Nationality Sweden Name Charlotta Sorenstam Nephews William McGee Former tour(s) LET (1995–2008) Siblings Annika Sorenstam | Turned professional 1994 Height 1.70 m Residence Orlando, Florida, U.S. Role Golfer Nieces Ava McGee | |
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Born 16 April 1973 (age 51)
Stockholm, Sweden ( 1973-04-16 ) College University of Texas
(one year) Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 1997) Education University of Texas at Austin People also search for Annika Sorenstam, Tom Sorenstam, Gunilla Sorenstam Profiles | ||
Charlotta Sorenstam: How to hit a Fade - The Golf Shack Academy
Charlotta Sörenstam (born 16 April 1973) is a Swedish professional golfer. Her older sister, Annika, is herself a Hall of Fame golf professional.
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- Amateur career
- Professional career
- Teaching
- Other 1
- Team appearances
- References
Amateur career
Sörenstam was born in Stockholm. 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.
Professional career
Sörenstam turned professional in 1994 and played on the Ladies European Tour 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 girls' 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, Florida, run by Sörenstam's sister, Annika Sörenstam.
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Team appearances
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