NT | ||||||
Women's British Open | T58 | T42LA | T51 | T69 | T7 | CUT | T11 | T12 | T7 | T31 | T7 | CUT | T11 | T32 |
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Chevron Championship | T25 | T65 | T17 | |
U.S. Women's Open | T49 | T6 | CUT | T36 |
Women's PGA Championship | T58 | T16 | T3 | CUT |
The Evian Championship | T38 | T22 | T20 | T22 |
Women's British Open | 1 | CUT | T16 | CUT |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 14 |
U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 |
Women's PGA Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 |
The Evian Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
Women's British Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 14 |
Totals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 75 | 60 |
Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made* | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
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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 |
2017 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1,335,164 | 8 | 70.24 | 17 |
2018 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | T3 | 502,041 | 47 | 70.79 | 24 |
2019 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 393,685 | 54 | 71.47 | 65 |
2020 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 572,179 | 15 | 71.21 | 22 |
2021 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1,258,467 | 9 | 70.81 | 41 |
2022 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1,064,670 | 23 | 71.00 | 47 |
2023 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | T3 | 879,325 | 33 | 70.70 | 30 |
* Includes match play and other events without a cut
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Year | Ranking | Notes |
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2008 | 332 | [26] |
2009 | 7 | [27] |
2010 | 14 | [28] |
2011 | 31 | [29] |
2012 | 28 | [30] |
2013 | 26 | [31] |
2014 | 12 | [32] |
2015 | 13 | [33] |
2016 | 14 | [34] |
2017 | 7 | [35] |
2018 | 30 | [36] |
2019 | 89 | [37] |
2020 | 54 | [38] |
2021 | 15 | [39] |
2022 | 30 | [40] |
2023 | 52 | [41] |
Amateur
Professional
Year | Total matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points won | Points % |
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Career | 35 | 17–15–3 | 3–3–3 | 8–8–0 | 6–4–0 | 18.5 | 52.9 |
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 |
2017 | 4 | 3–0–1 | 0–0–1 halved w/ L. Thompson | 2–0–0 won w/ G. Hall 3&1 won w/ G. Hall 2&1 | 1–0–0 won w/ J. Ewart Shadoff 4&2 | 3.5 | 87.5 |
2019 | 3 | 1–2–0 | 1–0–0 def. M. Pressel 4&3 | 0–1–0 lost w/ A. van Dam 2&1 | 0–1–0 lost w/ C. Hedwall 7&5 | 1 | 33.3 |
2021 | 4 | 2–1–1 | 0–0–1 halved w/ L. Thompson | 1–1–0 won w/ M. Castren 1 up lost w/ M. Castren 3&1 | 1–0–0 won w/ M. Castren 4&3 | 2.5 | 62.5 |
2023 | 4 | 1–3–0 | 1–0–0 def. J. Kupcho 2&1 | 0–2–0 lost w/ L. Maguire 1 dn lost w/ L. Maguire 1 dn | 0–1–0 lost w/ C. Hedwall 2 dn | 1 | 25.0 |
2024 | 4 | 2–2–0 | 0–1–0 lost to A. Corpuz 4&3 | 1–0–0 won w/ C. Boutier 4&3 | 1–1–0 won w/ M. Sagström 6&5 lost w/ M. Sagström 4&3 | 2 | 50.0 |
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