| Charlotta Sörenstam | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Petra Charlotta Sörenstam | ||||
| Nickname | Lotta | ||||
| Born | (1973-04-16)16 April 1973 (age 52) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden | ||||
| Residence | Sarasota, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | University of Texas (one year) | ||||
| Turned professional | 1994 | ||||
| Current tour | LPGA Tour (joined 1997) | ||||
| Former tour | Ladies European Tour (1995–2008) | ||||
| Professional wins | 3 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| LPGA Tour | 1 | ||||
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 1 | ||||
| Other | 1 | ||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||
| Chevron Championship | 5th: 1999 | ||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T30: 2004 | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T27: 2000 | ||||
| du Maurier Classic | T14: 1998 | ||||
| Women's British Open | T61: 2002 | ||||
| Evian Championship | DNP | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Petra Charlotta Sörenstam (born 16 April 1973) is a retiredSwedishprofessional golfer. As an amateur competing for the Texas Longhorns, she won theNCAA Division I Championship individual title. As a professional, she won one tournament on theLPGA Tour and represented Europe in theSolheim Cup. Her elder sister by three years,Annika, is aHall of Fame golfer.[1]
Sörenstam was born inBro nearStockholm,Sweden.[2] Her father Tom was anIBM executive and her mother Gunilla worked in a bank.[2][3][4][5]
The Sörenstam family began playing golf at Viksjö Golf Club inJakobsberg, north of Stockholm and later switched to nearby Bro-Bålsta Golf Club, opened in 1980, initially with a 9-hole course. At the age of 9, she shared her first set of golf clubs with her sister. Annika got the odd numbered clubs and Charlotta the even.[2]
At theEuropean Tour tournamentScandinavian Enterprise Open in Stockholm in July 1986, the Sörenstam sisters tried to be volunteer caddies and were asked to stand in a line with all other candidates. When all male volunteer caddies finally had been chosen by the tournament professionals, three teen-age girls were left without a bag yet. It was Charlotta, Annika andFanny Sunesson.[6]
As an amateur, Sörenstam won the1992 Ängsö Ladies Open on the professionalSwedish Golf Tour, at the time named the Lancome Tour. She represented Sweden at the1993European Ladies' Team Championship inThe Hague, Netherlands. She finished 5th at the 1993 individualEuropean Ladies Amateur Championship inTurin, Italy.[7][8]
In 1993, Sörenstam competed for theUniversity of Texas at Austin in the United States. She won the 1993 individualNCAA Division I Championship title, two years after her elder sister won the same tournament.[9] She also earnedAll-America honors. While at Texas, Sörenstam was named the winner of theHonda Sports Award for golf.[10][11]
In 1994, Sörenstam was part of the winning Swedish team at theEuropean Lady Junior's Team Championship at Gutenhof Golf Club,Austria.[12] She also finished second, losing in the final toMaria Hjorth, at theSwedish Match-play Championship at Uppsala Golf Club on theSwedish Golf Tour.[8]
Sörenstam turned professional at the end of the 1994 season and played on theLadies European Tour in 1995 and 1996.[13][14] At the end of 1996, she finished second at theLPGA Tour Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for 1997. She moved to the United States to play on the LPGA Tour, while continuing to play occasionally in Europe.[15]
She has one LPGA Tour win, the 2000Standard Register PING,[16] and two runner-up finishes, the 1998Friendly's Classic and 1999The Philips Invitational. Annika and Charlotta Sörenstam became the first two sisters to both win $1 million on the LPGA Tour.
Her best finish in Europe is second, which she achieved at the 2005Samsung Ladies Masters and consecutively at theMcDonald's WPGA Championship of Europe at Gleneagles in 1996 and 1997.
Sörenstam received the 2004 Mary Bea Porter Award from the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association for savingDonna Caponi from choking during the2003 LPGA Championship.[1][17]
Sörenstam represented Europe in theSolheim Cup in 1998 and served as non-playing European captain for the European girls' team in theJunior Solheim Cup in 2005.[18]
From 2007 to 2016, Sörenstam was Director of Golf Operations and Head Teaching Professional at The Annika Academy, a luxury golf school located south ofOrlando, Florida, run by Sörenstam's sister, Annika. The Annika Academy closed on 31 May 2016.[19]
Sörenstam was also a recognized instructor for persons with lower back injuries. From 2018 to 2020 she was the Director of instruction at Charlotte Harbor National Golf Club in North Port, Florida. Since 2021 she worked for the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida as a Performance Golf Coach.[20][17]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Mar2000 | Standard Register PING[21] | −12 (72-64-72-68=276) | 2 strokes |  Karrie Webb |
| Year | Wins | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0 | 118,195 | 60 | 72.32 |
| 1998 | 0 | 261,207 | 31 | 71.51 |
| 1999 | 0 | 233,954 | 36 | 71.62 |
| 2000 | 1 | 421,687 | 20 | 72.23 |
| 2001 | 0 | 132,917 | 69 | 72.80 |
| 2002 | 0 | 172,942 | 53 | 72.85 |
| 2003 | 0 | 62,920 | 103 | 73.17 |
| 2004 | 0 | 29,643 | 139 | 74.31 |
| 2005 | 0 | 55,125 | 107 | 74.29 |
| 2006 | 0 | 20,421 | 145 | 73.87 |
| Career | 1 | 1,509,011 |
Amateur
Professional
Source:[8]
| Year | Total matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points won | Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 4 | 1–2–1 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–1 | 1.5 | 37.5% |
| 1998 | 4 | 1–2–1 | 0–1–0 lost toK. Robbins 2&1 | 1–0–0 won w/L. Davies 3&2 | 0–1–1 halved w/L. Davies lost w/L. Neumann 2&1 | 1.5 | 37.5% |
