Emily Kristine Pedersen (born 7 March 1996) is a Danish

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who plays on the

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and

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.Profile on Ladies European Tour's official site
/ref> She had a successful amateur career winning the 2013

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and the 2014

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. Turning professional in early 2015 she had a successful first season, finishing runner-up in the

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and the

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before winning the

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. She was named

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for 2015. Pedersen earned her card for the 2022

through

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. She made only the second hole-in-one in Solheim Cup history in

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on the 12th hole in the afternoon four-ball on 22 September 2023.

Amateur wins

*2010 Mølleån Open, Danish Match Play, Royal Tour Damer III *2011 Doral Publix Junior Classic (14–15) *2012 Furesøpokalen, DGU Elite Tour Damer III, Doral-Publix Junior Classic *2013

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, DGU Elite Tour Damer Finale, Doral-Publix Junior Classic (16–18) *2014

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Source:

Professional wins (6)

Ladies European Tour wins (5)

¹ Co-sanctioned by Ladies Asian Golf Tour LET playoff record (1–2)

Danish Golf Tour wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

World ranking

Position in

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at the end of each calendar year.

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing the Denmark): 2011, 2012 *

Junior Vagliano Trophy The Junior Vagliano Trophy is an annual girls amateur golf tournament. It is co-organised by The R&A and the European Golf Association and is contested by teams representing "Great Britain and Ireland" and the "Continent of Europe". The first event ...

: (representing the Continent of Europe): 2011 (winners) *

Junior Ryder Cup The Junior Ryder Cup is a team golf competition between Europe and the United States for junior golfers aged 18 and under. It is based on the men's Ryder Cup and is run by the same organisations, the PGA of America and Ryder Cup Europe. The 2018 e ...

(representing Europe): 2012, 2014 *

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(representing Denmark):

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: (representing Europe): 2013 *

Vagliano Trophy The Vagliano Trophy is a biennial women's amateur golf tournament. It is co-organised by The R&A and the European Golf Association and is contested by teams representing "Great Britain and Ireland" and the "Continent of Europe". It is played in od ...

(representing the Continent of Europe): 2013 (winners) *

Espirito Santo Trophy The Espirito Santo Trophy (World Women's Amateur Team Championships) is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the Fre ...

(representing Denmark):

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Professional * The Queens (representing Europe): 2015 *

Solheim Cup The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named after the Norwegian- American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim, who was a driving force ...

(representing Europe):

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(winners),

(winners)

Solheim Cup record

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pedersen, Emily Kristine Danish female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers LPGA Tour golfers Solheim Cup competitors for Europe Winners of ladies' major amateur golf championships Olympic golfers for Denmark Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Golfers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Sportspeople from Copenhagen 1996 births Living people 21st-century Danish women 21st-century Danish people