NORDQVIST Anna

Sweden
Golf
10 Jun 1987
34
Female
ESKILSTUNA
 
Sweden
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
GLF Golf Women's Individual Stroke Play 23

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Kasumigaseki Country Club
Women's Individual Stroke Play Round 1
#1
Finished
Kasumigaseki Country Club
Women's Individual Stroke Play Round 2
#2
Finished
Kasumigaseki Country Club
Women's Individual Stroke Play Round 3
#3
Finished
Kasumigaseki Country Club
Women's Individual Stroke Play Round 4
#4
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocationResult
11Individual Stroke Play2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA278

The Evian Championship
RankEventYearLocationResult
1Individual Stroke Play2017Evian-les-Bains, FRA204
22Individual Stroke Play2016Evian-les-Bains, FRA282
44Individual Stroke Play2018Evian-les-Bains, FRA286
73Individual Stroke Play2019Evian-les-Bains, FRA145

The Women's British Open
RankEventYearLocationResult
7Individual Stroke Play2017Kingsbarns, GBR277
11Individual Stroke Play2019Milton Keynes, GBR280
32Individual Stroke Play2020Troon, GBR292
90Individual Stroke Play2018Lytham St Annes, GBR148

The ANA Inspiration
RankEventYearLocationResult
11Individual Stroke Play2017Rancho Mirage, CA, USA281
21Individual Stroke Play2019Rancho Mirage, CA, USA287
25Individual Stroke Play2021Rancho Mirage, CA, USA283
40Individual Stroke Play2018Rancho Mirage, CA, USA285
44Individual Stroke Play2020Rancho Mirage, CA, USA289

LPGA Championship
RankEventYearLocationResult
1Individual Stroke Play2009Havre De Grace, MD, USA273
5Individual Stroke Play2020Newtown Square, PA, USA276
58Individual Stroke Play2021Johns Creek, GA, USA293
90Individual Stroke Play2019Chaska, MN, USA151
99Individual Stroke Play2017Olympia Fields, IL, USA147
105Individual Stroke Play2018Kildeer, IL, USA151

U.S. Women's Open
RankEventYearLocationResult
33Individual Stroke Play2017Bedminster, NJ, USA290
39Individual Stroke Play2019Charleston, SC, USA289
49Individual Stroke Play2021San Francisco, CA, USA297
54Individual Stroke Play2020Houston, TX, USA297
64Individual Stroke Play2018Shoal Creek, AL, USA149

LPGA Tour overview - Three best ranks per season since 2017
YearDoublesIndividual Stroke Play
2021-1 x 5th, 1 x 9th, 1 x 24th
2020-1 x 2nd, 1 x 5th, 1 x 6th
20191 x 12th1 x 4th, 2 x 21st, 1 x 23rd
2018-1 x 3rd, 1 x 4th, 1 x 7th
2017-1 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd

Ladies European Tour overview - Three best ranks per season since 2017
YearIndividual Stroke Play
20201 x 11th, 1 x 22nd, 1 x 32nd
20191 x 11th, 1 x 13th, 1 x 73rd
20181 x 9th, 1 x 44th, 1 x 73rd
20171 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 7th

LPGA Tour & Ladies European Tour - Ten best performances since 2017 season
RankYearEventCompetitionLocation
12017Individual Stroke PlayThe Evian ChampionshipEvian-les-Bains, FRA
12017Individual Stroke PlayCognizant Founders CupPhoenix, AZ, USA
22020Individual Stroke PlayWalmart NW Arkansas ChampionshipRogers, AR, USA
22017Individual Stroke PlayMediterranean Ladies OpenSitges, ESP
22017Individual Stroke PlayShopRite LPGA ClassicGalloway, NJ, USA
32018Individual Stroke PlayThornberry Creek LPGA ClassicOneida, WI, USA
32017Individual Stroke PlayToto Japan ClassicOmitama, JPN
42019Individual Stroke PlayShopRite LPGA ClassicGalloway, NJ, USA
42018Individual Stroke PlayMeijer LPGA ClassicGrand Rapids, MI, USA
52021Individual Stroke PlayMeijer LPGA ClassicGrand Rapids, MI, USA
52020Individual Stroke PlayLPGA ChampionshipNewtown Square, PA, USA


