Pernilla Anna Lindberg (born 13 July 1986) is a Swedish

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on the U.S.-based

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and the

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. Her only professional win to date came at the

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, a major championship,

Early life

Lindberg was born and grew up in

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in the province of

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. As a youth in Sweden, she was an

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Her father Jan was one of the best players in the local golf club, Bollnäs Golf Club, in the 1970s. 2002–2004, Lindberg won seven national youth tournaments in Sweden.

Amateur career

Lindberg was a member of the winning Swedish team at the 2006 European Lady Juniors' Team Championship at Golf Club de Pan,

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. Two years later Lindberg was part of winning Swedish teams at both the 2008 European Ladies' Team Championship and the

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. Lindberg played college golf in the United States at

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in Stillwater, and graduated in May 2009 with a

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in international business.

Professional career

She joined the

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in June 2009 and

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at the end of the year for both the LPGA Tour and the LET for 2010. Lindberg won the

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, a major championship, for her first professional win. She prevailed in a sudden-death playoff, which extended to eight holes, over

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and Jennifer Song. Despite holding a three-shot lead after 54 holes, Lindberg shot 71 in the final round. In the final pairing, she birdied the 72nd hole to finish at tied with Park and Song. In the playoff, Song was eliminated on the third extra hole when Park and Lindberg both birdied. After another try, the remaining two parred the hole and play was suspended due to On Monday morning, the playoff resumed on the 10th hole, then went to 17 and back to 18. Still tied after seven extra holes, the players returned to #10, where Lindberg sank a birdie putt, while Park missed hers from The victory boosted Lindberg′s

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from 95 to a In 2020, she was awarded honorary member of the PGA of Sweden.

Personal life

On 31 January 2019, Lindberg married Daniel Taylor, who had been her caddie for several seasons.

Professional wins (1)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Major championships

Wins (1)

¹ Defeated Park and Song in a sudden-death playoff: Lindberg (5-5-4-5-4-3-5-3), Park (5-5-4-5-4-3-5-x) and Song (5-5-5).

Results timeline

''Results not in chronological order.'' ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013 CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2018 ANA – 2018 Evian) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

LPGA Tour career summary

As of the 2024 season

LET career summary

* through the 2022 season

Futures Tour summary

*joined in June at mid-season

World ranking

Position in

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at the end of each calendar year.

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Sweden): 2003, 2004 (winners) * Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2003 (winners) *

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(representing the Continent of Europe): 2005, 2007 (winners) *

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(representing Sweden):

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

(winners) * European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2006 (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 Fren ...

(representing Sweden):

(winners) Professional *

International Crown The Hanwha LifePlus International Crown is a biennial women's professional team golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. Eight national teams of four players each (32 players in total) participate in the match play event. Beginning in 2025, the field ...

(representing Sweden):

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References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindberg, Pernilla Swedish female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Winners of LPGA major golf championships Olympic golfers for Sweden Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Oklahoma State Cowgirls golfers Swedish expatriate golfers in the United States Sportspeople from Bollnäs Golfers from Orlando, Florida 1986 births Living people 21st-century Swedish sportswomen