Linda Ericsson
| Linda Ericsson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 2 October 1973 Karlstad, Sweden |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Karlstad, Sweden |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1997 |
| Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (1997–2003) Swedish Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
Linda Ericsson (born 2 October 1973) is a retired
European Ladies Amateur, and played on the Ladies European Tour
.
Amateur career
Ericsson was selected for the National Team and finished 4th at the 1992 Espirito Santo Trophy in Vancouver, Canada together with Annika Sörenstam and Maria Hjorth. She again finished 4th at the 1993 European Ladies' Team Championship. She won silver in 1992 and gold in 1994 at the European Lady Junior's Team Championship, teamed with Charlotta Sörenstam and four others under captain Pia Nilsson.[1]
Ericsson played on the
SM Match and the 1992 Rörstrand Ladies Open.[2]
She was runner-up to
European Ladies Amateur
in Turin, Italy.
Professional career
Ericsson turned professional in 1997 and joined the
Ford-Stimorol Danish Open, won by Laura Davies.[2]
She continued to play on the
Felix Finnish Ladies Open.[1]
Ericsson collected a number of top-10 finishes on the LET, including a T10 at the 2001
Ladies French Open and a T8 at the 2003 Open de España Femenino. She retired from tour after the Biarritz Ladies Classic in September 2003.[2]
Professional wins (3)
Swedish Golf Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Jul 1991 | SM Match (as an amateur) |
Maria Brink |
[3] | |||
| 2 | 24 May 1992 | Rörstrand Ladies Open (as an amateur) | 206 | −7 | 5 strokes | Anna-Carin Jonasson |
[4] |
| 3 | 16 Jun 2002 | Felix Finnish Ladies Open |
212 | −4 | 2 strokes |  Riikka Hakkarainen |
[5] |
Source:[2]
Team appearances
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Sweden): 1992
- European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1992, 1994 (winners)
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1993
References
- ^ a b "Golf - Den Stora Sporten". SGF. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Linda Ericsson". Golfdata. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "1998 SM Match". Golfdata. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "1992 Rörstrand Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "2002 Felix Finnish Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Resultat, EM damer" [Results, European Ladies' Team Championship]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1993. p. 60. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Avgörande på 22:a hålet" [Decided on the 22nd hole]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 1993. p. 53. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ISBN 91-86818007. Archivedfrom the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
- Linda Ericsson at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)