Ellinor Südow (born 27 June 1998) is a Swedish

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who has played on the

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and now plays on the

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Early life and amateur career

Südow grew up in the fishing hamlet Lerberget in

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. A niece of former

player Mikaela Parmlid, she did not take up golf until age 12, having previously focused on gymnastics. She joined Vasatorp Golf Club and competed nationally in both golf and badminton during high school. In 2013 she won a title on the Skandia Tour, and in 2016 she claimed a title in the Junior Masters Invitational series. Südow played college golf at

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, joining the year women's golf was added to the Charlotte sports lineup, the 2017–18 school year. She helped Charlotte win their first ever team title with a tie for fourth at the Yale Invitational going 74-73-68 to earn her

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Player of the Week. In 2019, she experienced the 2019 University of North Carolina at Charlotte shooting and hid in a library on campus during the incident. Südow joined the

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in 2021 and pursued a master's degree in business while training with the Arizona Wildcats women's golf team. In 2021, Südow finished solo second at the Danish International Ladies Amateur Championship and solo third at the German International Amateur. She finished solo third in the 2022 Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship.

Professional career

Südow turned professional in 2022 and played on the LET Access Series, where she held the lead at the Västerås Ladies Open after an opening round of 69, and was a quarter finalist at the

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. She finished tied 17th at LPGA Tour Q-School to earn an

card for 2023. In her rookie season, she missed the cut in 10 of her 12 starts, but shared the lead at the ISPS Handa World Invitational after a first round 69, ultimately finishing in a tie for 48th, her best finish of the campaign. She was relegated to the

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for the 2024 season. In 2023, she was part of the Swedish Golf Federation squad ahead of the

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. Südow earned her card for the 2024

at Q-School where she tied for 16th. She shared the halfway-stage lead at the 2025

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and ultimately tied for 14th.

Amateur wins

*2013 Skandia Tour Skåne #4 *2016 Innersvingen Junior Open Sources:

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