Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore

Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore (born 25 May 1965) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore
Personal information
Full nameSofia Maria Grönberg Whitmore
Born (1965-05-25) 25 May 1965
Falköping, Sweden
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceHalmstad, Sweden
Career
CollegeUniversity of Alabama
Turned professional1988
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour (1989–2001)
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour3
Other4
Achievements and awards
Swedish Golfer of the Year1989

Alongside Helen Alfredsson and Liselotte Neumann, Grönberg-Whitmore was one of the pioneers of women's professional golf in Sweden in the 1980s. She spent two years at University of Alabama and later married Englishman John Whitmore, residing in Warwickshire for part of her career.[1]

Grönberg-Whitmore won three times on the Ladies European Tour and was the runner-up at the 1994 La Manga Spanish Open and the 1994 Sens Ladies' Dutch Open. After winning both the Air France Madame Biarritz Open and the inaugural Cantor Fitzgerald Laura Davies Invitational at Brocket Hall in 1999, she moved to fifth place on the LET Order of Merit and sixth spot on the European Solheim Cup ranking.[2]

Professional wins (7)

Ladies European Tour (3)

Telia Tour (1)

Other (3)

  • 2005 Prins Bertils Pokal
  • 2007 Prins Bertils Pokal
  • 2010 Prins Bertils Pokal

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Source: [3]

References

  1. Golf: Gronberg prevails in play-off test of nerve, The Independent, 31 August 1999
  2. Gronberg wins second title of season, Golf Today, 31 August 1999
  3. Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 184–187, 193, 198–199, 227, 266. ISBN 91-86818007.
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