Emily Kristine Pedersen

Emily Kristine Pedersen
Pedersen in 2018
Personal information
Full nameEmily Kristine Pedersen
Born (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 28)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sporting nationality Denmark
Career
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s)Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour5
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipCUT: 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
Women's PGA C'shipT36: 2017
U.S. Women's OpenT23: 2021
Women's British OpenT11: 2020
Evian ChampionshipT14: 2016
Achievements and awards
Den Gyldne Golfbold (PoY in Denmark)2013, 2020
Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year
2015
Ladies European Tour
Order of Merit winner
2020
Ladies European Tour
Player of the Year
2020

Emily Kristine Pedersen (born 7 March 1996) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour and LPGA Tour.[1] She had a successful amateur career winning the 2013 International European Ladies Amateur Championship and the 2014 British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship. Turning professional in early 2015 she had a successful first season, finishing runner-up in the Deloitte Ladies Open and the Lacoste Ladies Open de France before winning the Hero Women's Indian Open. She was named LET Rookie of the Year for 2015.

Pedersen earned her card for the 2022 LPGA Tour through qualifying school.[2]

She made only the second hole-in-one in Solheim Cup history in 2023 on the 12th hole in the afternoon four-ball on 22 September 2023.[3]

  1. ^ Profile on Ladies European Tour's official site
  2. ^ "Na Rin An Secures Medalist Honors At LPGA Q-Series". LPGA. 13 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Solheim Cup Ace". twitter.com. 22 September 2023.