My Leander (born 12 September 1994) is a Swedish professional golfer. She made the cut at the

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, was runner-up at the 2019

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, and won the 2022 Rose Ladies Open in England.

Amateur career

Leander was successful on the junior golf circuit in Sweden, amassing 7 career titles. She was runner-up at the 2012

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, 2 strokes behind

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. Leander started playing college golf San Jose State Spartans women's golf team at

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in the fall of 2013 and graduated in 2017. She was named 2016–17

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Women's Golfer of the Year. Her stroke average in the 2016–17 season was the best in school history, shooting 17 rounds under par and six rounds of par and winning two tournaments, the Colonel Wollenberg's Ram Classic and Meadow Club Intercollegiate, and placed second at three other tournaments. By 2017, she had a

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of 28 and got onto the national team. Leander helped the Swedish team to place third at the

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in Portugal. Leander made the cut at the

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in Scotland. She qualified as an amateur by shooting three-under and finishing fifth at the final qualifying, just days before play began. Leander started the tournament with a one-under 71 in the first round and a two-under 70 in the second round, and she was just one of three amateurs to make the cut. In her final two rounds, she shot 77 and 79 to finish nine-over and in 77th place.

Professional career

Leander turned professional early 2018 and started playing on the

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and the

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, where she won the 2018

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in Norway, having prevailed in a playoff against

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. In 2019, she was runner-up at the

in England, one stroke behind

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. In 2022, she finished 14th at the Mithra Belgian Ladies Open and 15th at the

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, her best finishes on the

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so far. In September, she won the Rose Ladies Open at

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in England, three strokeas ahead of Noemí Jiménez Martín.

Amateur wins

*2008 Skandia Tour SGDF Syd #5 *2010 Skandia Tour Regional #3 - Stockholm Södra *2011 Alex Norén Junior Open *2012 Skandia Tour Regional #3 - Stockholm Södra *2014 HP Junior Open *2015 HP Junior Open, Vikingaskeppet JMI *2016 Colonel Wollenberg's Ram Classic *2017 Meadow Club Women's Intercollegiate Source:

Professional wins (2)

LET Access Series wins (1)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Sweden):

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References

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