| Cecilia Ekelundh | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | (1978-02-19) 19 February 1978 (age 46) Karlskrona, Sweden | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden | ||||
| Residence | Sweden | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | University of Tulsa University of South Carolina | ||||
| Turned professional | 2000 | ||||
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (2006) Ladies European Tour (2002-2009) | ||||
| Professional wins | 4 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| Ladies European Tour | 3 | ||||
| Other | 1 | ||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||
| Chevron Championship | CUT: 2006 | ||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | ||||
| Women's British Open | T22: 2005 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Cecilia Ekelundh (born 19 February 1978) is a Swedish professional golfer.
Career
She turned professional in 2000 and was a Ladies European Tour (LET) rookie in 2002.
She finished runner-up at the 2003 Gefle Ladies Open on the Swedish Golf Tour.
She won on the LET for the first time at the 2004 Ladies Open of Portugal. In 2005, she successfully defended that title and also won the inaugural 2005 Volvo Cross Country Challenge, a separate dedicated order of merit containing four events in the Nordic region on the Ladies European Tour. In 2006, she captured her third professional title at the Ladies' English Open.
Professional wins (5)
Ladies European Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 May 2004 | Ladies Open of Portugal | −10 (67-72-67=206) | 3 strokes | Linda Wessberg
|
| 2 | 26 Jun 2005 | Algarve Ladies Open of Portugal | −6 (77-66-67=210) | 3 strokes |  Ludivine Kreutz
|
| 3 | 8 Oct 2006 | Ladies English Open | −6 (71-69-70=210) | 1 stroke |  Martina Eberl
|
Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)
- 2006 Ekerum Ladies Masters
Other wins (1)
- 2012 Sportlife Open +18 Tour Allerum GC (SGF Golf Ranking)
References
- "Results 2003 Gefle Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- "Ekelundh mot Solheim Cup" [Ekelundh on the way to the Solheim Cup]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 2005. p. 111. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- "Ekelundh rullar mot toppen" [Ekelundh rolls to the top]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10. October 2005. p. 113. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- "Cecilia Ekelundh". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 27 September 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
External links
- Official website
- LPGA Tour profile
- Cecilia Ekelundh at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)