Charlotta Sörenstam
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Charlotta Sörenstam | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | Charlotta Petra Sörenstam | ||||
Nickname | Lotta | ||||
Born | LPGA Tour (joined 1997) | 16 April 1973||||
Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (1995–2008) | ||||
Professional wins | 3 | ||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||
LPGA Tour | 1 | ||||
LPGA of Korea Tour | 1 | ||||
Other | 1 | ||||
Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||
Chevron Championship | 5th: 1999 | ||||
Women's PGA C'ship | T30: 2004 | ||||
U.S. Women's Open | T27: 2000 | ||||
du Maurier Classic | T14: 1998 | ||||
Women's British Open | T61: 2002 | ||||
Evian Championship | DNP | ||||
Achievements and awards | |||||
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Charlotta Petra Sörenstam (born 16 April 1973) is a retired
Early years
Sörenstam was born in Bro near Stockholm, Sweden.[1] Her father Tom was an IBM executive and her mother Gunilla worked in a bank.[1][2][3][4]
The Sörenstam family began playing golf at Viksjö Golf Club in Jakobsberg, north of Stockholm and later switched to nearby Bro-Bålsta Golf Club, opened in 1980, initially with a 9-hole course. At the age of 9, she shared her first set of golf clubs with her sister. Annika got the odd numbered clubs and Charlotta the even.[1]
At the
Amateur career
As an amateur, Sörenstam won the 1992 Ängsö Ladies Open on the professional
In 1993, Sörenstam competed for the
In 1994, Sörenstam was part of the winning Swedish team at the European Lady Junior's Team Championship at Gutenhof Golf Club, Austria. She also finished second, losing in the final to Maria Hjorth, at the Swedish Match-play Championship at Uppsala Golf Club on the Swedish Golf Tour.[7]
Professional career
Sörenstam turned professional at the end of the 1994 season and played on the
She has one LPGA Tour win, the 2000
Her best finish in Europe is second, which she achieved at the 2005
Sörenstam received the 2004 Mary Bea Porter Award from the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association for saving Donna Caponi from choking during the 2003 LPGA Championship.
Sörenstam represented Europe in the Solheim Cup in 1998 and served as non-playing European captain for the European girls' team in the Junior Solheim Cup in 2005.[11]
Teaching
Since 2007, Sörenstam was Director of Golf Operations and Head Teaching Professional at The Annika Academy, a luxury golf school located south of Orlando, Florida, run by Sörenstam's sister, Annika. She also instructs at IMG academy. Her students included several Symetra Tour, collegiate and LPGA players. The Annika Academy closed on 31 May 2016.
Sörenstam is also a recognized instructor for persons with lower back injuries. She ran the Sorenstam Academy at Charlotte Harbor National Golf Club in North Port, Florida. She currently works for the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida as a Performance Golf Coach.
Amateur wins
- 1993 NCAA Division I ChampionshipIndividual
Professional wins (3)
LPGA Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 19 Mar 2000 | Standard Register PING[12]
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−12 (72-64-72-68=276) | 2 strokes | Karrie Webb |
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (1)
- 2001 Hyundai Securities Ladies Open
Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)
- 1992 Ängsö Ladies Open (as an amateur)
LPGA Tour career summary
Year | Wins | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average |
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1997 | 0 | 118,195 | 60 | 72.32 |
1998 | 0 | 261,207 | 31 | 71.51 |
1999 | 0 | 233,954 | 36 | 71.62 |
2000 | 1 | 421,687 | 20 | 72.23 |
2001 | 0 | 132,917 | 69 | 72.80 |
2002 | 0 | 172,942 | 53 | 72.85 |
2003 | 0 | 62,920 | 103 | 73.17 |
2004 | 0 | 29,643 | 139 | 74.31 |
2005 | 0 | 55,125 | 107 | 74.29 |
2006 | 0 | 20,421 | 145 | 73.87 |
Career | 1 | 1,509,011 |
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1991
- European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1992, 1994 (winners)
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1993
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 1998
Source:[7]
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 % |
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Career | 4 | 1–2–1 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–1 | 1.5 | 37.5% |
1998 | 4 | 1–2–1 | 0–1–0 lost to K. Robbins 2&1 | 1–0–0 won w/ L. Davies 3&2 | 0–1–1 halved w/ L. Davies lost w/ L. Neumann 2&1 |
1.5 | 37.5% |
References
- ^ ISBN 1-59240-076-0
- ^ "Charlotta Sörenstam Profile". LPGA. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2007.
- ISBN 91-88541-56-8
- ^ "Sorenstam designs new mountain golf course". LPGA. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ^ "After 20 years, it's definitely her bag". The Irish Times. Dublin, Ireland. 30 May 2006.
- ^ Kindred, Dave (2000). "Finally, sisters in arms- Charlotta Sorenstam and Annika Sorenstam". Golf Digest. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
- ^ ISBN 91-86818007.
- ^ "Charlotta Sorenstam (2015) - Hall of Honor". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Golf". CWSA. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ Nilsmark, Fredrik (May 2000). "Tävling, "Ny" Sörenstam vann i Phoenix" [Competition, "New" Sörenstam won in Phoenix]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 5. pp. 198–199. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Cutler, Bethan (22 August 2005). "Captain announced for PING Junior Solheim Cup". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
- ^ Nilsmark, Fredrik (May 2000). "Tävling, "Ny" Sörenstam vann i Phoenix" [Competition, "New" Sörenstam won in Phoenix]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 5. pp. 198–199. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
External links
- Charlotta Sörenstam at the LPGA Tourofficial site
- Texas Longhorns Alumnae corner: Q&A with Charlotta Sorenstam
- Profile at Annika Academy official site
- Charlotta Sörenstam at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)