Amanda Linnér
| Amanda Linnér | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Elsa Amanda Linnér |
| Born | 14 February 2001 Onsala, Sweden |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Tempe, Arizona |
| Career | |
| College | Arizona State University |
| Status | Amateur |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2021 |
| Women's British Open | DNP |
| Evian Championship | DNP |
Elsa Amanda Linnér (born 14 February 2001) is a Swedish amateur golfer. In 2017 she won the European Girls' Team Championship, the Vagliano Trophy, the French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship and the Annika Invitational Europe. In 2018 she won the European Ladies' Team Championship.[1]
Career
[edit]Linnér joined the Swedish National Team in 2016 and represented her country at the European Girls' Team Championship, were Sweden was runner-up in 2016 and winner in 2017. She was part of the Swedish team winning the 2018 European Ladies' Team Championship, along with Linn Grant, Frida Kinhult, Sara Kjellker, Maja Stark and Beatrice Wallin.[2]
She also excelled individually. In 2017 Linnér finished third at the Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship, won the Annika Invitational Europe and the French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship (Internationaux de France U21 - Tropee Esmond), and was runner-up at the Annika Invitational USA.[1]
Linnér was a member of the 2017 European Junior Solheim Cup team and represented the Continent of Europe on the winning 2017 Vagliano Trophy team. In 2018 she was a member of the European Junior Ryder Cup team and represented Europe in the Patsy Hankins Trophy, held at the Doha Golf Club in Qatar.
She represented Sweden at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
In 2019 she won a professional tournament for the first time, the Lindbytvätten Masters on the Swedish Golf Tour.[3]
Linnér started at Arizona State University as a mid-year addition in 2020, joining compatriot Linn Grant on the Arizona State Sun Devils golf team.[4] She qualified for the 2021 U.S. Women's Open through the qualifier at Superstition Mountain.[5]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2013 Skandia Tour Regional #3
- 2015 Torslanda Junior Open, Skandia Cup (F14)
- 2016 Skandia Tour Elit #2
- 2017 French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship, Annika Invitational Europe
Professional wins (1)
[edit]Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Sep 2019 | Lindbytvätten Masters (as an amateur) | 68-66-73=207 | −9 | 3 strokes | Amanda Lindahl
|
Source:[6]
Results in LPGA majors
[edit]| Tournament | 2021 |
|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT |
| Women's PGA Championship | |
| The Evian Championship | |
| Women's British Open |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2016, 2017 (winners)
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2018 (winners)
- Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2017 (winners)
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2017
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2018
- Patsy Hankins Trophy (representing Europe): 2018
- Summer Youth Olympics Mixed team event (representing Sweden): 2018
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Amanda Linnér". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "National Team Roster: Amanda Linnér". Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Results 2019 Lindbytvätten Masters". Golfdata. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Women's Golf Roster:Amanda Linnér". ASU. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Women's Open at The Olympic Club has local flair with many Arizona connections". Golfweek. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Amanda Linnér Results". Golfdata. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "European Team Championships". European Golf Association.
- ^ "International matches". European Golf Association.
External links
[edit]- Amanda Linnér at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)