Nanna Koerstz Madsen

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| birth_place = Smørum, Denmark

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| residence = Nørrebro, Copenhagen, Denmark

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| college = University of South Carolina

| yearpro = 2015

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| tour = LPGA Tour
Ladies European Tour

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| lpga = T11: 2023

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| evian = 72nd: 2019

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Nanna Koerstz Madsen (born 23 October 1994) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the American LPGA Tour and maintains membership of the Ladies European Tour (LET). She won the 2022 Honda LPGA Thailand and made history becoming the first Dane to win an LPGA Tour event. She played in the 2021 Solheim Cup and represented Denmark at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where she finished tied for 13th, and at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo where she finished tied for 9th.{{cite web |title=Nanna Koerstz Madsen |url=https://www.lpga.com/players/nanna-koerstz-madsen/98618/bio |publisher=LPGA Tour |access-date=13 March 2022}}

Amateur career

Madsen had a successful amateur career and she won both the 2012 Danish Women's Match Play Championship and the 2013 Danish Women's Stroke Play Championship. She was 2013 British Ladies Amateur Championship stroke play medalist with rounds of 69 and 72.{{cite web |title=Gamecock Women's Golf Signs Madsen, Olarra |url=https://gamecocksonline.com/news/2013/11/18/Gamecock_Women_s_Golf_Signs_Madsen_Olarra |publisher=South Carolina Gamecocks |access-date=13 March 2022}}

At the end of the season 2014, Madsen finished as the best European amateur player on the World Amateur Golf Ranking.{{cite web |url=http://www.golf.dk/content/nanna-koerstz-madsen-er-europas-bedste |title=Nanna Koerstz Madsen er Europas bedste |language=da |publisher=Golf.dk |date=19 September 2014 |accessdate=17 July 2016 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814044910/http://www.golf.dk/content/nanna-koerstz-madsen-er-europas-bedste |archivedate=14 August 2016 }}

She played college golf with the South Carolina Gamecocks women's golf team at the University of South Carolina, winning the Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate, before turning professional after only one semester.{{cite web |url=http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/nanna_madsen_914056.html |title=Nanna Madsen bio |publisher=South Carolina Gamecocks |accessdate=22 July 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/w-golf/spec-rel/111114aaa.html |title=Madsen Declares Professional Status |publisher=South Carolina Gamecocks |date=11 November 2014}}

Professional career

Madsen earned her LET card by winning the Lalla Aicha Tour School Final Qualifying and was a Ladies European Tour rookie in 2015.{{cite web |url=http://ladieseuropeantour.com/nanna-madsen-seals-lalla-aicha-tour-school-victory-in-morocco/ |title=Nanna Madsen seals Lalla Aicha Tour School Victory in Morocco |publisher=Ladies European Tour |date=21 December 2014}} On the 2015 Ladies European Tour, she finished 9th on the Order of Merit. In 2016, she won the Tipsport Golf Masters{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/10319043/nanna-koerstz-madsen-wins-the-tipsport-womens-masters |title=Nanna Koerstz Madsen wins the Tipsport Women's Masters |publisher=Sky Sports |date=19 June 2016 |accessdate=17 July 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://sport.tv2.dk/golf/2016-06-19-nanna-koerstz-madsen-vinder-i-tjekkiet-og-er-taet-pa-ol |title=Nanna Koerstz Madsen vinder i Tjekkiet og er tæt på OL - TV 2 |language=da |publisher=Sport.tv2.dk |date=19 June 2016 |accessdate=17 July 2016}} and finished 6th on the Order of Merit.

Madsen devoted the 2017 season to earning a membership on the LPGA Tour by playing the season on the Symetra Tour where she became a three-time winner resulting in her becoming the 12th player to earn a "Battlefield Promotion" to the LPGA Tour, playing in three events between late August and early September. She started as a rookie on the LPGA Tour from the beginning of the 2018 season.

In 2019, she was runner-up at the Indy Women in Tech Championship. She finished tied for 3rd at the 2021 ANA Inspiration.

