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Helen Alfredsson
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Height:
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5ft 10in
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Birthdate:
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4-09-1965
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Birthplace:
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Goteborg, Sweden
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Residence:
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Goteborg, Sweden
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Rookie Year:
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1992
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Tour Status:
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Exempt
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International Player
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2003 OVERVIEW
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Starts:
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13
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Earnings:
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$ 71,328.00
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Professional
2002 Highlights
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Posted two top-10 finishes: a tie for fifth at the Wegmans Rochester
LPGA and a tie for seventh at the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
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Recorded her season-low round of 66 at the Welch's/Circle K Championship.
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Was a captain's pick for the European Solheim Cup Team.
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2002 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 28/67 (30) Rds in the 60s: 12/67 (49) Birdies: 207 (50)
Eagles: 5 (24) Greens in reg: 70.9% (7) Driving accuracy: 64.9% (130)
Sand saves: 40.4% (48) Putting avg: 31.09 (161) Driving avg: 260.1 (18)
Career Highlights
• In 2001, earned two top-10 finishes: a tie for ninth at The Office Depot
Hosted by Amy Alcott and a ninth-place finish at the McDonald’s LPGA Championship
Presented by AIG; earned her 14th international victory at the WPGA Championship
of Europe on the Evian Ladies European Tour (LET).
• In 2000, best finish of the season was a tie for seventh at the Giant
Eagle LPGA Classic; as a captain’s pick, her 2-1 record helped lead the
European Team to victory in The Solheim Cup.
• In 1999, best finish of the season was a tie for second at both the
Naples LPGA Memorial and City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic; recorded two
holes-in-one—during the first round of the Nabisco Dinah Shore and the
third round of the Mercury Titleholders Championship.
• In 1998, after three seasons without a victory, captured two tournament
titles in a span of two months, The Office Depot and the Welch’s/Circle
K Championship; crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings at the
final event of the season; recorded her second career hole-in-one during
the first round of the U.S. Women’s Open; captured the Evian Masters title
on the European Ladies’ Professional Golf Association (ELPGA) Tour.
• In 1997, returned to the LPGA Tour in February after undergoing hip
surgery; won two international events, the McDonald’s WPGA Championship
Europe and the Itoen Tournament in Japan; and tied for second at the Samsung
World Championship of Women’s Golf after losing in a sudden-death playoff
to Juli Inkster.
• In 1996, best finish was second place at the Samsung World Championship
of Women’s Golf; recorded her first LPGA career hole-in-one during the
third round of the Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions; won the
Hennessy Cup for the third time in Europe.
• In 1995, tied for second at the Friendly’s Classic and crossed the $1
million mark in career earnings at the Pinewild Women’s Championship.
• In 1994, captured her second LPGA title at the PING Welch’s Championship
in Boston; also fired a career-low score of 63 (-8) during the first round
of the U.S. Women’s Open, the lowest round in U.S. Women’s Open history;
won the Evian Masters in Europe.
• In 1993, became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the Nabisco Dinah Shore,
one of the Tour’s four major championships.
• In 1992, best finish during her rookie season was second place at the
Mazda Japan Classic, where she lost a four-hole, sudden-death playoff
to Betsy King; named Rolex Rookie of the Year; won three international
events, the Hennessy Cup, the IBM Open and the Itoki Classic in Japan.
• In 1991, tied for 17th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament and earned
exempt status for the 1992 LPGA Tour season.
• Prior to joining the LPGA Tour, was Women Professional Golfers’ European
Tour (WPGET) Rookie of the Year in 1989; won the 1990 Weetabix Women’s
British Open; and won the 1991 Ellair Open, Queensland Open, Hennessy
Cup and Trophee Coconut Skol.
Amateur
Alfredsson was the Swedish national champion in 1981-84, 1986 and 1988.
She won the 1984 Belgium Junior International Championship and finished
third at the 1988 European Individual Championship. Personal
5’10", reddish-brown hair, blue eyes…Started playing golf at the
age of 11…Credits Alan Anderton, teacher Charlotte Montgomery and Leo
Cuellar as the individuals most influencing her career…Hobbies include
all sports and staying fit…Qualified for the LPGA Tour on her second attempt…Represents
Adidas, Peak Performance clothing and Taylor-Made.
Victories, Awards, Etc.
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LPGA Victories (4):
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1993 Nabisco Dinah Shore. 1994 PING/Welch’s Championship.
1998 The Office Depot, Welch’s/Circle K Championship.
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LPGA Awards (1):
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1992 Rolex Rookie of the Year.
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The Solheim Cup (6):
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1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000.
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Major Championship History
The U.S. Women's Open became an LPGA major in 1950; the McDonald's LPGA
Championship Presented by AIG became a major in 1955; the Kraft Nabisco
Championship became a major in 1983; and the Weetabix Women's British
Open became a major championship in 2001. From 1979-2000 the LPGA's fourth
major was the du Maurier Classic. The Weetabix Women's British Open replaced
the du Maurier Classic in 2001. (KNC, Kraft Nabisco Championship; LPGA,
McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by AIG; OPEN, U.S. Women's Open;
DM, du Maurier Classic)
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