Charlotta Sörenstam
Encyclopedia
Charlotta Sörenstam is a Swedish
professional golf
er. Her older sister, Annika
, is herself a Hall of Fame golf professional.
. She had a very successful amateur career including a runner-up finish in the Swedish national mother-daughter golf tournament and was a member of the Swedish National Team for seven years. She captured the 1993 European Team Championship title and won the 1992 Angso Ladies Open. In 1993, Sörenstam competed for the University of Texas at Austin
in the United States
and won the 1993 Championship
title, as well as All-America
honors.
in 1995 and 1996. At the end of 1996, she finished second at the LPGA Tour
Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for 1997. She moved to the United States to play on the LPGA Tour, while continuing to play occasionally in Europe.
She has one LPGA Tour win, the 2000 Standard Register PING
. Her best finish in Europe is second, which she has achieved several times.
Sörenstam received the 2004 Mary Bea Porter Award from the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association for saving Donna Caponi
from choking during the 2003 LPGA Championship
.
Sörenstam represented Europe in the Solheim Cup
in 1998 and served as non-playing European captain for the European girl's team in the Junior Solheim Cup in 2005.
, run by Sörenstam's sister, Annika Sörenstam
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er. Her older sister, Annika
Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer...
, is herself a Hall of Fame golf professional.
Amateur career
Sörenstam was born in StockholmStockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. She had a very successful amateur career including a runner-up finish in the Swedish national mother-daughter golf tournament and was a member of the Swedish National Team for seven years. She captured the 1993 European Team Championship title and won the 1992 Angso Ladies Open. In 1993, Sörenstam competed for the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and won the 1993 Championship
NCAA Women's Golf Championship
NCAA Champions for women's golf:-Division I:-Division II-III combined:-Division II:-Division III:-Team:The following schools have won more than one team championship:*15: Methodist*7: Arizona State*5: Duke, Rollins*4: Florida Southern...
title, as well as All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
honors.
Professional career
Sörenstam turned professional in 1994 and played on the Ladies European TourLadies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...
in 1995 and 1996. At the end of 1996, she finished second at the LPGA Tour
LPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for 1997. She moved to the United States to play on the LPGA Tour, while continuing to play occasionally in Europe.
She has one LPGA Tour win, the 2000 Standard Register PING
Safeway International
The J Golf Phoenix LPGA International, in full the J Golf Phoenix LPGA International Presented by Mirassou Winery, was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour...
. Her best finish in Europe is second, which she has achieved several times.
Sörenstam received the 2004 Mary Bea Porter Award from the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association for saving Donna Caponi
Donna Caponi
Donna Caponi-Byrnes is an American professional golfer.Caponi was born in Detroit, Michigan. The daughter of a club pro, Caponi began playing golf at the age of eight and joined the LPGA Tour at 20. Caponi captured her first win on the Tour four years later in 1970, winning the U.S. Women's Open...
from choking during the 2003 LPGA Championship
LPGA Championship
The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour...
.
Sörenstam represented Europe in the Solheim Cup
Solheim Cup
The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named after the Norwegian-American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim, who was a driving force behind its creation.The inaugural Cup was held in 1990,...
in 1998 and served as non-playing European captain for the European girl's team in the Junior Solheim Cup in 2005.
Teaching
Since 2007 Sörenstam has been Director of Golf Operations at The Annika Academy, a luxury golf school located south of Orlando, FloridaOrlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, run by Sörenstam's sister, Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer...
.
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Major wins | Other LPGA wins | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 118,195 | 60 | 72.32 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 261,207 | 31 | 71.51 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 233,954 | 36 | 71.62 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 421,687 | 20 | 72.23 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 132,917 | 69 | 72.80 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 172,942 | 53 | 72.85 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 62,920 | 103 | 73.17 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 29,643 | 139 | 74.31 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 55,125 | 107 | 74.29 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 20,421 | 145 | 73.87 |
Solheim Cup record
| Year | Total Matches | Total W-L-H | Singles W-L-H | 4somes W-L-H | 4balls W-L-H | Points Won | Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 4 | 1-2-1 | 0-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-1 | 1.5 | 37.5% |
| 1998 | 4 | 1-2-1 | 0-1-0 lost to K. Robbins 2&1 | 1-0-0 won w/L. Davies 3&2 | 0-1-1 lost w/L. Neumann 2&1 | 1.5 | 37.5% |