List of Swedish professional golfers

List of Swedish professional golfers with one or more professional tour wins or currently holding a PGA, LPGA, Ladies European Tour (LET) or European Tour card. Tournaments won updated as of 11 December 2011.

M/F Name Birth Professional Prof. Wins (Majors) (L)PGA Wins European Wins Solheim/ Ryder Cup Awards/Notes Order of Merit / Best Ranking
F Helen Alfredsson 1965 1989- 23(1) 7 11 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2009 LET Rookie of the Year 1989
LPGA Rookie of the Year 1992
LET Life Membership
Solheim Cup Captain 2007
LET Order of Merit: #1 1998
M Fredrik Andersson Hed 1972 1992- 3 1
M Johan Axgren 1975 1995- 6
M Joakim Bäckström 1978 1999- 8 1
M Kalle Brink 1975 1994- 5
M Magnus A. Carlsson 1980 2001- 3
M Daniel Chopra 1973 1992- 14 2
M Pelle Edberg 1979 1997- 4
M Johan Edfors 1975 1997- 7 3
F Kärstin Ehrnlund 1958 2 2 First Swedish win on WPGET (LET)(1980)
F Cecilia Ekelundh 1978 2000- 4 3
M Klas Eriksson 1971 1991- 5
M Niclas Fasth 1972 1993- 12 6 2002
M Oscar Florén 1984 2007- 1
M Anders Forsbrand 1961 1981- 13 6
F Louise Friberg 1980 2005- 1 1
M Pierre Fulke 1971 1989-2007 5 3 2002
F Åsa Gottmo 1971 1993- 6 1
M Mathias Grönberg 1970 1990- 6 4 2009 Nationwide Tour graduate
F Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore 1965 1988- 3 3
F Sophie Gustafson 1973 1992- 28 5 14 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 LET Player of the Year 1998, 2000, 2003 LET Order of Merit: #1 2000, 2003, 2007, 2009
M Peter Gustafsson 1976 1999- 9
M Joakim Haeggman 1969 1989- 9 3 1993
M Chris Hanell 1973 1987- 2 1
M Peter Hanson 1977 1998- 10 4 2010
F Marlene Hedblom 1972 1998- 2 1
M Peter Hedblom 1970 1988- 6 3
F Caroline Hedwall 1989 2011- 5 4 2011 LET Player of the Year 2011
LET Rookie of the Year 2011
M Oskar Henningsson 1985 2004- 4 1
M Gabriel Hjertstedt 1971 1990 2 2 First Swedish win on PGA Tour (1997)
F Maria Hjorth 1973 1996 11 5 2 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
M Fredrik Jacobson 1974 1994- 4 1 3
F Johanna Johansson 1977 2000- 1 1 Formerly Johanna Westerberg
M Per-Ulrik Johansson 1966 1990- 6 6 1995, 1997 Rookie of the Year 1991
M Richard S. Johnson 1976 1998- 4 1 2
M Michael Jonzon 1972 1991- 8 2
M Robert Karlsson 1969 1989- 12 11 2006,2008 European Tour Order of Merit: #1 2008
List of golfers with most European Tour wins
F Carin Koch 1971 1992- 4 2 1 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005
M Mats Lanner 1961 1981- 16 3
M Mikael Lundberg 1973 1997- 6 2
M Adam Mednick 1966 1989- 7 1
F Liselotte Neumann 1966 1985- 26(1) 13 8 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 LET Life Membership
LPGA Rookie of the Year 1988
First Swedish win on LPGA (1988)
LET Order of Merit #1 1994
F Catrin Nilsmark 1967 1987- 3 1 2 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 Solheim Cup Captain 2003, 2005
M Christian Nilsson 1979 1999- 5 1
F Anna Nordqvist 1987 2002- 5(1) 2 2009, 2011 LET Rookie of the Year 2009 World ranking: 7th (Dec. 2009)[1]
M Alexander Norén 1982 2005- 4 3
M Per G. Nyman 1974 1995- 4
F Anna Oxenstierna 1963 1987- 3 1
F Mikaela Parmlid 1980 2003- LPGA Tour (joined 2004)
M Jesper Parnevik 1965 1986- 13 5 4 1997, 1999, 2002 World ranking: 7th (May 2000)
M Magnus Persson 1965 1983- 9
M Carl Pettersson 1977 2000- 5 4 1
F Nina Reis 1980 2002- 6
M Jarmo Sandelin 1967 1987- 8 5 1999 Rookie of the Year 1995
M Ove Sellberg 1959 1982- 6 3 First Swedish win on European Tour (1986)
F Karin Sjödin 1983 2003- LPGA Tour (joined 2006)
M Patrik Sjöland 1971 1990- 6 2
F Annika Sörenstam 1970 1992-2008 90(10) 72 17 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 8 LPGA Player of the Year (record)
6 Vare Trophies (lowest avg. score)
World Golf Hall of Fame 2003
3rd most LPGA Tour wins
LPGA #1 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
LET #1 1995
F Charlotta Sörenstam 1973 1994- 2 1 1998
F Louise Stahle 1985 2005- LET Rookie of the Year 2007
LPGA Tour (joined 2006)
LET (joined 2007)
M Henrik Stenson 1976 1998- 12 2 6 2006, 2008 World ranking: 4th (May 2009)
F Lotta Wahlin 1983 2004- 8 2
F Marie Wennersten-From 1958 1 1
F Linda Wessberg 1980 2003- 3 3 2007
M Leif Westerberg 1974 1997 3
M Fredrik Widmark 1975 1998 9
F Emma Zackrisson[2] 1979 2002- 1 1

Legend

Color Description
Female golfer with 8 or more LPGA or LET wins
Male golfer with 8 or more PGA or European Tour wins

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