Anna Nordqvist
Sweden
- World Ranking
- 63
- Age
- 36
- Turned Pro
- 2009
- Hometown
- Eskilstuna, Sweden
- College
- Arizona State University
- Height
- 6 ft 0 in
Bio
KPMG Women's PGA Champion: 2009
LPGA Tour Victories (9 wins, 3 majors)
- 2021 AIG Women's Open
- 2017 Bank of Hope Founders Cup, The Evian Championship
- 2016 ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer
- 2015 ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer
- 2014 Honda LPGA Thailand, Kia Classic
- 2009 McDonald’s LPGA Championship, LPGA Tour Championship
Solheim Cup (8)
- 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
International Crown (3)
- 2014, 2018, 2023
Olympics (2)
- 2016 Rio Olympics (T11)
- 2020 Tokyo Olympics (T23)
2023 in a Nutshell
- 18 events, 14 cuts made, $879,325 (33)
- Recorded three top-10 finishes including a season-best T3 result at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship
- Member of the winning European Team at the Solheim Cup
- Member of Team Sweden at the Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown
Career Highlights
2022:
- 21 events, 20 cuts made, $1,064,670 (23)
- Recorded two top-10 finishes including a season-best third place result at the CME Group Tour Championship
2021:
- 19 events, 18 cuts made, $1,258,467 (9)
- Recorded three top-10 finishes including a win at the AIG Women's Open
- Member of the European Solheim Cup Team
- Represented Sweden in the Tokyo Olympics
2020:
- 14 events, 14 cuts made, $572,179 (15)
- Shot a season-low 62 in the second round of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
2019:
- 26 events, 20 cuts made, $393,685 (54)
- Recorded a season-best four place finish at the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
- Member of the European Solheim Cup team with an overall 12-9-2 record
2018:
- 25 events, 20 cuts made, $502,041 (47)
- Enters the 2019 season ranked 23rd on the LPGA Career Money List with $8,655,240
- Recorded six top-10 finishes which included a season-best T3 at the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic
2017:
- 20 events, 17 cuts made, $1,335,164 (8)
- Recorded the third multiple-win season of her career and won her second major championship at The Evian Championship, beating Brittany Altomare in a one-hole playoff; crossed the $8 million mark in career earnings with the win
2016:
- 25 events, 25 cuts made, $1,424,945 (7)
- Recorded seven top-10 finishes, including a win at the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
- Ranked first on Tour in GIRs (78.56%)
2015:
- 25 events, 24 cuts made, $977,743 (11)
- Crossed the $5 million mark in career earnings with her T3 finish at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
- Competed on the her fourth European Solheim Cup team, posting a 2-2-0 record in 2015
- Recorded three top-10 finishes in majors in 2015
2014:
- 26 events, 24 cuts made, $1,144,245 (7)
- Two victories (Honda LPGA Thailand and Kia Classic)
- Six additional top-10 finishes
- Ranked second on Tour in greens in regulation (77%)
- Was a member of Team Sweden at the inaugural International Crown and posted a 3-0-1 record
- Crossed the $4 million mark in career earnings
2013:
- 26 events, 26 cuts made, $678,751 (20), 5 top-10 finishes
- Finished in the top-10 on Tour in greens in regulation (2nd), fairways (3rd), birdies (4th), rounds under par (8th) and sand saves (8th)
- Shot an 11-under 61 in the third round of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic, the low round of the year in relation to par 72
- Crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings after a T11 finish at the U.S. Women's Open
- Competed on her third European Solheim Cup Team with a 2-1-1 record
2012:
- 28 events, 26 cuts made, $688,703 (19), 11 top-10 finishes
- Ranked fourth on Tour in birdies.
- Crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings after a T31 finish at the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.
2011:
- Recorded five top-10 finishes including: tied for second at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational; tied for fourth at the Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship; tied for fifth at the ShopRite LPGA Classic; tied for 7th at the RICOH Women's British Open; tied for 10th at the Kraft Nabisco Championship.
- Competed on her second European Solheim Cup Team with a 2-2-0 record.
- Won the European Nations Cup on the LET with Sophie Gustafson.
2010:
- Won the Mojo 6, an unofficial LPGA event.
- Tied for second at the LPGA State Farm Classic.
- Finished tied for eighth at the Navistar LPGA Classic Presented by Monaco RV.
- Tied for ninth at the P&G NW Arkansas Championship Presented by Walmart.
- Tied for 10th at the Kraft Nabisco Championship.
2009:
- Became the season's second Rolex First-Time Winner at the McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola, the second major championship of the year.
- Also won the season-ending LPGA Tour Championship Presented by Rolex.
- Finished seventh at the Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-Cola and tied for seventh at the Hana Bank KOLON Championship 2009.
- Tied for eighth at the CN Canadian Women's Open.
- Qualified for her first European Solheim Cup Team, joining Tania Elosegui as LPGA rookies on the 12-member squad; one of three Solheim Cup rookies on the team.
- Finished second to Jiyai Shin in the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year race.
- Named the Ryder Cup Wales Ladies European Tour (LET) Rookie of the Year.
2008:
- Tied for 25th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn Priority List Category 16 for the 2009 LPGA season.
- Turned professional immediately following the final round.
Amateur:
- Nordqvist had a successful amateur career in Europe and the United States. She was named Swedish Junior Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005.
- In 2005, she won the Girls’ British Open Amateur Championship, was runner-up at the French Junior Championship and earned the bronze medal at the European Championship.
- She was also named 2005 Swedish Amateur of the Year.
- In 2006, Nordqvist was the runner-up at the British Amateur Championship and won the European Team Amateur.
- At Arizona State University, she was named 2007 National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) Freshman of the Year and also earned back-to-back NGCA First-Team All-American and Academic All-American honors in 2007-08.
- Nordqvist was the 2007 Pacific Athletic Conference (Pac-10) Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and co-champion.
- In 2008, she was named to the Pac-10 First Team and All-Academic Second Team.
- She was a co-medalist at the 2008 PING/ASU Invitational and tied for fifth at the 2008 NCAA Championships.
- Nordqvist won the 2008 Ladies British Open Amateur and represented Sweden at the World Amateur Team Championships, which they won.
- She made the cut at both the 2007 and 2008 RICOH Women’s British Open and earned low amateur honors in 2008.
Personal:
- 6’
- Started playing golf at the age of 13.
- Credits her family and Swedish national coaches Katarina Vangdal and Maria Bertilsk”ld as the individuals most influencing her career.
- Enjoys following all kinds of sports.
- Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt.
- Has her own Web site, www.annanordqvist.se.