Andrea Grimberg Lignell (born 28 August 2000) is a Swedish

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. As an amateur, she finished 3rd at the 2023

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and was part of the

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team that won the 2021

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Amateur career

Lignell grew up in

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. She plays golf left-handed and represents

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. She was runner-up at the 2017 Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship and won the event back-to-back in 2020 and 2021. Drafted to the National Team, she won bronze both at the 2018

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and also at the 2018

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in Japan, together with

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and Ingrid Lindblad. In 2021, she helped Sweden place third at the

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. She was part of the silver medal team at the

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, together with

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, Ingrid Lindblad,

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and Beatrice Wallin, where she finished her match against Emily Toy all square as Sweden fell to England in the final. Lignell graduated high school in 2019 and accepted an athletic scholarship to the

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, where she played with the Ole Miss Rebels women's golf team between 2019 and 2024. As a sophomore, her team, which included players such as Chiara Tamburlini and

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, won the 2021

, Ole Miss' first team title in a women's sport. Lignell, who played 40 holes over the quarterfinals and semifinals, drained a five-footer on the 17th hole to clinch the win for Ole Miss over an

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team which included her compatriot

. Lignell played in the

twice, finishing 3rd in 2023, three strokes behind world amateur number one

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. She was initially selected for the international side at the 2023

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, and reached a career-best 18th on the

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Professional career

Lignell turned professional after she graduated in 2024, and her first start was at the Dormy Open Helsingborg on the

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. She was runner-up at the MoreGolf Mastercard Open, three strokes behind compatriot

, after holding the outright lead going into the final day and setting a new course record of 64 (−8) in the first round.

Amateur wins

*2014 Skandia Tour Regional #2 Bohuslän/Dal, Skandia Cup Riksfinal F14 *2015 Skandia Tour Riks #6 Göteborg, Lexus Junior Tour Masters *2016 Skandia Cup Riksfinal F16 *2017 Partille Open, Ringenäs Junior Open, Junior Masters Invitational Final *2018 Stenson Sunesson Junior Challenge *2020 Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship *2021 Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship *2022 Cougar Classic, The Ally Source:

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Sweden): 2018 *

(representing Sweden): 2021 *

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(representing Sweden):

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