Daniela Holmqvist
Daniela Holmqvist (born 3 May 1988) is a Swedish professional golfer.
Personal information | |
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Full name | Daniela Yvonne Holmqvist |
Nickname | Dani |
Born | Bern, Switzerland | 3 May 1988
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Jupiter, Florida, U.S. |
Career | |
College | Tulane University University of California, Berkeley |
Turned professional | 2013 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2016) |
Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (2013–2014) Symetra Tour (2015) |
Professional wins | 2 |
Number of wins by tour | |
ALPG Tour | 1 |
Symetra Tour | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
ANA Inspiration | DNP |
Women's PGA C'ship | T28: 2018 |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2018 |
Women's British Open | DNP |
Evian Championship | T65: 2018 |
Holmqvist was born in Switzerland to Yvonne and Hans Holmqvist,[1] a Swedish professional footballer with 27 appearances for the national team, who played for Young Boys in Bern at the time.[2] After finishing high school in Stockholm she moved to the United States and played college golf at Tulane University for a year before transferring to University of California, Berkeley and the California Golden Bears.[3] At Tulane University, she was awarded Conference USA Freshman of the year. She also won the Conference USA championship, individually by a record of 10 strokes. At Cal, she was awarded PAC 12 player of the month, as well as All PAC 12, and All-American honors. She got a taste of the LPGA Tour in 2014 when she played in ten events after earning partial status by finishing in a tie for 44th at the 2013 LPGA Qualifying Tournament.[4] She secured her 2016 LPGA Tour membership by finishing fifth on the 2015 Symetra Tour money list.[4]
Holmqvist first received international headlines in 2013 when what tournament officials believe was a redback spider, relative of the famed black widow, nipped her leg during a qualification round for the Women's Australian Open at Royal Canberra Golf Club.[5] Holmqvist swatted the spider away, used a golf tee to pierce her skin and squeeze out the venom, and finished her round.[6]
References
- "Daniela Holmqvist Bio". Tulane Green Wave. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08.
- "Hans Holmqvist". National Football Teams.
- Karia, Karan (30 November 2011). "On par". The Daily Californian.
- "Cal Alum Dani Holmqvist Earns LPGA Card". California Golden Bears. 21 September 2015.
- Pratt, Adriana (15 February 2013). "Golfer Daniela Holmqvist Uses Tee to Remove Spider Venom, Finishes Round". ABC News.
- "Spider bite doesn't stop golfer". ESPN. 13 February 2013.
External links
- Daniela Holmqvist at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Daniela Holmqvist at the LPGA Tour official site
- Daniela Holmqvist at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Daniela Holmqvist at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)
- Homepage danigolf.com