Pernilla Sterner (born 2 December 1968) is a retired Swedish professional golfer who played primarily on the

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Career

Sterner made her debut on the Ladies European Tour as an amateur at the 1988 Danish Ladies Open where she made the cut. After graduating from

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, she turned professional in 1994 and joined the

. A win proved elusive and her best result came as runner-up at the 1996 Marks & Spencer European Open at

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. She was tied for ninth at the 1997

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and other top ten finishes include the 1994 VAR Open de France Dames (T7), 1996 Ford-Stimorol Danish Open (T10), 1999 Air France Madame Biarritz Open (T4) and the 2002

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(T8). Sterner earned non-exempt status for the

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, after losing a playoff for the last exempt spot to

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in a four-way playoff and played seven LPGA Tour events. Her career highlight came perhaps on the

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where she won the Toyota Philippine Ladies Open and the Indonesia JAL Ladies Open in February 1997. She retired from tour in 2004 to become a golf coach.

Professional wins (6)

Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (2)

Telia Tour wins (4)

*1998 Ladies PGA Championship, Körunda Ladies Open *2001

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, Telia Ladies Grand Open

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Sweden):

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sterner, Pernilla Swedish female golfers San Jose State Spartans women's golfers LPGA Tour golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Linköping Golfers from Gothenburg 1968 births Living people 20th-century Swedish sportswomen