Madsen captured the 2022 Honda LPGA Thailand to become the first LPGA Tour winner from Denmark. After a hard-fought battle with China's Lin Xiyu, she drained a 10-foot putt for eagle on the second playoff hole to take the title.{{cite web |title=Nanna Koerstz Madsen Wins 2022 Honda LPGA Thailand |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2022/nanna-koerstz-madsen-wins-2022-honda-lpga-thailand |publisher=LPGA Tour |access-date=13 March 2022}} After the win, her world ranking jumped up 22 places, from #55 to #33.{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2022-03-14 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings – March 14, 2022 |accessdate=March 14, 2022}}

After her playoff loss to Atthaya Thitikul in the JTBC Classic on 27 March, her world ranking jumped up 13 places, to #19.{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2022-03-28 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings - March 28, 2022}}

Amateur wins

2009 Danish Junior Ladies
2010 Danish Junior Ladies
2012 DGU Elite Tour Damer II, Danish Women's Match Play Championship
2013 Danish Women's Stroke Play Championship, European Club Trophy
2014 European Nations Cup (individual), DGU Elite Tour Damer II, Danish International Championship, Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate

Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.wagr.com/en/Ranking/Player.aspx?playerid=16864&isMens=False |title=Nanna Madsen |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |accessdate=22 July 2016}}

Professional wins (6)

=LPGA Tour wins (1)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning
score

!To par

!Margin
of victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|13 Mar 2022

|Honda LPGA Thailand

|align=right|65-64-66-67=262

|align=center|−26

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Lin Xiyu

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

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|align=center|1

|2022

|Honda LPGA Thailand

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Lin Xiyu

|Won with eagle on second extra hole

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|align=center|2

|align=center|2022

|JTBC Classic

|{{flagicon|THA}} Atthaya Thitikul

|Lost to bogey on second extra hole

=Ladies European Tour wins (1)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning
score

!To par

!Margin
of victory

!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|19 Jun 2016

|Tipsport Golf Masters

|align=right|68-65-65=198

|align=center|−15

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Pamela Pretswell
{{flagicon|AUS}} Stacey Keating

=Symetra Tour wins (3)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning
score

!To par

!Margin
of victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|30 Apr 2017

|Symetra Classic

|align=right|65-72-68=205

|align=center|−11

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|ECU}} Daniela Darquea
{{flagicon|USA}} Mariah Stackhouse

align=center|2

|align=right|4 Jun 2017

|Fuccillo Kia Championship

|align=right|68-71-66=205

|align=center|−8

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Daniela Iacobelli
{{flagicon|USA}} Kim Welch

align=center|3

|align=right|23 Jul 2017

|Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic

|align=right|66-67-67-66=266

|align=center|−22

|7 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Laura Wearn

=Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning
score

!To par

!Margin
of victory

!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|13 Mar 2013

|A6 Ladies Open (as an amateur)

|align=right|73-71-66=210

|align=center|−6

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Eva Bjärvall
{{flagicon|SWE}} Josephine Janson

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

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!! Tournament !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020

align=left|Chevron Championship

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|CUT

|T66

|T51

align=left|Women's PGA Championship

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|CUT

|T13

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

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|CUT

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|T16

|CUT

align=left|The Evian Championship ^

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|CUT

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|CUT

|72

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

align=left|Women's British Open

|T21

|T37

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|CUT

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!! Tournament !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024 !! 2025

align=left|Chevron Championship

|style="background:yellow;"|T3

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|T28

|T17

|CUT

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

|CUT

|70

|CUT

align=left|Women's PGA Championship

|T15

|CUT

|T11

|CUT

align=left|The Evian Championship

|CUT

align=left|Women's British Open

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

CUT = missed the half-way cut

NT = no tournament

"T" = tied

=Summary=

Totals	0	0	1	2	4	10	38	16
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Chevron Championship	0	0	1	1	2	3	8	6
align=left\|U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	2
align=left\|Women's PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	3
align=left\|The Evian Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
align=left\|Women's British Open	0	0	0	1	2	3	9	4

Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2023 Chevron – 2023 U.S. Women's Open)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2021 Evian – 2022 Chevron)

