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      Anna Nordqvist
    Anna Nordqvist

    Player Profile
    Class:
    Senior

    Hometown:
    Eskilstuna, Sweden

    Experience:
    2V

    2007-08 Average:
    72.38

    Click here to read about Anna's win at the LPGA Championship

    Click here to read about Anna's win at the Ladies British Open Amateur

    Amateur
    • Placed second at the 2008 World Amateur
    • Helped Sweden win the 2008 World Amateur
    • Won the 2008 Ladies British Open Amateur
    • Qualified for the 2008 Women's British Open
    • Tied for sixth at the Ladies European Tour Scandinavian Open, finishing on shot out of second
    • Will represent Sweden in the 2008 World Amateur
    • Made the cut at the 2007 Women's British Open at the famed Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland

    2008
    • Turned professional after fall semester
    • Named Mid-Season Player of the Year by Golfweek
    • Named a Mid-Season All-American by Golfweek
    • Finished the fall season ranked first by Golfweek and Golf Stat
    • Won the Derby Invitational
    • Placed second at the Fall Preview
    • Tied for seventh at the Rudolph Mason Invitational

    2007-08
    • Tied for fifth at the NCAA Championships
    • 2008 NGCA First-Team All-American
    • 2008 First-Team Pac-10
    • 2008 NGCA Academic All-American
    • 2008 Pac-10 All-Academic Second-Team
    • Tied for first at the PING/ASU Invitational
    • Carded nine top-10 finishes in 11 tournament appearances, including five top-5
    • Shot a career-best-tying 67 in the final round of the Stanford Intercollegiate
    • Shot a 72.38 stroke average

    2006-07
    • 2007 NGCA Freshman of the Year

    • 2007 NGCA First-Team All-American

    • 2007 Pac-10 Player of the Year

    • 2007 Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year

    • 2007 NGCA Academic All-American

    • 2007 Pac-10 co-Champion

    • Won the 2007 PING/ASU Invitational with a 10-under 206

    • Recorded a 72.19 stroke average, the second best in the nation

    • Finished tied for second or better in six of her ten tournament appearances

    • Shot a career-low 67 twice on the season (2007 Wildcat Invitational & 2007 West Regional)

    • Finished the season ranked second in the nation by both Golfweek and the Golfstat Cup

    International
    • Named Swedish Junior player of the year in 2004 and 2005

    • Named Swedish Amateur of the year in 2005

    • Finished in first place at the European Team Amateur in 2006

    • Runner-up at the 2006 British Amateur Championship

    • Runner-up at the 2005 French Junior Championship

    • Finished in first place at the Girls' British Open in 2005

    • Won the bronze medal at the 2005 European Championship

    High School
    • A 2006 graduate of Rinmangymnasiet in Eskilstuna, Sweden

    Personal
    • Undecided on her major

    • Parents are Urban (Police Officer) and Maria (Pharmacist) Nordqvist of Eskilstuna, Sweden

    • Has two brothers, Mikael (22) and Mattias (16)

    • Lists her most exciting sports experiences as practicing with Annika Sorenstam in 2005 and winning the European Team Championship in the summer of 2006

    • Played seven different sports before deciding to play golf

    • In her free time she likes to hang out with friends and work out

    • Born June 10, 1987 in Eskilstuna, Sweden

    • Full name is Anna Maria Nordqvist

    ANNA NORDQVIST 2008-2009 ROUND-BY-ROUND
    Tournament1234TotalScorePlace
    NCAA Fall Preview Preview697669214-22
    Mason Rudolph Preview737169213-3T7
    The Derby Invitational706770207-91
    3 appearance, 9 rounds, 634 strokes, 70.44 stroke average, 3 Top 10 Finishes, 3 Top 20 Finishes

    ANNA NORDQVIST 2007-2008 ROUND-BY-ROUND
    Tournament1234TotalScorePlace
    MasonRudolph 686871207-92
    NCAA Fall Preview747169214-5T8
    Edean Ihlanfeldt707278220+4T4
    Stanford Intercollegiate767167214+1T3
    Northrop Grumman727571218+5T7
    Wildcat Invitational748075229+16T34
    Thompson Invitational736980222+66
    ASU/PING Invitational707069209-7T1
    Pac-10 Championships747072216+32
    NCAA West Regional777074221+5T22
    NCAA Championships75737271291+3T5
    11 appearances, 30 rounds, 2461 strokes, 72.38 stroke average, 9 Top 10 Finishes, 9 Top 20 Finishes
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