Louise Ridderström

Louise Ridderström (born 24 December 1993) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.

Personal information
Full nameLouise Ridderström
Born (1993-12-24) 24 December 1993
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceLos Angeles, California
Career
CollegeUCLA
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2019)
Former tour(s)Symetra Tour (joined 2017)
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Symetra Tour1

Ridderström was born in Stockholm to a gymnast mother and a father (sv:Lars-Erik) that was member of the Swedish National Hockey Team.[1] Ridderström played college golf at the University of California, Los Angeles and was member of the Swedish National Team for three years, finishing fourth at the 2010 European Girls Team Championship[2] and fifth at the 2011 European Girls Team Championship.[3] She finished third at the 2010 Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship and in 2015 she was runner-up at SM Match, losing to Camilla Lennarth 6 & 5.[4]

On the 2018 Symetra Tour, Ridderström made 15 cuts in 20 starts, winning her first event at the Valley Forge Invitational and recording three additional top-10 results in the season. She finished T36 at the inaugural LPGA Q-Series to earn Priority List Category 14 status for the 2019 LPGA Tour where she started in 16 events, made eight cuts and earned $71,583 to rank 121st.[5] Her best result was a tie for 18th at LPGA Mediheal Championship where she was in contention at −4 until shooting a final round of 75.[6]

Professional wins

Symetra Tour wins
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
126 May 2018Valley Forge Invitational−16 (69-65-63=197)4 strokes Min-G Kim, Laura Wearn

Team appearances

Amateur

References
  1. "Louise Ridderström Bio". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. "2010 European Girls Team Championship" (PDF). EGA. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. "2011 European Girls Team Championship" (PDF). EGA. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. "2015 SM Match, Ullna GC". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. "Louise Ridderström Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  6. "LPGA Rookie Louise Ridderstrom Takes Advantage of Her Moment". LPGA. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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