Swedish Golfer of the Year
Silverbollen
Five time winner Henrik Stenson
Awarded forExcellence in golf performance and achievements
LocationStockholm
Country Sweden
Presented bySwedish Golf Federation
First awarded1966
Most awardsAnnika Sörenstam (9)
Henrik Stenson (5)

Swedish Golfer of the Year is awarded annually by the Swedish Golf Federation.[1]

The award is individual and awarded since 1966 to the Swedish golfer with the best overall golf performance each year, either in a series of achievements or a single big success. In the assessment the event difficulty, the competition, any surprises and pressing conditions are considered.[2] The jury is made up of player representatives from PGA Sweden, golf journalists, and officials from the Swedish Golf Federation.[3]

Annika Sörenstam has received the award nine times

Winners

1966–1975

1976–1985

1986–1995

1996–2005

2006–2014

2015–

Year Winner Nominees and votes Ref
2015 David Lingmerth [1]
2016 Henrik Stenson [3]
2017 Anna Nordqvist [4]
2018 Pernilla Lindberg [5]
2019 Marcus Kinhult [6]
2020 Madelene Sagström [7]
2021 Anna Nordqvist Not disclosed [8]
2022 Linn Grant Not disclosed [9]
2023 Ludvig Åberg Not disclosed [10]

(a) indicates amateur status during main part of season in question.

Multiple winners

Wins Winner Years won
9 Annika Sörenstam 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005
5 Henrik Stenson 2006 · 2007 · 2013 · 2014 · 2016
3 Hans Hedjerson (a) 1970 · 1973 · 1976
3 Anders Forsbrand 1984 · 1987 · 1992
3 Liselotte Neumann 1985 · 1988 · 1994
3 Anna Nordqvist 2009 · 2017 · 2021
2 Mikael Sorling (a) 1977 · 1978
2 Liv Wollin (a) 1966 · 1968
2 Claes Jöhncke (a) 1967 · 1969
2 Robert Karlsson 2008 · 2010

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Lingmerth Golfer of the Year 2015". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 16 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Swedish winners". Golf.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Stenson Golfer of the Year 2016". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Nordqvist Golfer of the Year 2017". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 22 December 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Pernilla Lindberg Golfer of the Year 2018". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 21 December 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Marcus Kinhult Golfer of the Year 2019". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 30 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Madelene Sagström utsedd till Årets Golfare" [Madelene Sagström appointed Swedish Golfer of the Year]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Anna Nordqvist utsedd till Årets Golfare" [Madelene Sagström named Swedish Golfer of the Year]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 28 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Linn Grant prisas som Årets Golfare" [Linn Grant named Swedish Golfer of the Year]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Ludvig Åberg Årets Golfare efter historisk säsong" [Ludvig Åberg named Swedish Golfer of the Year after historical season]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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