MIKAELA PARMLID
Birthdate: September 22, 1980
Birth Place: Gothenburg, Sweden
Age: 28 - Ht.: 5’3"
Home: Gold Canyon, Ariz.
College: USC
Turned Professional: 2004
LPGA Victories: 0
Player Notes:
Started playing golf at the age of nine. Credits her father and her teacher Mike Malaska as the individuals most influencing her career. Enjoys all sports, especially tennis and skiing, horseback riding, speedboating, sailing, the ocean, cooking, adventurous travel trips and spending time with friends. Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt. Parmlid was the 2003 NCAA individual champion while at the University of Southern California and was a member of the 2003 NCAA Championship Team. She won five collegiate tournaments. Parmlid was the 2003 Honda Award Winner and a nine-time member of the Swedish National Team. She was also the top amateur at the Compaq Open in Sweden, an event on the Evian Ladies European Tour, for four consecutive years (1999-2002).
* In 2008, best finish was a tie for ninth at the Longs Drugs Challenge.
* In 2007, best finish was a tie for 13th at the SemGroup Championship presented by John Q. Hammons.
* In 2006, best finish was a tie for 15th at the Wendy’s Championship for Children.
* In 2005, recorded a career-best tie for 10th at the LPGA Takefuji Classic, where she was a Monday qualifier.
* In 2004, best finish was a tie for 21st at the State Farm Classic, where she posted a career-low 64 in the first round.
* In 2003, tied for 22nd at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament but lost in a three-hole, eight-way playoff for the final exempt card and earned non-exempt status for the 2004 LPGA season; turned professional in August.
2004 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -15; Rounds Played - 45; In Money - 9; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 72.69 Rank (81st); Money - $50,814.00 Rank (115th); Best Finish - T-21st at the LPGA State Farm Classic
2005 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -18; Rounds Played - 49; In Money - 8; Top-10 Finishes - 1; Scoring Average - 73.65 Rank (93rd); Money - $73,490.00 Rank (95th); Best Finish - T-10th at the LPGA Takefuji Classic
2006 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -22; Rounds Played - 68; In Money - 14; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 72.41 Rank (59th); Money - $104,297.00 Rank (86th); Best Finish - T-15th at the Wendy’s Championship for Children
2007 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -19; Rounds Played - 58; In Money - 11; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 73.02 Rank (57th); Money - $104,935.00 Rank (84th); Best Finish - T-13th at the SemGroup Championship
2008 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -21; Rounds Played - 60; In Money - 11; Top-10 Finishes - 1; Scoring Average - 72.47 Rank (58th); Money - $122,851.00 Rank (85th); Best Finish - T-9th at the Longs Drugs Challenge