Ellinor Südow
{{short description|Swedish golfer}}
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Ellinor Südow (born 27 June 1998) is a Swedish professional golfer who has played on the LPGA Tour and now plays on the Ladies European Tour.{{cite web |title=Ellinor Südow Bio |url=https://www.lpga.com/players/ellinor-sudow/102026/bio |publisher=LPGA Tour |access-date=22 January 2023}}
Early life and amateur career
Südow grew up in the fishing hamlet Lerberget in Höganäs Municipality. A niece of former LPGA Tour player Mikaela Parmlid, she did not take up golf until age 12, having previously focused on gymnastics. She joined Vasatorp Golf Club and competed nationally in both golf and badminton during high school.{{cite web |title=About Me |url=https://ellinorsudow.com/aboutme |publisher=Ellinor Südow |access-date=22 January 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Skeppstedt |first1=Lisa |title=Skoldåd har satt spår under udda golfresa |url=https://www.hd.se/2022-05-14/skoldad-har-satt-spar-under-udda-golfresa |publisher=Helsingborgs Dagblad |access-date=22 January 2023 |language=sv|date=14 May 2022}}
In 2013 she won a title on the Skandia Tour, and in 2016 she claimed a title in the Junior Masters Invitational series.{{cite web |title=Ellinor Südow |url=https://golfdata.se/sgfranking/Players_startpage?PlayerID=53193 |publisher=Golfdata |access-date=22 January 2023}}
Südow played college golf at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, joining the year women's golf was added to the Charlotte sports lineup, the 2017–18 school year.{{cite web |title=Ellinor Sudow Joins Women's Golf Roster for 2017-18 |date=19 November 2016 |url=https://charlotte49ers.com/news/2016/11/18/ellinor-sudow-joins-womens-golf-roster-for-2017-18.aspx |publisher=UNC Charlotte Athletics |access-date=6 December 2022}} She helped Charlotte win their first ever team title with a tie for fourth at the Yale Invitational going 74-73-68 to earn her Conference USA Player of the Week.{{cite web |title=Women's Golf Roster: Ellinor Sudow |url=https://charlotte49ers.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/ellinor-sudow/7158 |publisher=UNC Charlotte Athletics |access-date=22 January 2023}}
In 2019, she experienced the 2019 University of North Carolina at Charlotte shooting and hid in a library on campus during the incident.{{cite web |last1=Tonnvik |first1=Emma |title=Svenska golftalangen Ellinor Südow var mitt i skolskjutning i USA |url=https://www.gp.se/sport/svenska-golftalangen-ellinor-s%C3%BCdow-var-mitt-i-skolskjutning-i-usa-1.72894553 |publisher=Göteborgs-Posten |access-date=22 January 2023 |language=sv |date=17 May 2022}}{{cite news |title=Skolskjutningen påverkar fortfarande golflöftet |url=https://www.dn.se/sport/skolskjutningen-paverkar-fortfarande-golfloftet/ |newspaper=Dagens Nyheter |access-date=22 January 2023 |language=sv |date=16 May 2022}}
Südow joined the University of Arizona in 2021 and pursued a master's degree in business while training with the Arizona Wildcats women's golf team.{{cite web |title=Arizona Women's Golf Adds Ellinor Sudow to 2021 Recruiting Class |date=10 March 2021 |url=https://arizonawildcats.com/news/2021/3/10/arizona-womens-golf-adds-ellinor-sudow-to-2021-recruiting-class.aspx |publisher=University of Arizona in Tucson |access-date=22 January 2023}}
In 2021, Südow finished solo second at the Danish International Ladies Amateur Championship and solo third at the German International Amateur. She finished solo third in the 2022 Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship.{{cite web |title=2023 LPGA Tour Rookies |url=https://www.epsontour.com/news/2022/2023-lpga-tour-rookies |publisher=LPGA Tour |access-date=22 January 2023}}
Professional career
Südow turned professional in 2022 and played on the LET Access Series, where she held the lead at the Västerås Ladies Open after an opening round of 69, and was a quarter finalist at the Big Green Egg Swedish Matchplay Championship.{{cite web |title=Ellinor Sudow Leads After Day One In Vasteras |url=https://letaccess.com/ellinor-sudow-leads-after-day-one-in-vasteras/ |publisher=LET Access Series |access-date=22 January 2023}}
She finished tied 17th at LPGA Tour Q-School to earn an LPGA Tour card for 2023.{{cite web |title=LET and LETAS Stars Secure Cards at LPGA Q-Series |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/let-and-letas-stars-secure-cards-at-lpga-q-series/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=22 January 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Svab |first1=Marjan |title=Nordvästskåningar klara för LPGA-touren |url=https://www.hd.se/2022-12-12/nordvastskaningar-klara-for-lpga-touren |publisher=Helsingborgs Dagblad |access-date=22 January 2023 |language=sv |date=12 December 2022}} In her rookie season, she missed the cut in 10 of her 12 starts, but shared the lead at the ISPS Handa World Invitational after a first round 69, ultimately finishing in a tie for 48th, her best finish of the campaign. She was relegated to the Epson Tour for the 2024 season.{{cite web |title=Four Players Tied At The Top After Day One of ISPS Handa World Invitational |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/four-players-tied-at-the-top-after-day-one-of-isps-handa-world-invitational/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=19 August 2023}}
In 2023, she was part of the Swedish Golf Federation squad ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |last1=Hardenberger |first1=Martin |title=Sveriges nya LPGA-stjärna: "Jag vaknar upp varje dag och är tacksam" |url=https://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/sport/blogg/golfbloggen/2022/12/15/sveriges-nya-lpga-stjarna-jag-vaknar-upp-varje-dag-och-ar-tacksam/ |publisher=Expressen |access-date=22 January 2023 |language=sv |date=15 December 2022}}
Südow earned her card for the 2024 Ladies European Tour at Q-School where she tied for 16th.{{cite web |title=LET Q-School |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/tourschool?id=2023 |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=22 December 2023}} She shared the halfway-stage lead at the 2025 Amundi German Masters and ultimately tied for 14th.{{cite web |title=Briem And Südow Share The Lead At Halfway Stage of Amundi German Masters |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/briem-and-sudow-share-the-lead-at-halfway-stage-of-amundi-german-masters |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=29 June 2025}}
Amateur wins
- 2013 Skandia Tour Skåne #4
- 2016 Innersvingen Junior Open
Sources:{{cite web |title=Ellinor Sudow |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/ellinor-sudow-29284 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |accessdate=22 January 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://ellinorsudow.com/}}
- {{LPGA Tour player|ellinor-sudow/102026}}
- {{LadiesEuroTour player|911535}}
- {{WWGR|10564}}
- {{Golfdata|53193}}
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