Swedish Golfer of the Year

Swedish Golfer of the Year
Silverbollen
Five time winner Henrik Stenson
Awarded for Excellence in golf performance and achievements
Location Stockholm
Country  Sweden
Presented by Swedish Golf Federation
First awarded 1966
Most awards Annika Sörenstam (9)
Henrik Stenson (5)

Swedish Golfer of the Year is awarded annually by the Swedish Golf Federation.[1]

The award is individual and awarded since 1966 to the Swedish golfer with the best overall golf performance each year, either in a series of achievements or a single big success. In the assessment the event difficulty, the competition, any surprises and pressing conditions are considered.[2] The jury is made up of player representatives from PGA Sweden, golf journalists, and officials from the Swedish Golf Federation.[3]

Annika Sörenstam has received the award nine times

Winners

1966–1975

1976–1985

1986–1995

1996–2005

2006–2014

2015–

Year Winner Nominees and votes
2015 David Lingmerth
  1. David Lingmerth – 194[1]
  2. Henrik Stenson – 171
  3. Anna Nordqvist – 140
  4. Kristoffer Broberg – 119
  5. Marcus Kinhult – 55
  6. Alex Norén – 45
  7. Pernilla Lindberg – 15
  8. Rikard Karlberg – 12
  9. Henrik Norlander – 4
  10. Marcus Svensson – 4
2016 Henrik Stenson
  1. Henrik Stenson – 362[3]
  2. Alex Norén – 283
  3. Anna Nordqvist – 165
  4. Madelene Sagström – 117
  5. Julia Engström – 50
  6. David Lingmerth – 39
  7. Magnus Persson Atlevi – 27
  8. Rikard Karlberg – 23
  9. Jenny Haglund – 8
  10. Matilda Jonsson, Alexander Björk – 4
2017 Anna Nordqvist
  1. Anna Nordqvist – 216[4]
  2. Henrik Stenson – 128
  3. Alex Norén – 121
  4. Madelene Sagström – 81
  5. Alexander Björk – 56
  6. Pernilla Lindberg – 16
  7. Linn Grant – 8
  8. Jonas Blixt, Frida Kinhult – 6
  9. Joakim Björkman, Amanda Linnér – 4
  10. Marcus Kinhult – 3

(a) indicates amateur status.

Multiple winners

Wins Winner Years won
9Annika Sörenstam1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005
5Henrik Stenson2006 · 2007 · 2013 · 2014 · 2016
3Hans Hedjerson (a)1970 · 1973 · 1976
3Anders Forsbrand1984 · 1987 · 1992
3Liselotte Neumann1985 · 1988 · 1994
2Mikael Sorling (a)1977 · 1978
2Liv Wollin (a)1966 · 1968
2Claes Jöhncke (a)1967 · 1969
2Robert Karlsson2008 · 2010
2Anna Nordqvist2009 · 2017

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Lingmerth Golfer of the Year 2015". Svensk Golf. Retrieved 15 December 2017. (in Swedish)
  2. ↑ "Swedish winners". Golf.se. Retrieved 15 December 2017. (in Swedish)
  3. 1 2 "Stenson Golfer of the Year 2016". Svensk Golf. Retrieved 15 December 2017. (in Swedish)
  4. ↑ "Nordqvist Golfer of the Year 2017". Svensk Golf. Retrieved 28 January 2018. (in Swedish)
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