Maja Stark
Maja Stark | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Maja Sofia Stark | ||
Born | LPGA Tour Ladies European Tour | 10 December 1999||
Professional wins | 8 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
LPGA Tour | 1 | ||
Ladies European Tour | 6 | ||
ALPG Tour | 1 | ||
Other | 2 | ||
Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
Chevron Championship | 2nd: 2024 | ||
Women's PGA C'ship | CUT: 2023 | ||
U.S. Women's Open | T9: 2023 | ||
Women's British Open | T41: 2022 | ||
Evian Championship | CUT: 2022, 2023 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Maja Sofia Stark (born 10 December 1999) is a
Amateur career
Stark grew up in Abbekås, Skåne County, and joined the Swedish National Team in 2016. She represented her country at the European Girls' Team Championship, where Sweden won the silver in 2016 and the gold in 2017. She was then part of the Swedish teams that won the European Ladies' Team Championship in 2018, 2019 and 2020, teamed with Frida Kinhult, Sara Kjellker, Ingrid Lindblad, Linn Grant, and Beatrice Wallin.[3] She was also a member of the 2017 European Junior Solheim Cup team.[4]
In August 2019, Stark made two starts in the
Stark was a freshman at
Stark rose to 6th place in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in July 2020[8] and received an exemption for the 2020 U.S. Women's Open as one of the 20 leading amateurs, her first major championship, where she finished tied for 13th.[9][8] At the 2021 U.S. Women's Open she was tied for 9th after the third round, and finished tied for 16th after a final round of 74.[10]
Professional career
Stark turned professional in August 2021, with the intention to play on the
In early September, Stark claimed her first LET title at the
Stark started her 2022 LET season strong. She was runner-up and low woman at the
In July she won the Amundi German Masters by one stroke over Leonie Harm and Jessica Karlsson, re-taking the top spot in the Order of Merit ahead of Linn Grant and Johanna Gustavsson.[15]
In August, she won the
Stark started 2023 with a runner-up finish at the LPGA Tour's
In April 2024, Stark finished solo second to world number one, Nelly Korda at the 2024 Chevron Championship, her career-best finish in the major to date.[20]
Amateur wins
- 2013 Skandia Tour Distrikt #2, Skandia Tour Regional #6, Skandia Distrikt Skåne Final
- 2015 Skandia Tour Riks #1, Skandia Tour Elit #2, Skandia Tour Riks #4
- 2017 Skandia Tour Elit #1
- 2020 Hurricane Invitational
- 2021 Heroes Ladies Intercollegiate, Mountain View Collegiate
Source:[8]
Professional wins (8)
LPGA Tour wins (1)
Legend |
Major championships (0) |
Other LPGA Tour (1) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
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1 | 14 Aug 2022 | ISPS Handa World Invitational[1] | 69-70-69-63=271 | −20 | 5 strokes | Allisen Corpuz | 225,000 |
1 Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.
Ladies European Tour wins (6)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 5 Sep 2021 | Creekhouse Ladies Open
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72-65-71-71=279 | −9 | 4 strokes | Linn Grant |
2 | 3 Oct 2021 | Estrella Damm Ladies Open
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74-69-65=208 | −8 | 2 strokes | Pia Babnik |
3 | 1 May 2022 | Women's NSW Open[2] | 68-69-66-70=273 | −15 | 5 strokes | Johanna Gustavsson |
4 | 3 Jul 2022 | Amundi German Masters | 68-68-67-70=273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Leonie Harm Jessica Karlsson |
5 | 14 Aug 2022 | ISPS Handa World Invitational[3] | 69-70-69-63=271 | −20 | 5 strokes | Allisen Corpuz |
6 | 11 Feb 2023 | Lalla Meryem Cup | 71-67-69=207 | −12 | 4 strokes | Linn Grant |
2 Co-sanctioned by the WPGA Tour of Australasia.
LET Access Series wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 23 Aug 2021 | PGA Championship by Trelleborgs Kommun[4]
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67-70-68=205 | −8 | 1 stroke | Lily May Humphreys |
4 Co-sanctioned by the Swedish Golf Tour.
Other wins (1)
- 2016 Wake Up Skurup! Open (Swedish Mini tour Futures Series) (as an amateur)[21]
Results in LPGA majors
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Chevron Championship | T37 | 2 | |||
U.S. Women's Open | T13 | T16 | CUT | T9 | |
Women's PGA Championship | CUT | ||||
The Evian Championship | NT | CUT | CUT | ||
Women's British Open | T41 | T50 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
World ranking
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Year | Ranking | Source |
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2018 | 770 | [22] |
2019 | 641 | [23] |
2020 | 321 | [24] |
2021 | 90 | [25] |
2022 | 41 | [26] |
2023 | 47 | [27] |
2024 | 16^ | [28] |
^ As of 29 April 2024
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2016, 2017 (winners)
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2018 (winners), 2019 (winners), 2020 (winners), 2021
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2017
- Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the International team): 2020 (winners)
Professional
- International Crown (representing Sweden): 2023
- Solheim Cup: 2023 (tie, cup retained)
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 | 2–1–1 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–1 | 2.5 | 62.5 |
2023 | 4 | 2–1–1 | 1–0–0 def. A. Corpuz 2&1 | 1–1–0 lost w/ L. Grant 2&1 won w/ L. Grant 1 up |
0–0–1 halved w/ E. Pedersen | 2.5 | 62.5 |
References
- ^ Levins, Keely (14 August 2022). "Swedish upstart Maja Stark earns LPGA membership with a runaway win in Northern Ireland". Golf Digest. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Maja Stark Claims Second Let Win In Three Starts". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Maja Stark Presentation". Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ a b "International matches". European Golf Association.
- ^ "Maja Stark Results". Golfdata. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Roster: Maja Stark". Oklahoma State Athletics. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Cowgirl Golf Sweeps Big 12 Golfer, Freshman, Coach Of The Year Awards". Oklahoma State. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Maja Stark". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "20 Top Amateurs Added to 2020 U.S. Women's Open Field". USGA. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Women's Open Leaderboard – Final". LPGA. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ Johansson, Jesper (13 August 2021). "Stark blir proffs: "Försöker alltid att vinna"" [Stark turns professional: ”Always trying to win”]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Stark Secures Maiden Professional Win". LET Access Series. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Maja Stark Claims First Let Victory After Quality Performance at Creekhouse Ladies Open". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Rising Swede Stark wins Women's NSW Open". The West Australian. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Race to Costa Del Sol". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Cradock, Matt (14 August 2022). "Ewen Ferguson And Maja Stark Secure ISPS Handa World Invitational". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Maja Stark Makes LPGA Tour Debut After Stellar Mentorship". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Maja Stark Sees Out Victory At Lalla Meryem Cup To Land Sixth LET Title". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Woodard, Adam (24 September 2023). "2023 Solheim Cup Sunday singles results: Europe retains trophy in Spain with late heroics from Carlota Ciganda". Golfweek. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Kellam, Sarah (21 April 2024). "Nelly Korda Wins Fifth Consecutive Title at The Chevron Championship". LPGA. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Wake Up Skurup! Open". Swedish Golf Federation and Golfdata AB. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 April 2024.
- ^ "European Team Championships". European Golf Association.
External links
- Maja Stark at the LPGA Tourofficial site
- Maja Stark at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Maja Stark at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Maja Stark at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)