Moa Folke (born 25 March 1995) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the

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. In 2023, she won the

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and was runner-up at the

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and the

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Early life and amateur career

Folke was born in

Tranås Tranås () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Tranås Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 14,197 inhabitants in 2010. Overview It is close to the lake Sommen in the north of Småland. Its main commercial center is locat ...

in 1995 and won several tournaments on the Skandia Tour junior circuit in Sweden. She attended

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2014–2018 and played golf with the

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women's golf team in the

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(OVC). She was a four-time All-OVC First Team selection and five-time medalist including the 2016 and 2017 OVC Championship. She was named the Ohio Valley Conference Golfer of the Year as a junior in 2017 and guided the Racers to back-to-back NCAA Championship appearances in 2017 and 2018

Professional career

Folke turned professional after she graduated in 2018. Before entering qualification for the

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, she played in a few tournaments on the

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. She lost a playoff to

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in the Carpe Diem Beds Open at Flommen Golf Club. In 2019, she won the Tegelberga Open, six strokes ahead of runner-up

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In 2019, Folke joined the

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. In her rookie season, she made two cuts in seven starts, her best finish a tie for 13th at the

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. With 2020 lost to the pandemic, in 2021 she made six cuts in 19 starts. Playing in three Sunshine Ladies Tour events in early 2022, she held the lead after the first round of the

, but eventually had to settle for a tie for 8th place. Folke earned conditional status for the 2022

at Q-School. In her rookie season, she finished tied 14th at the Australian Ladies Classic – Bonville in April, and tied for 5th at the Mithra Belgian Ladies Open in May. In September, she led by two strokes at the halfway stage of the

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after firing a second round 62, ten under par. A final round 73 saw her finish tied 14th, five shots behind winner

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. In 2023, Folke shot a bogey-free eight-under-par 64 final round to win the

in South Africa three strokes ahead of

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. A few weeks later, she finished runner-up at the

, after she held the lead by two strokes ahead of the final round. Folke finished solo runner-up behind compatriot

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at the

. She was only a shot back until Gustavsson holed-out for an eagle at the par-4 13th from 112 meters, and finished three shots behind. She finished the season 21st in the LET Order of Merit. In 2024, Folke finished 38th in the Order of Merit, after recording a single top-5 finish of the season at the Ladies Swiss Open. In 2025, she finished top-5 at the

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and held a two stroke solo lead after firing an opening round of 64 (–7) at the

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, ultimately tying for 17th.

Amateur wins

*2012 Skandia Tour Riks #3 Örebro, McDonald's Junior Trophy *2013 Skandia Tour Riks #3 Halland *2016 Jan Weaver Invitational, Ohio Valley Conference Championship, Skandia Tour Riks #2 Stockholm, Chris Banister Classic *2017 Jan Weaver Invitational, Ohio Valley Conference Championship Sources:

Professional wins (2)

Sunshine Ladies Tour wins (1)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

References

External links

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