Charlotta Sörenstam

Charlotta Sörenstam
Personal information
Born	16 April 1973 (1973-04-16) (age 38) Stockholm, Sweden
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Nationality	Sweden
Residence	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Career
College	University of Texas (one year)
Turned professional	1994
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 1997)
Former tour(s)	LET (1995-2008)
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	1
LPGA of Korea Tour	1
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
Kraft Nabisco C'ship	5th: 1999
LPGA Championship	T30: 2004
U.S. Women's Open	T27: 2000
du Maurier Classic	T14: 1998
Women's British Open	T61: 2002
Achievements and awards
Mary Bea Porter Award	2004

Charlotta Sörenstam (born 16 April 1973) is a Swedish professional golfer. Her older sister, Annika, is herself a Hall of Fame golf professional.

Amateur career

Sörenstam was born in Stockholm. She had a very successful amateur career including a runner-up finish in the Swedish national mother-daughter golf tournament and was a member of the Swedish National Team for seven years.^[1] She captured the 1993 European Team Championship title and won the 1992 Angso Ladies Open. In 1993, Sörenstam competed for the University of Texas at Austin in the United States and won the 1993 Championship title, as well as All-America honors.

Professional career

Sörenstam turned professional in 1994 and played on the Ladies European Tour in 1995 and 1996. At the end of 1996, she finished second at the LPGA 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.

She has one LPGA Tour win, the 2000 Standard Register PING. Her best finish in Europe is second, which she has achieved several times.

Sörenstam received the 2004 Mary Bea Porter Award from the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association for saving Donna Caponi from choking during the 2003 LPGA Championship.

Sörenstam represented Europe in the Solheim Cup in 1998 and served as non-playing European captain for the European girl's team in the Junior Solheim Cup in 2005.^[2]

Teaching

Since 2007 Sörenstam has been Director of Golf Operations at The Annika Academy, a luxury golf school located south of Orlando, Florida, run by Sörenstam's sister, Annika Sörenstam.

Professional wins (2)

LPGA Tour (1)

• 2000 Standard Register PING

Other (1)

• 2001 (1) Hyundai Securities Ladies Open (KLPGA)

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Major wins	Other LPGA wins	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average
1997	0	0	118,195	60	72.32
1998	0	0	261,207	31	71.51
1999	0	0	233,954	36	71.62
2000	0	1	421,687	20	72.23
2001	0	0	132,917	69	72.80
2002	0	0	172,942	53	72.85
2003	0	0	62,920	103	73.17
2004	0	0	29,643	139	74.31
2005	0	0	55,125	107	74.29
2006	0	0	20,421	145	73.87

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	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 to K. Robbins 2&1	1-0-0 won w/L. Davies 3&2	0-1-1 lost w/L. Neumann 2&1	1.5	37.5%

References

1. ^ Dave Kindred (2000). "Finally, sisters in arms- Charlotta Sorenstam and Annika Sorenstam". Golf Digest. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HFI/is_7_51/ai_63015273. Retrieved 2007-07-06. 
2. ^ Bethan Cutler (2005-08-22). "Captain announced for PING Junior Solheim Cup". Ladies European Tour. http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_feature.php?Id=3889. Retrieved 2007-05-25. 

External links

• Charlotta Sörenstam at the LPGA Tour official site
• Charlotta Sörenstam at the Ladies European Tour official site
• Texas Longhorns Alumnae corner: Q&A with Charlotta Sorenstam
• Profile at Annika Academy official site

Persondata
Name	Sörenstam, Charlotta
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	16 April 1973
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Date of death
Place of death