LPGA Tour career summary

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" ! Year !! Tournaments played !! Cuts made* !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top 10s !! Best finish !! Earnings ($) !! Money list rank !! Scoring average !! Scoring rank
2015 \|1 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|T21 \|align=right\|0 \|n/a \|72.25 \|n/a
2016 \|3 \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|T37 \|align=right\|0 \|n/a \|72.50 \|n/a
2017 \|6 \|3 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|1 \|2 \|align=right\|0 \|n/a \|73.18 \|n/a
2018 \|22 \|9 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|T15 \|align=right\|91,424 \|106 \|72.18 \|94
2019 \|25 \|20 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|2 \|2 \|align=right\|552,072 \|38 \|71.48 \|66
2020 \|12 \|8 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|T5 \|align=right\|162,108 \|68 \|72.08 \|71
2021 \|20 \|16 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|2 \|T3 \|align=right\|635,948 \|31 \|70.77 \|38
2022 \|23 \|12 \|1 \|1 \|0 \|3 \|1 \|align=right\|632,106 \|49 \|70.89 \|42
2023 \|25 \|16 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|T4 \|align=right\|445,722 \|64 \|71.62 \|79
2024 \|26 \|19 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|5 \|T3 \|align=right\|844,805 \|47 \|70.84 \|21
Totals^ !163 !106 !1 !3 !1 !15 !1 !align=right\|3,364,185 !132 ! !

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! Year !! Tournaments
played !! Cuts
made* !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top
10s !! Best
finish !! Earnings
($) !! Money
list rank !! Scoring
average !! Scoring
rank

2015

|T21

|align=right|0

|n/a

|72.25

|n/a

2016

|T37

|align=right|0

|n/a

|72.50

|n/a

2017

|align=right|0

|n/a

|73.18

|n/a

2018

|22

|T15

|align=right|91,424

|106

|72.18

|94

2019

|25

|20

|align=right|552,072

|38

|71.48

|66

2020

|12

|T5

|align=right|162,108

|68

|72.08

|71

2021

|20

|16

|T3

|align=right|635,948

|31

|70.77

|38

2022

|23

|12

|align=right|632,106

|49

|70.89

|42

2023

|25

|16

|T4

|align=right|445,722

|64

|71.62

|79

2024

|26

|19

|T3

|align=right|844,805

|47

|70.84

|21

Totals^

!163

!106

!15

!align=right|3,364,185

!132

^ Official as of 2024 season{{cite web |title=Nanna Koerstz Madsen stats |publisher=LPGA |url=https://www.lpga.com/athletes/nanna-koerstz-madsen/98618/stats |access-date=3 December 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/athletes/nanna-koerstz-madsen/98618/results |title=Nanna Koerstz Madsen results |publisher=LPGA |access-date=3 December 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/stats-and-rankings/money-and-finishes#tab-list |title=Career Money |publisher=LPGA |access-date=3 December 2024}}

*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

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2015	159	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2015-12-28 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=28 December 2015}}
2016	103	{{cite web \|url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2016-12-26 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=26 December 2016}}
2017	134	{{cite web \|url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2017-12-25 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=25 December 2017}}
2018	246	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2018-12-31 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=31 December 2018}}
2019	67	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2019-12-30 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=30 December 2019}}
2020	76	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2020-12-28 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=28 December 2020}}
2021	50	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2021-12-27 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=27 December 2021}}
2022	53	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2022-12-26 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=26 December 2022}}
2023	117	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2023-12-25 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=25 December 2023}}
2024	86	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2024-12-30 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=30 December 2024}}

Team appearances

Amateur

European Girls' Team Championship (representing the Denmark): 2012{{cite web |title=European Girls' Team Championship – European Golf Association |date=19 October 2015 |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-girls-team-championship |accessdate=18 December 2017}}
Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Denmark): 2012, 2014
European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Denmark): 2013, 2014{{cite web |title=European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association |date=19 October 2015 |url=https://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-ladies-team-championship-results |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021103346/https://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-ladies-team-championship-results |archive-date=21 October 2021 |access-date=8 December 2021}}

Professional