Nina Reis (born 16 February 1980) is a retired Swedish professional golfer who played on the

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(LET) and

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. She was runner-up at the 2008

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after an LET joint record 11-under-par round of 61 and finished top-10 at the

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Amateur career

Reis was part of the Swedish team, together with Kristina Engström, Anna Gertsson, Mikaela Parmlid, Helena Svensson and

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, which won the 2001

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at Golf de Mais,

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. She played collegiate golf at the

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. She was a two-time all-conference selection while at North Texas in 2000 and 2001. In 2001 she led the team in stroke average and was named to the All-

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team. In 2000 she was named to the first-team All-Big West squad. Reis had six top-10 finishes her freshman season and finished tied for fifth at the

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Championship.

Professional career

Reis turned professional in 2003 and joined the LET. She then joined the

in 2006 after a successful

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where she finished 16th. She recorded top-10 finishes at the 2006

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and 2008

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, as well as the

. Her best LET season was

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when she played in 16 events and posted four top-10 finishes, including runner-up finishes at the

and Open de France Dames, back to back in September. She was also fourth at

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and ninth at Nykredit Masters. She finished 22nd on the LET Money List.

Round of 61

Reis scored 270 (−18) by shooting 69-67-73-61 at the 2008

. The 11-under-par 61 tied the LET 18-hole record for all time lowest round set by

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at the 2005

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. After 17 holes, Reis was at −12 for the day and a score of 59 looked possible, but she bogeyed the last hole to drop back to −11 for the day and a total −18 for second place, her career best finish on the LET.

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won after scoring 259 (−29) following rounds of 66-62-65-66, the best 72-hole score in the LET's 30-year history. Source:

Professional wins (6)

Swedish Golf Tour (6)

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Sweden): 2000 *

(representing Sweden):

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(winners)

References

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