Louise Rydqvist
| Louise Rydqvist | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Born | 18 July 2001 Värnamo, Sweden | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden | ||||
| Residence | Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | University of South Carolina | ||||
| Status | Amateur | ||||
| Professional wins | 1 | ||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||
| Chevron Championship | DNP | ||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | ||||
| Women's British Open | T60: 2024 | ||||
| Evian Championship | DNP | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Louise Rydqvist (born 18 July 2001) is a Swedish amateur golfer. She won the 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy and the 2024 European Ladies Amateur, and was runner-up at The Womens Amateur Championship in 2022.[1]
Amateur career
[edit]Rydqvist joined the national team in 2017 and competed at the European Girls' Team Championship twice, winning the bronze on home soil in 2018.[2][3] 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.[4] In 2019 she finished tied 3rd at the same event.[5]
Rydqvist graduated from Filbornaskolan Riksidrottsgymnasium Golf in Helsingborg and accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of South Carolina, where she started playing with the South Carolina Gamecocks women's golf team in the fall of 2021.[6] She was named All-American in her freshman year.[7] As a junior, Rydqvist 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. She was named a First Team WGCA All-American, and received the Edith Cummings Munson Award.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10] In 2024, she was the only female amateur to make the cut at the Scandinavian Mixed.[11]
Rydqvist won the 2024 European Ladies Amateur three strokes ahead of Andrea Revuelta of Spain, earning a spot at the 2024 Women's British Open at the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland.[12]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2016 Puma/Cobra Junior Masters Invitational
- 2017 Delsjö Junior Open
- 2019 PGA Junior Open by Titleist
- 2023 Annika Intercollegiate
- 2024 European Ladies Amateur Championship
Professional wins (1)
[edit]Swedish Golf Tour (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Sep 2020 | Johannesberg Ladies Open^ (as an amateur) |
71-70=141 | −3 | 2 strokes | Kajsa Arwefjäll (a) Linda Lundqvist Anna Magnusson
|
^Shortened to 36 holes due to adverse weather conditions
Results in LPGA majors
[edit]| Tournament | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | |
| U.S. Women's Open | |
| Women's PGA Championship | |
| The Evian Championship | |
| Women's British Open | T60 |
T = tied
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2018, 2019
- Toyota Junior Golf World Cup (representing Sweden): 2019
- World Junior Girls Championship (representing Sweden): 2019
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2022, 2023, 2024
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Sweden): 2022 (winners)
- Arnold Palmer Cup (representing International team): 2024
Source:[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Baker and Rydqvist Reach Women's Amateur Final". The R&A. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Louise uttagen i landslaget" (in Swedish). Värnamo Nu. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Brons till Sverige" (in Swedish). Forsgården Golf Club. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "2018 Irish Girls U18 Open Stroke Play Championship". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Silver och guld till Louise" (in Swedish). Värnamo Nu. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Women's Golf Roster: Louise Rydqvist". South Carolina Gamecocks. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Darling, Rydqvist Named Golfweek All-Americans". South Carolina Gamecocks. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Louise Rydqvist Named Recipient of the 2024 Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award". Women's Golf Coaches Association. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Sweden wins Women's World Amateur Team Championship". Amateur Golf. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "South Carolina Junior Louise Rydqvist Earns Sponsor Exemption to The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican". The Annika. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Andersson, Roger (7 June 2024). "Svenske amatören delad tolva: "Skjuter på proffsdebuten"". Svensk Golf. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Rydqvist Wins European Ladies' Amateur Championship". South Carolina Gamecocks. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Louise Rydqvist" (in Swedish). Svenska Golfförbundet (Swedish Golf Federation).
- ^ a b "Louise Rydqvist". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Louise Rydqvist at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Louise Rydqvist at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)