Corinne Vidén (born 28 September 1997) is a Swedish

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who plays on the

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Early life and amateur career

Vidén grew up in

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and represents

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, home of the

Volvo Open The Volvo Open was an invitational golf tournament played in Sweden in 1970 and 1971. It was the first major international golf tournament played in Sweden. The 1970 event was played on two courses; the first 36 holes at the par 71 course at D ...

. She had success and won several titles on the domestic junior circuits, the Skandia Tour and the Junior Masters Invitational series, as a teenager. Vidén played college golf at

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between 2017 and 2021, and earned a bachelor's degree in nutrition and food. Playing with the

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women's golf team, she was an all-Big Sky selection each year and

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Newcomer of the Year in 2018. In 2019, she won the Gunrock Invitational, and having earned medalist honors in regular play, lost a playoff for the title at the 2019 Big Sky Championship to Beah Cruz.

Professional career

Vidén turned professional after graduating in 2021 and joined the

LET Access Series The LET Access Series (LETAS) is a professional golf tour for women and the official development tour to the Ladies European Tour. Launched in 2010, the LET Access Series provides players with an opportunity to compete and progress on to the Ladi ...

, where she lost the semi-final of the

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of Switzerland. In 2023, she lost a playoff to

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at the

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in Denmark. She finished 11th on the LETAS rankings and as the leading home player on the

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Order of Merit. Vidén earned status for the 2024

at Q-School where she tied for 27th, and she made the cut in her LET debut at the

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Amateur wins

*2015 Hulta Junior Open *2016 Wilson Junior Open, Gothenburg Cash Tingstad Open *2017 Hulta Junior Open, Skandia Tour Elit #2 *2018 Wilson Junior Open *2019 The Gunrock Invitational Sources:

Playoff record

LET Access Series playoff record (0–1)

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Viden, Corinne Swedish female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Sacramento State Hornets women's golfers Golfers from Gothenburg 1997 births Living people 21st-century Swedish sportswomen