Anna Berg (born 25 April 1973) is a Swedish
professional golfer
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who played on the
Ladies European Tour
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. She was 1997
LET Rookie of the Year
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and runner-up at the
Taiwan Ladies Open in 2001.
Amateur career
Berg was on the National Team and won silver at the inaugural
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in 1991 together with
Maria Hjorth
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Early years
Hjorth was born in Falun. As the youngest of three d ...
,
Mia Löjdahl
Mia Löjdahl (born 20 May 1973) is a retired Swedish professional golfer. She won the 1994 European Lady Junior's Team Championship, topped the Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit in 1995 as an amateur, and played on the Ladies European Tour six s ...
and
Charlotta Sörenstam. In 1994, she won the
European Lady Junior's Team Championship
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with the same teammates plus Linda Ericsson and Helena Olsson. She was a member of the Swedish team at the 1995
European Ladies' Team Championship
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It was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been pl ...
in Italy, and she teamed up with
Sara Eklund
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Amateur career
Eklund played on the Swedish Golf T ...
and
Mia Löjdahl
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for the 1996
Espirito Santo Trophy
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The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the Fren ...
, held in the
Philippines
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.
Individually, she finished third at the 1996
European Ladies Amateur Championship
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, two strokes behind
Silvia Cavalleri
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Amateur career and education
Cavalleri w ...
, and won the 1996
French International Ladies Amateur Championship
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.
Berg won three tournaments on the
Swedish Golf Tour
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(SGT), feeder tour for the Ladies European Tour, while still an amateur, including the 1996
SM Match Play
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.
Professional career
Berg turned professional in 1997 and joined the
Ladies European Tour
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, where she finished 30th on the Order of Merit to claim the
LET Rookie of the Year
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Award. Her best finish her rookie season was tied 4th at the
Ladies Swiss Open.
On the
2001 Ladies European Tour
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Tournaments
The ...
, she was runner-up at the
Taiwan Ladies Open in Portugal, one stroke behind
Raquel Carriedo
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,
and finished 21st on the Order of Merit.
In 2005 and 2006, she won four SGT tournaments, including successfully navigating playoffs against
Anna Nordqvist
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and
Caroline Hedwall
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.
Amateur wins
*1996
French International Ladies Amateur Championship
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Source:
Professional wins (7)
Swedish Golf Tour (7)
Team appearances
Amateur
*
European Girls' Team Championship The European Girls' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women up to 18 organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1991. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1991 to 1999 and has bee ...
(representing Sweden): 1991
*
European Lady Junior's Team Championship
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(representing Sweden): 1994 (winners)
*
European Ladies' Team Championship
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It was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been pl ...
(representing Sweden):
1995
1995 was designated as:
* United Nations Year for Tolerance
* World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War
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*
Espirito Santo Trophy
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The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the Fren ...
(representing Sweden):
1996
1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
Events January
* January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
References
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Swedish female golfers
Ladies European Tour golfers
Sportspeople from Kristianstad Municipality
Golfers from Skåne County
1973 births
Living people