Sophie Gustafson

Sophie Gustafson
Gustafson in April 2011
Personal information
Born (1973-12-27) 27 December 1973 (age 50)
Varberg, Sweden
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceSärö, Kungsbacka, Sweden
SpouseTy Votaw (2006–10)
Career
Turned professional1992
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour (joined 1994)
LPGA Tour (joined 1998)
Professional wins26
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour5
Ladies European Tour16 (6th all-time)
Ladies Asian Golf Tour1
Other5
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT7: 2001
Women's PGA C'shipT6: 2007
U.S. Women's OpenT10: 2006
du Maurier ClassicT33: 2000
Women's British Open2nd/T2: 2005, 2006
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2013
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Player of the Year		1998, 2000, 2003
Ladies European Tour
Order of Merit winner		2000, 2003, 2007, 2009
Ladies European Tour
Stroke Average trophy		2000, 2002, 2003, 2007
Swedish Golfer of the Year2000
Heather Farr Player Award2012

Sophie Gustafson (born 27 December 1973) is a Swedish professional golfer. She was a member of the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is a life member of the Ladies European Tour (LET).[1] She has five LPGA Tour and 23 international wins in her career, including victories on five of the six continents on which golf is played: North America, Europe, Australia, Africa and Asia. She is a four-time LET Order of Merit winner[2] and represented Europe in the Solheim Cup on each team from 1998 to 2011.[3][4] She won the Women's British Open in 2000, the year before it was recognized as a major championship by the LPGA Tour and finished runner-up in 2005 and 2006.

  1. ^ "Gustafson named Life Member of the Ladies European Tour". LPGA. Retrieved 17 March 2007.
  2. ^ "Sophie Gustafson Player Profile". LET. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2007.
  3. ^ "1990-2003 Solheim Cup Teams" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2007.
  4. ^ "2005 European Solheim Cup Team". LPGA. Retrieved 7 March 2007.