Josephine Janson (born 16 September 1991) is a retired Swedish professional golfer who played on the

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. She won the 2008 European Girls' Team and the

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European Ladies' Team championships, and the Borås Ladies Open on the 2016 LET Access Series.

Career

Janson played for the National Team. She won the 2008

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in Scotland with Louise Larsson, Amanda Sträng and Johanna Tillström, and was runner-up behind Ireland at the 2009 event in Finland with Emma Nilsson, Emma Lundström and Johanna Tillström. In 2011 she won the

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at Murhof Golf Club in Austria together with Nathalie Månsson, Amanda Sträng, Johanna Tillström, Madelene Sagström and

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. In 2007, she won the Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship and finished fourth individually at the European Young Masters. Janson played college golf with the Oklahoma State Cowgirls golf team at

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between 2010 and 2012, before finishing tied for fourth at Q-school to get her card for the

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. In

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, Jansson was runner-up at the A6 Ladies Open on the

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, behind

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. She recorded a wire-to-wire win at the Borås Ladies Open on the 2016 LET Access Series for her first professional title. She captured her second title, the SGT Tourfinal Åhus KGK ProAm, on the 2017 Swedish Golf Tour.

Amateur wins

*2004 Bankboken Cup (F-13) *2005 FSB Cup (F-14) *2006 Skandia Tour Riks #1 - Göteborg, Norberg Open *2007 Halland District Championship, Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship, Wendels Junior Open *2009 Skandia Tour Elit Flickor #7 Sources:

Professional wins (2)

LET Access Series wins (1)

^Co-sanctioned with the Swedish Golf Tour

Swedish Golf Tour wins (2)

^Co-sanctioned with the LET Access Series

Team appearances

Amateur * European Young Masters (representing Sweden): 2006, 2007 *

(representing Sweden): 2008 (winners), 2009 *

(representing Sweden):

(winners),

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Janson, Josephine Swedish female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Oklahoma State Cowgirls golfers Golfers from Halmstad 1991 births Living people 21st-century Swedish sportswomen