Louise Friberg (golfer)
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| Personal Information | |
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| Birth | June 24, 1980 Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Helsingborg, Sweden and Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| College | University of Washington |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 2005 |
| Current tour | LPGA Tour (joined 2008) |
| Other tour | Ladies European Tour (LET) (joined 2007) |
| Previous tours | Duramed Futures Tour Telia Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 on LPGA Tour |
| Best Results in Major Championships |
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| Kraft Nabisco | DNP |
| LPGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP |
| Women's British Open | T33: 2007 |
| Awards | |
| Telia Tour CA Trophy | 2005 |
Louise Friberg (born June 24, 1980) is a Swedish professional golfer, currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour (LET).
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[edit] Amateur career
Friberg was a member of the Swedish National Team from 1996 to 1998. She was the 1997 Nordic Champion after finishing one-under par (70-70-75) for the tournament and had numerous top finishes on the Swedish Teen Tour, the Swedish Golf Tour and at junior championships.
She attended college at the University of Washington on a full golf scholarship where she was a standout golfer all four years and graduated with a degree in environmental studies in 2003.
[edit] Professional career
Friberg turned professional at the end of 2003, playing first on the Futures Tour, then the Swedish Telia Tour where she won the CA Trophy in 2005. She qualified for the Ladies European Tour for 2006. In 2007 she recorded three top-10 finishes on the Ladies European Tour and finished tied for 33rd in the British Women's Open, a major tournament on the LPGA Tour.
At the fall 2007 LPGA Qualifying Tournament, she finished tied for 9th, earning fully exempt status on the LPGA Tour for the 2008 season.
Friberg earned her first professional win at the 2008 MasterCard Classic on the LPGA Tour, where she set a tournament record with a final round 7-under-par 65.
[edit] Professional wins (1)
[edit] LPGA Tour (1)
- 2008 (1) MasterCard Classic
[edit] Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 |
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| Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | CUT |
| LPGA Championship | DNP | T34 |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | |
| Women's British Open | T33 |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] LPGA Tour record
| Year | # Events | Cuts made |
Wins | 2nds | 3rds | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings ($) | Rank | Scoring Average |
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| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T33 | 14,046 | N/A | 75.00 |
| 2008* | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 234,960 | 4 | 70.67 |
*Official as of March 31, 2008.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official website
- LPGA Tour profile
- Ladies European Tour profile
- University of Washington Player Profile
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| NAME | Friberg, Louise |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional Golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Helsingborg, Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
