Cajsa Persson (born 28 September 1993) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the

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. Persson was born in

Jönköping Jönköping (, ) is a city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland. The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipali ...

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. She played college golf in the United States for four years at

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with the

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. She turned professional in 2016 and earned her 2017 Ladies European Tour card after finishing 11th at the Lalla Aicha Tour Final Qualifying in Morocco. She won gold at the

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together with

Linda Wessberg Linda Maria Wessberg (born 13 June 1980) is a Swedish professional golfer who has played on the LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour, where she has three victories. She represented Europe at the 2007 Solheim Cup. Early life and amateur ...

, earning LET exemption status of Ranking Tournament Winner.

Team appearances

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(representing Sweden):

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(winner – women's team)

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