Pia Nilsson (golfer)

Pia Nilsson
Personal information
Full namePia Lena T. Nilsson
Born (1958-05-08) 8 May 1958 (age 66)
Malmö, Sweden
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceScottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Torekov, Sweden
Career
CollegeArizona State University
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour
Ladies European Tour
Professional wins5
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipT44: 1983
U.S. Women's OpenT44: 1986
du Maurier ClassicT45: 1983

Pia Nilsson (born 8 May 1958) is a Swedish professional golfer and coach.[1][2] She was one of the two players, who were the first female Swedes to play collegiate golf at a University in the United States and the first Swede to captain a European Solheim Cup team.

  1. ^ "Pia Nilsson: Startern på Old Course tvingade mig till damtee" [Pia Nilsson: The starter at the Old Course forced me to play from the Ladies' tee]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. June 2010. pp. 74–75.
  2. ^ "Pia Nilsson: Svenska supercoachen på hemmaplan" [Pia Nilsson: The Swedish super-coach on home soil]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 2012. pp. 68–71.