Pernilla Lindberg
Pernilla Lindberg is a Swedish professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. Her only professional win to date came at the ANA Inspiration, a major championship,
Amateur career
In 2008 Lindberg was member of winning Swedish teams at both the European Ladies' Team Championship and the Espirito Santo Trophy.Lindberg played college golf in the United States at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, and graduated in May 2009 with a bachelor's degree in international business.
Professional career
She joined the Duramed Futures Tour in June 2009 and qualified at the end of the year for both the LPGA Tour and the LET for 2010. Lindberg played on Sweden's winning Espirito Santo Trophy team in 2008. As a youth in Sweden, she was also an alpineLindberg won the ANA Inspiration, a major championship, in 2018 for her first professional win. She prevailed in a sudden-death playoff over Inbee Park and Jennifer Song, which extended to eight holes. Despite holding a three-shot lead after 54 holes, Lindberg shot 71 in the final round. In the final pairing, she birdied the 72nd hole to finish at tied with Park and Song. In the playoff, Song was eliminated on the third extra hole when Park and Lindberg both birdied. After another try, the remaining two parred the hole and play was suspended due to On Monday morning, the playoff resumed on the 10th hole, then went to 17 and back to 18. Still tied after seven extra holes, the players returned to #10, where Lindberg sank a birdie putt, while Park missed hers from The victory boosted Lindberg′s world ranking from 95 to a
Personal
On 31 January 2019, Lindberg married Daniel Taylor, who has been her caddie for six seasons.Professional wins (1)
LPGA Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up | Winner's share |
1 | 2 Apr 2018 | ANA Inspiration | 65-67-70-71=273 | −15 | Playoff | Inbee Park Jennifer Song | 420,000 |
LPGA Tour playoff record
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
1 | 2018 | ANA Inspiration | Inbee Park Jennifer Song | Won with birdie on eighth extra hole Song eliminated with birdie on third hole |
Major championships
Wins (1)
1 Defeated Park and Song in a sudden-death playoff: Lindberg, Park and Song.Results timeline
Results not in chronological order before 2019.^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
- Most consecutive cuts made – 5
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
LPGA Tour career summary
- through the 2019 season
LET career summary
- through 2 April 2018
Futures Tour summary
- joined in June at mid-season
World ranking
Year | World ranking | Source |
2006 | 669 | |
2007 | 654 | |
2008 | 503 | |
2009 | 379 | |
2010 | 202 | |
2011 | 134 | |
2012 | 123 | |
2013 | 118 | |
2014 | 93 | |
2015 | 87 | |
2016 | 104 | |
2017 | 109 | |
2018 | 42 | |
2019 | 156 |
Team appearances
Amateur- European Girls' Team Championship : 2003, 2004
- Junior Solheim Cup : 2003
- Vagliano Trophy : 2005, 2007
- European Ladies' Team Championship : 2005, 2007, 2008
- Espirito Santo Trophy : 2008
- International Crown : 2014, 2018