Corinne Vidén

Corinne Vidén
Personal information
Full nameCorinne Louise Vidén
Born (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 27)
Mölndal, Gothenburg and Bohus County, Sweden
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceKållered, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Career
CollegeCalifornia State University, Sacramento
Turned professional2021
Current tour(s)Ladies European Tour (joined 2024)
Former tour(s)LET Access Series (joined 2021)
Swedish Golf Tour (joined 2021)
Achievements and awards
Big Sky Newcomer of the Year2018

Corinne Vidén (born 28 September 1997) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour.[1]

Early life and amateur career

Vidén grew up in Gothenburg and represents Delsjö Golf Club, home of the Volvo Open.[1] She had success and won several titles on the domestic junior circuits, the Skandia Tour and the Junior Masters Invitational series, as a teenager.[2]

Vidén played college golf at California State University, Sacramento between 2017 and 2021, and earned a bachelor's degree in nutrition and food. Playing with the Sacramento State Hornets women's golf team, she was an all-Big Sky selection each year and Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year in 2018.[3] In 2019, she won the Gunrock Invitational, and having earned medalist honors in regular play, lost a playoff for the title at the 2019 Big Sky Championship to Beah Cruz.[4]

Professional career

Vidén turned professional after graduating in 2021 and joined the LET Access Series, where she lost the semi-final of the Swedish Matchplay Championship to Caroline Rominger of Switzerland.[5]

In 2023, she lost a playoff to Gemma Clews at the Smørum Ladies Open in Denmark.[6] She finished 11th on the LETAS rankings and as the leading home player on the Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit.

Vidén earned status for the 2024 Ladies European Tour at Q-School where she tied for 27th, and she made the cut in her LET debut at the Magical Kenya Ladies Open.[7][8]

Amateur wins

  • 2015 Hulta Junior Open
  • 2016 Wilson Junior Open, Gothenburg Cash Tingstad Open
  • 2017 Hulta Junior Open, Skandia Tour Elit #2
  • 2018 Wilson Junior Open
  • 2019 The Gunrock Invitational

Sources:[2][9]

Playoff record

LET Access Series playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2023 Smørum Ladies Open Sweden Nathalie Borg (a)
England Gemma Clews 		Clews won with par on first extra hole

References

  1. ^ a b "Corinne Vidén Bio". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Corinne Vidén". Golfdata. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Sac State Wins Big Sky Title by 20 Shots". California Golf News. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Women's Golf Roster: Corinne Vidén". Hornet Sports. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Three Home Stars Into Semi-Finals Of The Big Green Egg Swedish Matchplay Championship". LET Access Series. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Clews Clinches First LETAS Title With Playoff Victory in Denmark". LET Access Series. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  7. ^ "LET Q-School". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Four More Players Advance To Final Stage of Q School". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Corinne Vidén". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 12 February 2024.