Louise Ridderström (born 24 December 1993) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Louise Ridderström | ||
| Born | 24 December 1993 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden | ||
| Residence | Los Angeles, California | ||
| Career | |||
| College | UCLA | ||
| Turned professional | 2016 | ||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2019) | ||
| Former tour(s) | Symetra Tour (joined 2017) | ||
| Professional wins | 1 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Epson Tour | 1 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| Women's British Open | CUT: 2020 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Early life and amateur career
editRidderström was born in Stockholm to a gymnast mother and a father (sv:Lars-Erik) who was member of the Swedish National Hockey Team. She started playing golf at the age of six, and played NCAA Division 1 college golf with the UCLA Bruins women's golf team at the University of California, Los Angeles between 2012 and 2016.[1]
An accomplished junior golfer, she was part of the Swedish National Team and finished 4th at the European Girls' Team Championship in 2010 and 5th in 2011.[2][3] She appeared twice at the European Ladies' Team Championship, finishing 5th both times. In 2015 her team lost in the quarter final to the Swiss team which included Kim Métraux, Morgane Métraux and Albane Valenzuela. In 2016 they lost to an English team with Alice Hewson, Bronte Law and Meghan MacLaren, after Ridderström finished third individually in the stroke play.
Ridderström also represented Sweden at the 2014 Espirito Santo Trophy in Japan, where her team with Madelene Sagström and Linnea Ström tied for 5th alongside the U.S. team. She finished 3rd at the 2010 Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship and in 2015 she was runner-up at the Swedish Matchplay Championship at Ullna Golf Club, losing the final to Camilla Lennarth 6 & 5.[4]
Professional career
editRidderström turned professional in 2016 after graduating from UCLA, and joined the Symetra Tour in 2017. On the 2018 Symetra Tour, Ridderström made 15 cuts in 20 starts, winning her first professional event at the Valley Forge Invitational and recording three additional top-10 results.[5]
She finished T36 at the inaugural LPGA Q-Series to earn Priority List Category 14 status for the 2019 LPGA Tour where she started in 16 events and made eight cuts to rank 121st.[6] Her best result was a tie for 18th at LPGA Mediheal Championship where she was in contention at −4 until shooting a final round of 75.[7][8]
Ridderström spent 2022 on the Epson Tour, where she made 12 cuts in 18 starts with a season-best result of T5 at the Carolina Golf Classic. She secured a return to the 2023 LPGA Tour by finishing T34 at Q-Series.[9]
Amateur wins
edit- 2016 Bruin Wave Invitational
Source:[10]
Professional wins
editSymetra Tour wins
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 May 2018 | Valley Forge Invitational | −16 (69-65-63=197) | 4 strokes |  Min-G Kim, Laura Wearn
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Team appearances
editAmateur
- European Young Masters (representing Sweden): 2009
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2010, 2011
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Sweden): 2014
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2015, 2016
References
edit- ^ "Louise Ridderström Bio". UCLA Bruins. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "2010 European Girls Team Championship" (PDF). EGA. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "2011 European Girls Team Championship" (PDF). EGA. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "2015 SM Match, Ullna GC". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Louise Ridderström Bio". Symetra Tour. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Louise Ridderström Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Svenskt stjärnskott i golf skräller i USA". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 4 May 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "LPGA Rookie Louise Ridderstrom Takes Advantage of Her Moment". LPGA. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "2023 LPGA Tour Rookies". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Louise Ridderstrom Player Profile". World Amateur Golf Ranking.
External links
edit- Louise Ridderström at the LPGA Tour official site
- Louise Ridderström at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Louise Ridderström at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)