| Mikaela Parmlid | |||||||
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 Parmlid in 2012 | |||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Full name | Mikaela Mercédés Parmlid | ||||||
| Born | (1980-09-22)22 September 1980 (age 45) | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden | ||||||
| Residence | Kungsbacka,Sweden | ||||||
| Career | |||||||
| College | University of Southern California | ||||||
| Turned professional | 2003 | ||||||
| Former tours | LPGA Tour (2004–2010) LET (2011–2014) | ||||||
| Professional wins | 2 | ||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||||
| Chevron Championship | CUT: 2010 | ||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T54: 2006 | ||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2009 | ||||||
| Women's British Open | T36: 2013 | ||||||
| Evian Championship | DNP | ||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||
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Mikaela Parmlid (born 22 September 1980) is a retiredSwedish professional golfer who played on theLPGA Tour 2004–10 and theLadies European Tour 2011–14. She was runner-up in the 2012UNIQA Ladies Golf Open, the 2013Open de España Femenino, and the2014 International Crown. As an amateur, she won the2001 European Ladies' Team Championship and was the2003 NCAA Championship team and individual champion, and received theHonda Sports Award as the top woman collegiate golfer.[1]
Parmlid was born inGothenburg,Sweden and educated atGöteborgs Högre Samskola and Chaparral High inScottsdale, Arizona. In 1997 she won the Swedish High School Championship, and she was the 1998 Nordic Junior Champion and the 1998 Teen Tour Champion. In 1999 she was the low amateur at theChrysler Open, anLET event, and she was the low amateur at theCompaq Open, also an LET event, for four consecutive years 1999–2002.[2]
Parmlid was an economics major atUniversity of Southern California 1999–2003 and played with theUSC Trojans women's golf team. She was a member of the2003 NCAA Championship Team and won theNCAA individual championship, after which she and her team was invited to the White House to meetGeorge W. Bush.[1] She won five collegiate tournaments in total and received the 2003Honda Sports Award, as the top woman collegiate golfer.[2][3][4] She was inducted into theWGCA Players Hall of Fame in 2013.[5]
Parmlid was part of the Swedish National Team and won the2001European Ladies' Team Championship in Spain, and won silver at the next installment2003 in Frankfurt, losing the final to Spain 4.5–2.5. In 2002, she finished 10th in theEuropean Ladies Amateur atKristianstad Golf Club. Her team finished 8th at the2002 Espirito Santo Trophy in Malaysia.[6]
Parmlid turned professional in 2003 and earned her card for the2004 LPGA Tour atQ-School. She made her firstmajor cut at the2006 LPGA Championship, where she opened with a round of 69 and finished tied 54th. She recorded an LPGA career-best tie for eighth at theJamie Farr Owens Corning Classic in 2009, where she also carded a career-low 62 (-9) in the third round.[7]
Parmlid joined theLadies European Tour in 2011 and enjoyed two successful seasons in 2012 and 2013. In 2012, she finished runner-up at theUNIQA Ladies Golf Open behindCaroline Hedwall, tied third at theISPS Handa Ladies British Masters, and tied fourth at theDeutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open. A win proving elusive, in 2013, her last season on the LET, she matched her career-best result as runner-up at theOpen de España Femenino, a stroke behindLee-Anne Pace.[8] She finished 12th in the season rankings, as the top Swedish player.
In the2013 Women's British Open at theOld Course at St Andrews Parmlid shot two opening rounds of 69 to sit in solo 7th place heading into the weekend, but eventually she succumbed to the windy conditions and finished tied for 36th.[9][10]
Parmlid won the Gothenburg stop on theSwedish Golf Tour, theDelsjö Ladies Open, in 2013 and defended her title in 2014.[11][12]
Parmlid retired from tour following the 2013 season. Eligible to play for Sweden in the2014 International Crown, she made a brief comeback, and played the tournament six months pregnant.[13] Her team, withAnna Nordqvist,Caroline Hedwall andPernilla Lindberg, finished second behind Spain.[14]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Jun2013 | Delsjö Ladies Open | 73-74-67=214 | −2 | 3 strokes | Lina Boqvist |
| 2 | 19 Jun2014 | Delsjö Ladies Open | 72-72-69=213 | E | Playoff | Emma Westin |
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | CUT | |||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | |||||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | T54 | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T36 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T= tied
Amateur
Professional