Marie Wennersten-From
Marie Wennersten-From is a retired Swedish professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour and LPGA Tour.Career
Wennersten was born in Uddevalla and played golf from age 10. As an amateur, she won the Swedish Junior Championship in 1977 and the Swedish Matchplay Championship in 1981, successfully defending the title in 1982. She represented Sweden at the European Lady Junior's Team Championship four times, and won the 1978 event.
In 1984, Wennersten enjoyed a spell on the LPGA Tour, with a best finish of T38 at the MasterCard International Pro-Am. The following year she became the second Swedish golfer to win on the Ladies European Tour, after Kärstin Ehrnlund, when she won the Mitsubishi Colt Cars Jersey Open. She returned to Jersey two years later to win the Hong Kong Bank Jersey Classic, a non-tour event. She finished third at the 1985 British Women's Open at Moor Park Golf Club, 4 strokes behind Betsy King, and ended the season ranked 10th on the LET Order of Merit.
Wennersten won the Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit in 1990 and 1991. She retired from tour in 1992 to become a PGA Club Professional, and has served as head pro at Örkelljunga Golfklubb, Lunds Akademiska Golfklubb and Örestads Golfklubb.Amateur wins
- 1977 Swedish Junior Championship
- 1981 Swedish Matchplay Championship
- 1982 Swedish Matchplay Championship
Professional wins (8)
Ladies European Tour wins (1)
- 1987 Höganäs Ladies Open, Aspeboda Ladies Open
- 1988 Kanthal-Höganäs Open, Aspeboda Ladies Open
- 1989 Aspeboda Ladies Open
- 1991 Grundig Team Trophy
Other wins (1)
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Lady Junior's Team Championship : 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979