Linda Wessberg

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Linda Wessberg
Personal Information
Birth June 13, 1980 (1980-06-13) (age 28)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)
Nationality Flag of Sweden Sweden
Residence Sweden
College none
Career
Turned Pro 2003
Current tour LET (joined 2004)
Professional wins 2 (LET: 2)

Linda Maria Wessberg (born 13 June 1980 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Swedish professional golfer who divides her time between the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. She played college golf in the United States and was the 2001 Swedish Junior Champion. She turned professional in 2003 and was the year's player of the year on her home country's domestic tour, the Telia Tour. She finished ninth on the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit and was runner up to Minea Blomqvist for the Rookie of the Year title. Her first two Ladies European Tour wins came at the 2006 Wales Ladies Championship of Europe[1] and the 2007 Vediorbis Open de France Dames.[2] She was a captain's pick for the 2007 European Solheim Cup team.[3]

Wessberg was criticised for her slow play at the 2007 Women's British Open.[4]

[edit] Solheim Cup record

Year Total Matches Total W-L-H Singles W-L-H 4somes W-L-H 4balls W-L-H Points Won Points %
Career 2 1-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-1 1.5 75%
2007 2 1-0-1 1-0-0 def C. Kerr 0-0-1 halved w/M. Hjorth 1.5 75%

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Wessberg claims maiden victory in Wales. LET (Ladies European Tour) (2006-08-20). Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
  2. ^ Wessberg wins French Open. LET (Ladies European Tour) (2007-06-24). Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
  3. ^ Alfredsson picks Hjorth, Tinning and Wessberg. LET (Ladies European Tour) (2007-08-21). Retrieved on 2007-08-21.
  4. ^ Ian Carter (2007-08-21). Iain Carter's Clubhouse. BBC Sports. Retrieved on 2007-08-21.

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2007 European Solheim Cup Team