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 alpine
Lindberg 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runners-upWinner's
share
12 Apr 2018ANA Inspiration65-67-70-71=273−15Playoff Inbee Park
Jennifer Song
420,000

LPGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12018ANA 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

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
YearWorld
ranking
Source
2006669
2007654
2008503
2009379
2010202
2011134
2012123
2013118
201493
201587
2016104
2017109
201842
2019156

Team appearances

Amateur
Professional