Caroline Hedwall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Caroline Hedwall

professional golfer

Date of Birth: 13-May-1989

Place of Birth: Täby, Sweden

Profession: golfer

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Caroline Hedwall

  • Caroline Hedwall (born 13 May 1989) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and the LPGA Tour.
  • She lives in Löddeköpinge, Sweden. Hedwall started to play golf at age eight and accepted a golf scholarship to Oklahoma State University in 2008.
  • She is the daughter of Yvonne and Claes Hedwall and has a twin sister, Jacqueline, who also played collegiate golf in the United States, at Louisiana State University. Hedwall enjoyed a successful amateur career, winning the European Team Championship in 2008 and 2010, the European Ladies Amateur Championship in 2007 and 2009, and the World Amateur Championship in 2008.
  • While at Oklahoma State she was the 2010 NCAA Individual Champion, 2010 NGCA Player of the Year, 2010 Golfstat Cup Winner, 2009 and 2010 First-Team All-American, and Big 12 Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010.She was the medalist at the final stage of LET Qualifying School, a nine stroke victory on 19 December 2010 to earn her LET card for 2011.
  • In 2011, she won the New South Wales Open in Australia on the ALPG Tour in her pro debut in January.
  • On the LET, she won the Allianz Ladies Slovak Open in May, Finnair Masters in July, UNIQA Ladies Golf Open in September, and the Hero Women's Indian Open in December.
  • She was a captain's selection to the European team for the 2011 Solheim Cup in Ireland.
  • She ended the year by winning the LET Player of the Year and LET Rookie of the Year awards. Hedwall was again a captain's pick for Team Europe at the 2013 Solheim Cup in the Denver area.
  • In that event, she became the first player in Solheim Cup history to win five matches in a single competition, helping lead Team Europe to a surprising 18–10 win.
  • It was the Europeans' first successful defense of the Cup, and also the first win for Team Europe on American soil.

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