Legend
DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified, WD - Withdrawn
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Cycling, hiking, baking, cooking, watching television. (womenandgolf.com, 09 Sep 2020)
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Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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Partner Kevin
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English, Swedish
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Right (Instagram profile, 09 May 2021)
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Her brother Mattias has served as her caddie. Her partner Kevin McAlpine has worked as her caddie on the LPGA Tour, and has also caddied for other players including Lexi Thompson and Amy Yang. (viasatsport.se, 09 Sep 2015; womenandgolf.com, 09 Sep 2020; scotsman.com, 18 Feb 2021)
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Turned professional in 2009
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In October 2015 she injured a muscle in her stomach. She returned to the golf course in November the same year. She had experienced the same injury in 2012, but played through the pain for six weeks on that occasion. (svenskgolf.se, 19 Nov 2015; svt.se, 30 Oct 2015)
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She began playing golf at age 13 in Eskilstuna, Sweden. (IGF, 05 Jul 2016)
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She did not like the sport after trying it for the first time at age 10, so moved on to swimming. She returned to golf three years later following encouragement from her family. "I didn't start playing golf until I was 13 years old. I was and still am incredibly interested in sports. The fact that I eventually chose golf was partly because it's a sport in which I can make most of the decisions myself, and partly because my father and brother were already playing. Also my grandfather would take my two brothers and me to the golf course to practise. We would spend time with him rather than going to daycare when our parents were at work. Those were some of my favourite memories, spending time with grandpa." (lpga.com, 02 Mar 2021; dn.se, 06 Jul 2015; hd.se, 11 Aug 2009)
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Winning the 2009 LPGA Championship in Havre de Grace, MD, United States of America, which was her first win as a professional. "It was an incredible start to my professional career, beyond even my wildest dreams." (lpga.com, 02 Mar 2021)
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Swedish golfer Annika Sorenstam. (IGF, 05 Jul 2016)
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Her family [particularly her grandfather], and coaches Katarina Vangdal and Maria Bertilskold. (lpga.com, 02 Mar 2021, 22 Jun 2015)
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"Chasing my dreams, one day at a time." (Facebook page, 12 Nov 2020)
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In 2009 she was named Ryder Cup Wales Ladies European Tour Rookie of the Year. (lpga.com, 06 May 2021)

While at Arizona State University in the United States of America, she was named the 2007 National Golf Coaches Association [NGCA] Freshman of the Year. She was also the 2007 Pac-10 Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. (lpga.com, 22 Jun 2015)

She was named Swedish Junior Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005. She was also named the 2005 Swedish Amateur of the Year. (lpga.com, 06 May 2021)

General Interest

General
OVERCOMING DOUBTS
After two wins on the LPGA Tour as a rookie in 2009, which included the LPGA Championship, she would go five years before she claimed another win on the LPGA Tour in 2014 and eight years without a major championship win. She says this period led her to consider quitting the sport, but that her brother Mattias inspired her to keep going. "Those were long, hard years. There were times I thought about quitting. I lost my motivation and inspiration for the game. My younger brother, Mattias, came out to caddie for me one summer [2015]. It changed my life. With him on my bag, I rediscovered the love I had for the game we had played together as children. That summer, I started to fight again. I felt inspired again. When times have been tough, my family has always brought me back. It takes a lot to be at the top of the women's game. I'm forever grateful to them for helping me rediscover my passion for golf. I realised that sometimes you have to fall out of love with the game to fall back in love with it. And Mattias played a huge part in helping me do that." (lpga.com, 06 May 2021, 02 Mar 2021; viasatsport.se, 09 Sep 2015)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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