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Ingrid Lindblad

{{short description|Swedish professional golfer (born 2000)}}

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{{Infobox golfer

| name = Ingrid Lindblad

| image = Ingrid Lindblad 20220610 Sc M.jpg

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| caption = Lindblad at the 2022 Scandinavian Mixed

| fullname = Karin Ingrid Andrea Lindblad

| nickname = Iggy, Ingo

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|4|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Halmstad, Sweden

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| height = 5 ft 6 in

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| nationality = {{SWE}}

| residence = Halmstad, Sweden
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.

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| college = Louisiana State

| yearpro = 2024

| tour = LPGA Tour (joined 2025)

| extour = Epson Tour (joined 2024)

| prowins = 4

| lpgawins = 1

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| futwins = 1

| otherwins = 2

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| nabisco = T52: 2025

| lpga = DNP

| wusopen = T11: 2022

| wbritopen = CUT: 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023

| evian = T26: 2024

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| award1 = SEC Freshman of the Year

| year1 = 2020

| award2 = SEC Player of the Year

| year2 = 2020, 2022, 2024

| award3 = Mark H. McCormack Medal

| year3 = 2023

| award4 = WGCA Player of the Year

| year4 = 2024

| award5 = Annika Award

| year5 = 2024

| award6 = Inkster Award

| year6 = 2024

| award7 = Honda Sports Award

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Karin Ingrid Andrea Lindblad (born 11 April 2000) is a Swedish professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. She had an exceptional amateur career and spent 53 weeks as World Amateur Golf Ranking number one, after winning the 2021 European Ladies Amateur, finishing runner-up at the 2022 Augusta National Women's Amateur, setting amateur scoring records at the 2022 U.S. Women's Open, winning the World Amateur Team Championship for the 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy, and collecting 15 college titles.{{cite magazine |title=Another year, another amateur grabs the first-round spotlight at the U.S. Women's Open. Meet Ingrid Lindblad |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/us-womens-open-2022-ingrid-lindblad-amateur-day-1-annika |magazine=Golf Digest |access-date=19 June 2022}} In the third start of her LPGA Tour rookie season, she won the 2025 JM Eagle LA Championship.{{cite magazine |last=Painter Lopez |first=Jill |title=Swedish rookie Ingrid Lindblad secures first LPGA victory |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/swedish-rookie-ingrid-lindblad-secures-first-lpga-victory |magazine=Golf Digest |date=20 April 2025}}

Amateur career

Lindblad grew up in Halmstad and joined the Swedish National Team in 2017. She represented her country at the European Girls' Team Championship, were Sweden won the bronze in 2018. She was then part of the Swedish teams that won the European Ladies' Team Championship in 2019 and 2020, teamed with Frida Kinhult, Sara Kjellker, Maja Stark, Linn Grant, and Beatrice Wallin.{{cite web |title=Ingrid Lindblad Presentation |url=https://golf.se/for-spelaren/tavlingar/em/nyheter/dam-ingrid-lindblad-presentation/ |publisher=Swedish Golf Federation |access-date=11 October 2020}} She was a member of the 2018 European Junior Ryder Cup team and was selected for the international team at the 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup and again at the 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup.

She also excelled individually. In 2017 she won the Irish Girls U18 Open Stroke Play Championship, and in 2018 the German Girls Open, ahead of Alessia Nobilio. She was runner-up at the 2018 Annika Invitational Europe and won the 2019 Annika Invitational USA.{{cite web |title=Ingrid Lindblad |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/ingrid-lindblad-21740 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=5 June 2024}} In 2019, Lindblad qualified for the 2019 Women's British Open, her first major championship, where she fell short of the cut.{{cite web |title=Knight bags one of 11 spots at AIG Women's British Open with help from Ashridge pro |url=http://www.golfnorth.co.uk/knight-bags-one-of-11-spots-at-aig-womens-british-open-with-help-from-ashridge-pro/ |publisher=GolfNorth |access-date=23 October 2020}}

