Lina Boqvist

Lina Boqvist (born 25 May 1991) is a Swedish professional golfer and member of the Ladies European Tour.

Lina Boqvist
Personal information
Born (1991-05-25) 25 May 1991
Gislaved, Sweden
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceGislaved, Sweden
Career
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)Ladies European Tour (joined 2015)
Former tour(s)LET Access Series
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins3
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA InspirationDNP
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenDNP
Women's British OpenT47: 2016
Evian ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit2013

Career

Boqvist turned professional 2011 and won the 2012 Swedish Matchplay Championship. Defending her title in 2013 she lost the final to Anjelika Hammar, but the runner-up finish helped her win the 2013 Swedish Golf Tour order of merit. She joined the 2014 LET Access Series and with a victory in the Onsjö Ladies Open she ended the seasson runner-up on the order of merit, earning her a card for the Ladies European Tour in 2015.

In her rookie year on the LET she made 12 appearances and finished 44th on the order of merit. Her best result of the 2015 season was a tie for third at Tipsport Golf Masters in the Czech Republic, three strokes behind Hannah Burke.[1]

Boqvist qualified for the 2016 Women's British Open by rising to 23rd on the LET money list after finishing in the top ten at the Lalla Meryem Cup.[2] She qualified as one of the five reserves for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

She finished fifth at the 2018 European Golf Team Championships - Mixed team together with Per Längfors, Johan Edfors and Emma Nilsson, two strokes away from the bronze medal playoff.[4]

Boqvist posted her career best finish in five years on tour at the 2019 Lalla Meryem Cup and moved up to fifth on the Order of Merit.[5] She shot a career low round of 66 and finished the tournament runner-up to Nuria Iturrioz after they started the final round tied at 10-under.[6] She finished the 2019 season 11th on the Order of Merit.[7]

Professional wins (3)

LET Access Series (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning
score		 To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
123 Aug 2014Onsjö Ladies Open72-69-69=210−6Playoff Lynn Carlsson

Swedish Golf Tour (2)
  • 2012 Swedish Matchplay Championship
  • 2017 Ulricehamn Ladies Open

Results in LPGA majors
Tournament20162017201820192020
ANA Inspiration
Women's PGA Championship
U.S. Women's Open
Women's British Open T47 CUT CUT CUT
The Evian Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied for place

Team appearances

Professional

References
  1. LET 2015 Order of Merit, Ladies European Tour, accessed 14 August 2016
  2. Lina Boqvist, Ladies European Tour, accessed 14 August 2016
  3. Olympic Reserves - Women, International Golf Federation, accessed 14 August 2016
  4. "Ice-cool Iceland win gold in mixed event". PGA European Tour. 11 August 2018.
  5. "Nuria Iturrios earns second LET victory at Lalla Meryem Cup". LET. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  6. "Lina Boqvist leads Lalla Meryem Cup after Career Low Round". LET. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  7. "2019 Costa del Sol Order of Merit". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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