HELEN ALFREDSSON
Birthdate: April 9, 1965
Birthplace: Goteborg, Sweden
Age: 40
Ht: 5’10"
Home: Orlando, Fla.
College: U.S. International Univ.
Turned Professional: 1991
LPGA Victories: 5 - 1993 Nabisco Dinah Shore. 1994 Ping/Welch’s Championship. 1998 Office Depot, Welch’s/Circle K Championship, 2003 Longs Drugs Challenge
Player Notes:
Professional
2004 Highlights
• Recorded her season-best finish at the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, where she tied for eighth and posted a season-low 66 in the first round.
• Tied for 15th at the Franklin American Mortgage Championship benefiting Vanderbilt Children's Hospital; tied for 17th at the Office Depot Championship Hosted by Amy Alcott.
• Posted two top-10 finishes on the Robe di Kappa Ladies European Tour (LET).
2004 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 20/67 (79)
Rds in the 60s: 7/67 (107)
Birdies: 216 (55)
Eagles: 3 (80)
Greens in reg: 70.1% (15)
Driving accuracy: 66.8% (125)
Sand saves: 23.1% (159)
Putts per GIR: 1.84 (82)
Driving avg: 254.5 (52)
2003 Highlights
•Won her first tournament since 1998 at the Longs Drugs Challenge, where she posted her season-low score of 64 in the third round and crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings.
• Tied for 11th at both the LPGA Corning Classic and Evian Masters.
•Captained the victorious European Team at the PING Junior Solheim Cup in Sweden.
2003 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 25/59 (37)Rds in the 60s: 12/59 (47)Birdies: 204 (55)
Eagles: 2 (79)Greens in reg: 71.5% (4)Driving accuracy: 66.6% (110)
Sand saves: 28% (146)Putts per GIR: 1.84 (85)Driving avg: 259.9 (27)
2002 HIGHLIGHTS
• Posted two top-10 finishes: a tie for fifth at the Wegmans Rochester LPGA and a tie for seventh at the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
• Recorded her season-low round of 66 at the Welch's/Circle K Championship.
• Was a captain's pick for the European Solheim Cup Team.
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)
2001 HIGHLIGHTS
• 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
2000 HIGHLIGHTS
• Best finish of the season was a tie for seventh at the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic; also finished tied for 10th at the Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic.
• Posted a season-low 65 during the first round of the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic, where she made 10 birdies.
• As a captain’s pick, helped lead the European Solheim Cup Team to a 14 1/2 -11 1/2 victory over the U.S. Solheim Cup Team with a 2-1 record.
1999 HIGHLIGHTS
• Earned $369,176 in 22 events.
• Tied for 12th in the U.S. Women’s Open.
• Tied for second at the Naples LPGA Memorial and City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic.
• Recorded two holes-in-one. One during the Nabisco Dinah Shore and the other in the Mercury Titleholders Championship.
1998 HIGHLIGHTS
• In 23 events, she earned a career-high total of $471,859.
• Won the Office Depot and the Welch’s/Circle K Championship after three seasons without a win.
• Tied for third in the Nabisco Dinah Shore.
• Had seven top-10 finishes.
• Crossed the $2-million mark in career earnings.
• Had her career-best scoring average of 71.18, ninth on the Tour.
• A member of the 1998 European Solheim Cup Team.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Won the 1990 Weetabix Women’s British Open.
• Played for Europe in the 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996 and 1998 Solheim Cup.
• Her 8-under-par 63 in 1994 is the lowest round in U.S. Women’s Open history.
• Won the 1992 LPGA Rookie of the Year Award.
• Won the 1992 Itoki Classic in Japan after the close of the official season.
• Tied for second in the 1993 U.S Women’s Open.
• Won the 1993 Nabisco Dinah Shore.
• Returned to the tour at the Los Angeles Women’s Championship in February 1997 after undergoing hip surgery.
• Had four top-10 finishes in 1997.
• Ranked second on the 1997 European Order of Merit after winning twice in Europe.
NOTESThe Swedish star began playing the game at age 11. She was the European Tour’s Rookie of the Year in 1989 and won the 1990 Weetabix Women’s British Open. Helen qualified for the LPGA tour on her second try. She made a big splash at the Ô94 Women’s Open with a record 63 in the first round. ÒAlfie" likes majors, winning the 1993 Nabisco Dinah Shore and finishing second by a stroke in the 1993 Women’s Open. She’s a U.S. International University (San Diego) graduate.
• Has played on six Solheim Cup teams (1990, '92, '94, '96, '98 & 2000)