Lisa Pettersson
{{short description|Swedish professional golfer (born 1995)}}
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| fullname = Lisa Elida Pettersson
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|7|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = Täby, Stockholm, Sweden
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| nationality = {{SWE}}
| residence = Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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| college = East Carolina University
| yearpro = 2018
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| tour = Ladies European Tour (joined 2022)
| extour = Symetra Tour (joined 2019)
Swedish Golf Tour (joined 2018)
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| award1 = ECU Most Outstanding Female Scholar Athlete
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| award2 = PGA Sweden Future Fund Award
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Lisa Pettersson (born 31 July 1995) is a Swedish professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. She won the 2023 Helsingborg Open. In 2022, she was runner-up at Skaftö Open and Åland 100 Ladies Open.{{cite web |title=Lisa Pettersson |url=https://golfdata.se/guide/Profil_startsida.asp?nr=41271 |publisher=Golfdata |access-date=20 December 2021}}
Early life and amateur career
Pettersson was born in Täby, Stockholm County, in 1995. She grew up practising a lot of different sports and it was not until the age of 15 that she started to focus solely on golf. In 2013, she finished tied third at the Annika Invitational Europe, behind Malene Krølbøll Hansen and Celia Barquin Arozamena.{{cite web |title=2013 Annika Invitational Europe |url=https://www.wagr.com/events/annika-invitational-europe-24930 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=20 December 2021}}
She was in contention at the 2016 European Ladies Amateur Championship held at Hook Golf Club, Sweden. She was in second place behind Leslie Cloots of Belgium ahead of the final round.{{cite web |title=Bronte Law shoots Final Round 66 to win European Ladies Championship |url=https://www.amateurgolf.com/golf-tournament-news/17132/Bronte-Law-shoots-Final-Round-66-to-win-European-Ladies-Championship |publisher=Amateur Golf |access-date=20 December 2021}} Pettersson had shot 72, 70 and 65 to put herself in a spot to make a challenge for the title, but a disappointing 75 on the final day saw her finish in a tie for 6th.{{cite web |title=2016 European Ladies' Amateur Championship |url=https://www.wagr.com/events/european-ladies'-amateur-championship-32673 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=20 December 2021}}
Pettersson played college golf with East Carolina University between 2014 and 2018, majoring in business. She was twice named First-Team All-American Athletic Conference and as a senior named ECU's Most Outstanding Female Scholar Athlete at the annual Breakfast of Champions.{{cite web |title=Women's Golf Roster: Lisa Pettersson |url=https://ecupirates.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/lisa-pettersson/6329 |publisher=East Carolina University |access-date=20 December 2021}}
Professional career
After Pettersson graduated in 2018, she turned professional and played on the Swedish Golf Tour, where she was runner-up behind Sara Kjellker at the Carpe Diem Beds Trophy, tied for third at the Skaftö Open behind Malene Krølbøll Hansen and Filippa Möörk, and successfully defeated Sofie Bringner in the final of the Swedish Matchplay Championship.
In 2019, Pettersson joined the Symetra Tour, where her best finish was a solo third at the 2019 IOA Golf Classic, five strokes behind Marta Sanz Barrio.{{cite web |title=Pettersson Starts the Week Off with Fresh Mindset |url=https://www.epsontour.com/news/2021/pettersson-starts-the-week-off-with-fresh-mindset |publisher=Symetra Tour |access-date=20 December 2021}}
Pettersson lost a playoff to Anna Nordqvist at the Cactus Tour's Moon Valley stop in March 2020, during the LPGA Tour's pandemic hiatus. Nordqvist shot a final-round 66 to tie Pettersson, and won with a 12-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole.{{cite web |title=Major champ in minor tour as golf continues amid coronavirus pandemic |url=https://www.spin.ph/golf/a-handful-of-minor-golf-tours-playing-on-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-a1937-20200321 |publisher=Sports Interactive Philippines |access-date=20 December 2021}}
=Ladies European Tour=
In December 2021, Pettersson finished in second place at the LET Q-School, on eight-under-par with rounds of 73, 71, 67, 70 and 72, securing a Ladies European Tour card for 2022.{{cite web |title=Gabriella Then Wins LET Qualifying School |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/gabriella-then-wins-let-qualifying-school/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=20 December 2021}}{{cite web |title=Pettersson Hoping To Open Up Options At LET Q-School |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/pettersson-hoping-to-open-up-options-at-let-q-school/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=20 December 2021}} Pettersson finished third at the Aramco Team Series – London teamed with Whitney Hillier and Krista Bakker, and at the Aramco Team Series – Sotogrande she was the first draft pick by Anna Nordqvist.
In 2022, Pettersson held the clubhouse lead in the Skaftö Open at nine under, but had to settle for second place after Linn Grant shot back-to-back birdies on her final two holes to claim victory by one stroke.{{cite web |title=Grant Secures Sensational Victory in Skaftö |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/grant-secures-sensational-victory-in-skafto/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=29 August 2022}} The following week she was the solo runner-up at the Åland 100 Ladies Open, one stroke behind Anne-Charlotte Mora who birdied four of the final five holes.{{cite web |title=Mora Crowned Queen of the Castle |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/mora-crowned-queen-of-the-castle/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=5 September 2022}}
Her two runner-up finishes were enough to finish 33rd on the LET Order of Merit, and 4th in the Rookie of the Year rankings, behind Ines Laklalech, Ana Peláez and winner Linn Grant.
In 2023, Pettersson recorded her first-ever hole-in-one on the par-three eighth in the first round of the Magical Kenya Ladies Open.{{cite web |title=Ashok Leads After Day One At Magical Kenya Ladies Open |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/ashok-leads-after-day-one-at-magical-kenya-ladies-open/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=3 February 2023}} She claimed her first LET title by a stroke at the Helsingborg Open after making an eagle on the final hole.{{cite web |title=Swede Success For Pettersson At Helsingborg Open |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/swede-success-for-pettersson-at-helsingborg-open/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=4 June 2023}}
Amateur wins
- 2013 Viksjö Junior Open
- 2014 Viksjö Junior Open
- 2016 Viksjö Junior Open, Pinehurst Challenge
Sources:{{cite web |title=Player Profile Lisa Pettersson |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/lisa-pettersson-20332 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=20 December 2021}}
Professional wins (2)
=Ladies European Tour wins (1)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !To par !Margin of !Runner-up |
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|align=right|4 Jun 2023 |align=right|70-68-67=205 |align=center|−11 |1 stroke |{{flagicon|ESP}} Ana Peláez |
Ladies European Tour playoff record (0–1)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result |
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|align=center|1 |2023 |{{flagicon|DNK}} Smilla Tarning Sønderby |Sønderby won with eagle on first extra hole |
=Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)=
References
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External links
- {{WWGR|5448}}
- {{Golfdata|41271}}
- [https://ecupirates.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/lisa-pettersson/6329 Lisa Pettersson] at the East Carolina Pirates official site
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Category:Swedish female golfers
Category:Ladies European Tour golfers
Category:East Carolina Pirates women's golfers