Cecilia Ekelundh

Cecilia Ekelundh
Personal information
Born (1978-02-19) 19 February 1978 (age 46)
Karlskrona, Sweden
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceSweden
Career
CollegeUniversity of Tulsa
University of South Carolina
Turned professional2000
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour (2006)
Ladies European Tour (2002-2009)
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour3
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipCUT: 2006
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenDNP
Women's British OpenT22: 2005
Achievements and awards
Sweden PGA
Rookie of the Year		2000
Volvo Cross Country Challenge2005

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.[1]

She won on the LET for the first time at the 2004 Ladies Open of Portugal. In 2005, she successfully defended that title[2] 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.[3] In 2006, she captured her third professional title at the Ladies' English Open.[4]

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 Sweden Linda Wessberg
2 26 Jun 2005 Algarve Ladies Open of Portugal −6 (77-66-67=210) 3 strokes France Ludivine Kreutz
3 8 Oct 2006 Ladies English Open −6 (71-69-70=210) 1 stroke Germany 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

  1. ^ "Results 2003 Gefle Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Ekelundh rullar mot toppen" [Ekelundh rolls to the top]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10. October 2005. p. 113. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Cecilia Ekelundh". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 27 September 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.