Lindblad enrolled at Louisiana State University in 2019. In her freshman year, she had the best single season scoring average in LSU women's golf history at 70.33, beating Madelene Sagström's previous record of 71.48 from 2014–15.{{cite web |title=Roster: Ingrid Lindblad |url=https://lsusports.net/sports/womens-golf/roster/ingrid-lindblad/24528 |publisher=LSU Tigers |access-date=11 October 2020}} She won twice individually in her pandemic-shortened freshman season, and became the first player in program history to earn Southeastern Conference Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year honors in the same season.{{cite web |title=2020 U.S. Women's Open: Inside the Field |url=https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/championships/2020/u-s--women-s-open/articles/2020-us-womens-open-inside-field-champions-houston-texas.html |publisher=USGA |access-date=11 December 2020}} Over her four seasons she captured 11 college titles, a school record, and 15 titles over her five seasons.{{cite web |title=A League of Her Own: LSU's Ingrid Lindblad adds 11th win to illustrious career, helps No. 3 Tigers to runner-up finish at Clemson Invitational |url=https://www.tigerrag.com/a-league-of-her-own-lsus-ingrid-lindblad-adds-11th-win-to-illustrious-career-helps-no-3-tigers-to-runner-up-finish-at-clemson-invitational/ |publisher=Tiger Rag |access-date=14 May 2023}}

Over the summer in 2020, she played on the Nordic Golf Tour where she won the Golfhäftet Masters after a playoff with Beatrice Wallin. She then won the Skaftö Open, prevailing in a playoff against Wallin and Linn Grant. With the wins, Lindblad earned a runner-up position behind Grant in the Nordic Golf Tour 2020 Order of Merit.{{cite web |title=Linn Grant i topp på Ekerum |url=https://golf.se/for-spelaren/tavlingar/nordic-golf-tour/nyheter/linn-grant-i-topp-pa-oland/ |publisher=Swedish Golf Federation |access-date=11 October 2020 |language=sv}}

The wins helped her rise to second spot in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, behind American Rose Zhang.

In the summer of 2021 she won the European Ladies Amateur Championship in Italy, 3 strokes ahead of Alexandra Försterling. In 2022, Lindblad had a spectacular spring as a junior at LSU, winning four out of the first five tournaments of the year. She won the SEC Women's Individual Championship by sinking a 38-foot putt for eagle on the final hole. Lindblad posted a 2-0-1 record in team match play to help LSU win its first team league title in 30 years. Reaching nine career LSU wins, she topped Jenny Lidback's previous record of seven set in the 1985–86 season.

Lindblad appeared in four installments of the Augusta National Women's Amateur, finishing third in 2021 and 2024 and as runner-up in 2022, one stroke behind winner Anna Davis.{{cite magazine |last=Leonard |first=Tod |title=Looking for favorites at the 2023 Augusta National Women's Amateur? We've got 12 of them |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/augusta-national-womens-amateur-2023-ANWA-players-to-watch |access-date=14 May 2023 |magazine=Golf Digest |date=27 March 2023}}

In the 2022 U.S. Women's Open at the Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club, Lindblad finished leading amateur at tied 11th.{{cite magazine |last=Melton |first=Zephyr |title=A ‘fearless’ amateur playing with Annika holds the U.S. Women’s Open lead |url=https://golf.com/news/ingrid-lindblad-lead-us-womens-open/ |access-date=14 May 2023 |magazine=Golf Magazine |date=2 June 2022}} Her first round of 6 under par 65, playing together with Annika Sörenstam and with Sophie Gustafson on the bag, was the lowest round ever by an amateur in the U.S. Women's Open and the second lowest round by a European player in the history of the championship. She also beat the amateur scoring records over 36 and 54 holes and tied the 72-hole amateur record in the tournament. Her putting performance was especially noticed, as she holed 66 of 69 putts inside 10 feet and every one of 50 putts from 5 feet or less during the tournament.{{cite web |title=U.S. Women's Open: Drömstart för Ingrid Lindblad |language=Swedish |trans-title=U.S. Women's Open: Dream start for Ingrid Lindblad |url=https://www.svenskgolf.se/artiklar/tournytt/20220603/dromstart-for-ingrid-lindblad/ |publisher=Svensk Golf |access-date=12 June 2022}}{{cite web |title=U.S. Women's Open: 10 Stats to Know: Round 4 |url=https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/championships/2022/u-s--women-s-open/articles/10-stats-to-know--round-4.html#returnable |publisher=USGA |access-date=13 June 2022}}

She accepted an invitation to the 2022 Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed, hosted jointly by the European Tour and Ladies European Tour and held at Halmstad Golf Club, a former Solheim Cup venue in her home town.{{cite web |title=Ingrid Lindblad klar för stortävling på hemmaplan |url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/ingrid-lindblad-klar-for-stortavling-pa-hemmaplan |publisher=Sveriges Radio |access-date=25 April 2022 |language=sv}} Men and women played from different tees and Lindblad finished tied 7th among the women and tied 33rd overall, propelling her into the top 250 in the Women's World Golf Rankings.{{cite web |title=Ingrid Lindblad |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/players/9242 |publisher=Women's World Golf Rankings |access-date=14 May 2023}}

In August 2022, Lindblad teamed up with Meja Örtengren and Louise Rydqvist to win the World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy, beating the U.S. team with Rachel Heck, Rachel Kuehn and Rose Zhang through better tie-breaking non-counting score.{{cite web |title=WATC 2022 France |url=https://www.igfgolf.org/watc/watc-2022-france |access-date=28 August 2022 |publisher=International Golf Federation}}{{cite magazine |title=U.S. charge comes up short as Sweden women win World Amateur Team title |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/world-amateur-team-championship-women-usa-sweden-germany-rose-zhang-rachel-heck |first=Todd |last=Leonard |date=27 August 2022 |access-date=28 August 2022 |magazine=Golf Digest}}

Lindblad rose to number 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in June 2023, after rival Rose Zhang turned professional. Her compatriot, Ludvig Åberg, simultaneously occupied the men's number 1 spot. She won the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the top-ranked golfer at the conclusion of the major tournaments of 2023. This gained her entry into the 2024 U.S. Women's Open and Women's British Open.{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/news/2023/august/press-release-week-32 |title=Ingrid Lindblad Awarded Mark H. McCormack Medal as World's Leading Female Amateur Golfer |publisher=WAGR |date=16 Aug 2023}} She ended her final amateur season with being named WGCA Player of the Year and receiving the Annika Award, the Inkster Award and the Honda Sports Award.{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/ingrid-lindblad-honored-with-juli-inkster-award-50-000-from-workday |title=Ingrid Lindblad honored with Juli Inkster Award, $50,000 from Workday |work=NBC Sports |agency=Associated Press |date=4 June 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://lsusports.net/news/2024/06/12/its-a-sweep-of-major-awards-for-lsus-lindblad-named-honda-award-winner-for-golf/ |title=It's A Sweep Of Major Awards For LSU's Lindblad; Named Honda Award Winner For Golf |date=June 12, 2024 |publisher=LSU Tigers}}

Professional career

Lindblad turned professional in June 2024 and made her professional debut at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship on the Epson Tour, having secured status at Q-School the previous fall.{{cite web |url=https://www.epsontour.com/news/2024/lindblad-avery-and-castle-among-the-15-players-making-their-rookie-debuts |title=Lindblad, Avery, and Castle Among the 15 Players Making Their Rookie Debuts |publisher=Epson Tour |first=Luke |last=Otto |date=5 June 2024}} She was runner-up at the weather-shortened Island Resort Championship and at the Guardian Championship,{{cite web |first =Ally |last=Lutter |title=Ingrid Lindblad Launches up Race for the Card Rankings Late in the Season |url=https://www.epsontour.com/news/2024/ingrid-lindblad-launches-up-race-for-the-card-rankings-late-in-the-season |publisher=Epson Tour |date=12 September 2024 |access-date=25 September 2024}} before securing her maiden victory at the Tuscaloosa Toyota Classic in her 7th start.{{cite web |title=Former Amateur World No. 1 Wins Her First Professional Event at the 2024 Tuscaloosa Toyota Classic |url=https://www.epsontour.com/news/2024/former-amateur-world-no-1-wins-her-first-professional-event-at-the-2024-tuscaloosa-toyota-classic |publisher=Epson Tour |access-date=16 September 2024}} Despite joining mid-season and only making 9 starts, she finished 6th on the Race for the Card, to gain a fully exempt card on the LPGA Tour for the 2025 season.{{cite web |title=Meet the 2024 Epson Tour Graduates |url=https://www.epsontour.com/news/2024/meet-the-2024-epson-tour-graduates |publisher=Epson Tour |date=October 6, 2024 |access-date=October 7, 2024}}

In the third start of her LPGA Tour rookie season, Lindblad shot a nine-under 63 on her way to win the JM Eagle LA Championship at El Caballero Country Club for her first LPGA victory.

Amateur wins

  • 2015 Junior Masters Invitational, Jönköping Junior Open by FJ
  • 2017 Irish Girls U18 Open Stroke Play Championship, Stenson Sunesson Junior Challenge, Swedish Junior Classics, Bokskogen Junior Open
  • 2018 German Girls Open, Jönköping Junior Open
  • 2019 Annika Invitational USA, Teen Tour Elite #1, Magnolia Invitational
  • 2020 Florida State Match Up
  • 2021 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, LSU Tiger Golf Classic, European Ladies Amateur Championship, Jackson T. Stephens Cup
  • 2022 Moon Golf Invitational, Clover Cup, Clemson Invitational, SEC Women's Golf Championship, Battle at the Beach
  • 2023 Clemson Invitational, Cougar Classic, Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah
  • 2024 Clemson Invitational, NCAA DI Bryan Regional

Source:{{cite web |title=Ingrid Lindblad Results |url=https://golfdata.se/guide/Profil_startsida.asp?nr=53404 |publisher=Golfdata |access-date=11 October 2020}}

Professional wins (4)

=LPGA Tour (1)=

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align=center|1align=right|20 Apr 2025JM Eagle LA Championshipalign=right|68-63-68-68=267align=center|−211 stroke{{flagicon|JPN}} Akie Iwai

=Epson Tour (1)=

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align=center|1align=right|15 Sep 2024Tuscaloosa Toyota Classicalign=right|67-66-67=200align=center|−162 strokes{{flagicon|SLO}} Ana Belac

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align=center|1align=right|7 Aug 2020Golfhäftet Masters
(as an amateur)		align=right|70-65-65=200align=center|−16Playoff{{flagicon|SWE}} Beatrice Wallin{{cite web |title=2020 Golfhäftet Masters |url=https://golfdata.se/tournytt/resultatlista.asp?TID=SL2032A |access-date=15 October 2020}}
align=center|2align=right|29 Aug 2020Didriksons Skaftö Open
(as an amateur)		align=right|68-65-65=198align=center|−9Playoff{{flagicon|SWE}} Linn Grant
{{flagicon|SWE}} Beatrice Wallin		{{cite web |title=2020 Didriksons Skaftö Open |url=https://golfdata.se/tournytt/resultatlista.asp?TID=SL2035A |publisher=Golfdata |access-date=15 October 2020}}

Results in LPGA majors

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|T52

align=left|U.S. Women's Open

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|T30

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|T11 LA

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|CUT

|35

align=left|Women's PGA Championship

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align=left|The Evian Championship

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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

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|T26

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align=left|Women's British Open

|CUT

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LA = low amateur

CUT = missed the half-way cut

NT = no tournament

T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-team-championships |title=European Team Championships |publisher=European Golf Association}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/international-matches |title=International matches |publisher=European Golf Association}}

References

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External links

  • {{LPGA player|ingrid-lindblad/99997}}
  • {{WWGR|9242}}
  • {{Golfdata|51790}}

{{Honda Sports Award}}

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Category:Swedish female golfers

Category:LPGA Tour golfers

Category:LSU Lady Tigers golfers

Category:Golfers from Halmstad

Category:2000 births

Category:Living people

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