KARIN SJODIN

Birthdate: August 8, 1983

Birthplace: Gothenburg, Sweden

Age: 24 Ht.: 5'8"

Home: Gothenburg, Sweden

College: Oklahoma State

Turned Professional: 2005

Joined LPGA Tour: 2006

LPGA Tour Victories: 0

PLAYER NOTES

2007 Highlights

Recorded a season-best tie for ninth at the MasterCard Classic.

Carded a season-low 66 during the second round of the Ginn Open and in the final round of the Mizuno Classic.

Led the Tour in driving distance with an average of 275.8 yards. 2007 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 18/70 (83) Rds in the 60s: 7/70 (82) Birdies: 192 (53)

Eagles: 10 (5) Greens in Reg: 62% (56) Driving Accuracy: 56.2% (139)

Sand Saves: 18.3% (148) Putts per GIR: 1.84 (63) Driving Avg: 275.8 (1)

2006 Highlights

Recorded a career-best tie for seventh at the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic presented by SemGroup.

Carded a career-low 64 during the second round of the Franklin American Mortgage Championship benefiting the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, where she tied for 16th.

Finished eighth at the Fields Open in Hawaii and tied for 12th at the Corona Morelia Championship.

Led the Tour in driving distance with an average of 284.5 yards.

2006 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 24/59 (51) Rds in the 60s: 9/59 (69) Birdies: 206 (62)

Eagles: 2 (76) Greens in Reg: 68.1% (39) Driving Accuracy: 66.3% (122)

Sand Saves: 27.3% (149) Putts per GIR: 1.83 (80) Driving Avg: 284.5 (1)

In 2005, turned professional in July; tied for 16th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 2006 LPGA Tour season.

Amateur Highlights

Sjodin was the Swedish Junior Champion and European Team Champion in 2000. As an amateur, she won the 2000 Oijared Ladies Open on the Telia Tour and was a member of the Swedish National Team from 2000- 05. In 2001, she finished third at the Spanish Open Championship. In 2004, Sjodin was the World Amateur Team and Individual Champion. As a member of the Oklahoma State University (OSU) women’s golf team, she was named NCAA All-American Honorable Mention from 2003-04, First-Team All-American in 2005, Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and Second-Team All-Big 12 in 2003, and First-Team Academic All-American from 2003-05; she was also named First-Team All-Big 12 in 2004 and 2005. She posted three collegiate victories at OSU and was the NCAA individual runner-up in 2004. Sjodin was the recipient of the 2005 Dinah Shore Trophy Award and Edith Cummings Munson Award.

Personal

Started playing golf at the age of 11. . . Credits her mother, Per-Ola Dahlman (swing coach), Swedish National Team Coach Katarina Vangdal and her college coaches as the individuals most influencing her career. . . Hobbies include spending time with friends and family, cooking and eating good food, watching and playing other sports and listening to music. . . Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt.