Louise Rydqvist

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Louise Rydqvist (born 18 July 2001) is a Swedish professional golfer. In 2022, she was runner-up at The Womens Amateur Championship and won the Espirito Santo Trophy. In 2024, she won the European Ladies Amateur and made the cut at the Women's British Open.{{cite web |title=Baker and Rydqvist Reach Women’s Amateur Final |url=https://www.randa.org/fr-CA/articles/baker-and-rydqvist-reach-womens-amateur-final |publisher=The R&A |access-date=25 June 2022}}

Amateur career

Rydqvist joined the national team in 2017 and competed at the European Girls' Team Championship twice, winning the bronze on home soil in 2018.{{cite web |title=Louise uttagen i landslaget |url=https://värnamo.nu/sport/golf/louise-uttagen-landslaget/ |publisher=Värnamo Nu |access-date=25 June 2022 |language=sv}}{{cite web |title=Brons till Sverige |url=https://www.forsgarden.se/startsida-old/klubben/nyhetsarkiv/brons-till-sverige?page=3 |publisher=Forsgården Golf Club |access-date=25 June 2022 |language=sv}} In 2019, she played in the Junior Golf World Cup in Japan and the World Junior Girls Championship in Canada. She came close to winning her first international title at the 2018 Irish Girls U18 Open Stroke Play Championship at Roganstown Golf & Country Club, where she was runner-up one shot behind her compatriot Kajsa Arwefjäll.{{cite web |title=2018 Irish Girls U18 Open Stroke Play Championship |url=https://www.wagr.com/events/irish-girls-u18-open-stroke-play-championship-43655 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=19 November 2021}} In 2019 she finished tied 3rd at the same event.{{cite web |title=Silver och guld till Louise |url=https://värnamo.nu/sport/golf/silver-och-guld-till-louise/ |publisher=Värnamo Nu |access-date=25 June 2022 |language=sv}}

In 2020, Rydqvist played on the Swedish Golf Tour where she shared the Order of Merit title with Line Toft Hansen, after winning the Johannesberg Ladies Open and finishing runner-up at the Allerum Open a stroke behind Sara Kjellker.

In 2022, Rydqvist was runner-up at The Womens Amateur Championship, beaten 4 and 3 by Jess Baker in the final, and played on the winning Swedish team in the Espirito Santo Trophy at Le Golf National in France together with Ingrid Lindblad and Meja Örtengren.{{cite web |title=Sweden wins Women's World Amateur Team Championship |url=https://www.amateurgolf.com/golf-tournament-news/29173/Sweden-wins-Women-s-World-Amateur-Team-Championship- |publisher=Amateur Golf |access-date=28 August 2022}}

Rydqvist won the 2024 European Ladies Amateur three strokes ahead of Andrea Revuelta of Spain. The win earned her a spot at the 2024 Women's British Open at the Old Course at St Andrews, where she shot a second-round 67 to sit in tied 5th place and make the cut.{{cite web |title=Rydqvist Wins European Ladies' Amateur Championship |url=https://gamecocksonline.com/news/2024/07/27/rydqvist-wins-european-ladies-amateur-championship/ |publisher=South Carolina Gamecocks |access-date=27 July 2024}} She was the only female amateur to make the cut at the 2024 Scandinavian Mixed.{{cite news |last1=Andersson |first1=Roger |title=Svenske amatören delad tolva: "Skjuter på proffsdebuten" |url=https://www.svenskgolf.se/artiklar/tournytt/20240607/svenske-amatoren-delad-tolva-skjuter-pa-proffdebuten/ |access-date=8 August 2024 |work=Svensk Golf |date=7 June 2024}}

College career

Rydqvist graduated from the riksidrottsgymnasium in golf at Filbornaskolan in Helsingborg and accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of South Carolina, where she played with the South Carolina Gamecocks women's golf team between 2021 and 2025.{{cite web |title=Women's Golf Roster: Louise Rydqvist |url=https://gamecocksonline.com/sports/wgolf/roster/player/louise-rydqvist/ |publisher=South Carolina Gamecocks |access-date=25 June 2022}}

Rydqvist was named All-American all four years.{{cite web |title=Darling, Rydqvist Named Golfweek All-Americans |url=https://gamecocksonline.com/news/2022/6/21/womens-golf-darling-rydqvist-named-golfweek-all-americans.aspx |publisher=South Carolina Gamecocks |access-date=25 June 2022}} As a junior, she was runner-up at both the SEC Championship and the NCAA Auburn Regional, and lead South Carolina with a 71.14 scoring average, their third-lowest season score on record. As a sophomore, she was named a First Team WGCA All-American, and received the Edith Cummings Munson Award.{{cite web |title=Louise Rydqvist Named Recipient of the 2024 Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award |url=https://wgcagolf.com/news/677669/Louise-Rydqvist-Named-Recipient-of-the-2024-Edith-Cummings-Munson-Golf-Award.htm |publisher=Women's Golf Coaches Association |access-date=8 August 2024}}

After winning the 2023 Annika Intercollegiate, Rydqvist received a sponsor's invite to The Annika, her first LPGA Tour event, where she made the cut and finished tied 46th.{{cite web |title=South Carolina Junior Louise Rydqvist Earns Sponsor Exemption to The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican |url=https://theannika.com/news/south-carolina-junior-louise-rydqvist-earns-sponsor-exemption-to-the-annika-driven-by-gainbridge-at-pelican |publisher=The Annika |access-date=20 November 2023}}

Professional career

Rydqvist turned professional after graduating in 2025 and made her pro debut at the Swedish PGA Championship on the LET Access Series.{{cite news |last1=Åsgård |first1=Olof |title=Proffsdebut och stipendium för Rydqvist |url=https://www.svenskgolf.se/tournytt/proffsdebut-och-stipendium-fo-rydqvist/ |access-date=27 June 2025 |work=Svensk Golf |date=27 June 2025 |language=sv}}

Amateur wins

2016 Puma/Cobra Junior Masters Invitational
2017 Delsjö Junior Open
2019 PGA Junior Open by Titleist
2023 Annika Intercollegiate
2024 European Ladies Amateur Championship
2025 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate

Source:{{cite web |url=https://golfdata.se/guide/profil_startsida.asp?nr=61153 |title=Louise Rydqvist |publisher=Svenska Golfförbundet (Swedish Golf Federation) |language=Swedish}}{{cite web |title=Louise Rydqvist |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/louise-rydqvist-28323 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=14 March 2025}}