Havanna Torstensson (born 12 November 2007) is a Swedish amateur golfer. She won the 95th Girls Amateur Championship in 2024.[1]

Havanna Torstensson
Personal information
Full nameHavanna Maria Torstensson
Born (2007-11-12) 12 November 2007 (age 17)
Halmstad, Sweden
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceHalmstad, Sweden
Career
StatusAmateur

Early life and amateur career

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Torstensson was born in 2007 in Halmstad, and represents Halmstad Golf Club.[2]

At age 14, Torstensson made her Ladies European Tour debut at the 2022 Skaftö Open, where she shot an opening round 65 and ultimately finished tied 26th.[3][4] She won the 2022 Teen Tour Future #4 Blekinge at Sölvesborg Golf Club, 22 strokes ahead of Emma Heyman in second.[5]

In 2023, she joined the national team and played in the European Girls' Team Championship.[6] Torstensson was runner-up at the Slovenian International Amateur Championship, and 3rd at the Internazionali d'Italia Femminili U18, a stroke behind winner Justine Bayle of France.[7]

In 2024, Torstensson finished 4th at the German Girls Open. She won the Girls Amateur Championship, beating Poland's Matylda Krawczyńska, 8 and 7, in the final at Alwoodley Golf Club, becoming the third Swedish winner following Maria Hjorth in 1991 and Anna Nordqvist in 2005.[8] With her win, she gained invitations into the Women's Amateur Championship, the U.S. Girls' Junior, and the Augusta National Women's Amateur.[1]

Torstensson was selected to play for the European team in the 2024 Junior Solheim Cup at Army Navy Country Club in Virginia by captain Gwladys Nocera.[9]

Amateur wins

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Source:[7]

Team appearances

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Amateur

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Double delight for Sweden with victory at the Girls' and Boys' Amateurs". The R&A. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Havanna Torstensson". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  3. ^ Rickstrand, Oscar (26 August 2022). "Svenska 14-åringens succéstart: "Jag kan knappt förstå det"". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Succéstart för svenska 14-åringen på golfens Europatour". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 26 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Måns Boje och Havanna Torstensson vann Teen Tour Future #4 Blekinge" (in Swedish). Golfing. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Havanna Torstensson" (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Havanna Torstensson". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  8. ^ Strömberg, Martin (17 August 2024). "Dubbla svenska amatörsegrar i England". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Halmstadspelare klar för Solheim cup: "Sjukt kul"" (in Swedish). Hallandsposten. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
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