Marie Hedberg

Marie Hedberg (born 24 February 1977) is a retired Swedish professional golfer. She was 1995 European Girls' Team Champion and 1997 European Ladies' Team Champion, and played on the Ladies European Tour.

Marie Hedberg
Personal information
Born (1977-02-24) 24 February 1977
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceVäxjö, Sweden
Career
CollegeSan Jose State University
Turned professional1999
Retired2006
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour (joined 2000)
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins3

Amateur career

Hedberg was selected for the National Team and won the 1995 European Girls' Team Championship and the 1997 European Ladies' Team Championship. In 1998, her team won the bronze at the European Lady Junior's Team Championship and finished fifth at the Espirito Santo Trophy in Santiago, Chile. She won the 1997 Vagliano Trophy representing the Continent of Europe.[1]

Hedberg attended San Jose State University and won the 1997 Western Athletic Conference Championship.[2]

She played on the Swedish Golf Tour and won the Toyota Ladies Open and the Adapt Ladies Open as an amateur in 1998.[3]

Professional career

Hedberg turned professional in 1999 and played a year on the Swedish Golf Tour where she won the Swedish PGA Champion title, before joining the Ladies European Tour (LET) in 2000. On the LET, she comfortably kept her card by finishing 70th and 61st on the Order of Merit in 2000 and 2001, but finished 98th in 2002.[4]

Hedberg achieved a number of top-10 finishes on the LET, including T8 at the South African Women's Masters and T9 at the Dutch Ladies Open in 2001.[3]

After retiring from tour, Hedberg became an associate professor at Linnaeus University and chairman of Växjö Golf Club.[5]

Amateur wins

Source:[2]

Professional wins (3)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning
score		 To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref
17 Jun 1998Toyota Ladies Open (as an amateur)74-73-70=217+1Playoff Anna Jönsson
Sara Melin		[6]
213 Sep 1998Adapt Ladies Open (as an amateur)67-73-73=213−31 stroke Nina Karlsson[7]

Source:[3]

Other wins (1)
  • 2001 Swedish Mother-Daughter Championship (with Eva Hedberg)

Source:[8]

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:[1]

References
  1. Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. "San Jose State Women's Golf" (PDF). San Jose State. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. "Marie Hedberg". Golfdata. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. "LET Order of Merit". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  5. "Hon blir historisk ordförande i klubben" (in Swedish). VXO News. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. "1998 Toyota Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  7. "1998 Adapt Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  8. "Generational Championship Winners" (PDF). Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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