SUZANN PETTERSEN
Birthdate: April 7, 1981
Birth Place: Oslo, Norway
Age: 28 - Ht.: 5’7"
Home: Orlando, Fla.
Turned Professional: 2000
Joined LPGA Tour: 2003
LPGA Victories (5): 2007 Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, McDonald’s LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola, Longs Drugs Challenge, Hana Bank • KOLON Championship, Honda LPGA Thailand 2007. The Solheim Cup (4): 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007.
Player Notes:
Started playing golf at the age of six. Credits her English coach Simon Holmes and her family as the individuals most influencing her career. Pettersen was a two-time member of the European Team in the Junior Ryder Cup Matches. She won the British Girls’ Championship in 1999. She is also a five-time Norwegian Women’s Amateur Championship winner (1996-2000).
* In 2008, recorded season-best runner-up finishes at the Wegmans LPGA and at the Kapalua LPGA Classic, where she crossed the $1 million mark in season earnings; recorded eight additional top-10 finishes, including a tie for third at the Ginn OPEN, where she crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings; recorded her third and fourth international victories on the Ladies European Tour (LET) by winning the DB Ladies Swiss Open and AIB Ladies Irish Open.
* In 2007, became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill after overcoming a four-stroke, 54-hole deficit to defeat Jee Young Lee in a three-hole, sudden-death playoff; won her first LPGA major championship at the McDonald’s LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola, where she crossed the $1 million mark in season earnings; won three more events: the Longs Drugs Challenge, where she defeated Lorena Ochoa on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff; and, in consecutive weeks, went wire-to-wire to win both the Hana Bank • KOLON Championship and Honda LPGA Thailand 2007; crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings with a runner-up finish at the Safeway International presented by Coca-Cola; crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings at the Wegmans LPGA; made her fourth appearance on the European Solheim Cup team, posting a 1-1-2 record; recorded her second international victory at the SAS Masters on the LET.
* In 2006, best finish was a tie for fifth at the Florida’s Natural Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez.
* In 2005, was limited to only nine events because of a back injury; recorded a season-best tie for sixth at the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic; registered a 2-0-2 record as a captain’s pick on the European Solheim Cup Team.
* In 2004, missed five events at the start of the season due to elbow surgery; recorded four top-10 finishes, including a season-best tie for fifth at the State Farm Classic.
* In 2003, best finish was third at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez; carded a career-low 61 during the second round of the Welch’s/Fry’s Championship; in her second Solheim Cup appearance, recorded an impressive 4-1-0 record as a member of the victorious European Team.
* In 2002, recorded three top-10 finishes on the LET, including runner-up finishes at the AAMI Women’s Australian Open and the Ladies Irish Open; was a member of the European Solheim Cup Team; tied for 10th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 2003 LPGA season.
* In 2001, won the French Open on the LET and finished second on the Order of Merit; named LET Rookie of the Year.
2001 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -2; Rounds Played - 8; In Money - 2; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 71.00; Money - $48,750.00; Best Finish - T-11th at the Evian Ladies Masters
2002 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -5; Rounds Played - 17; In Money - 4; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 71.71; Money - $48,662.00; Best Finish - T-24th at the Ricoh Women’s British Open
2003 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -19; Rounds Played - 65; In Money - 18; Top-10 Finishes - 4; Scoring Average - 71.08; Money - $387,920.00 Rank (31st); Best Finish - 3rd at the Atlanta Charity Championship
2004 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -16; Rounds Played - 49; In Money - 9; Top-10 Finishes - 4; Scoring Average - 71.59 Rank (32nd); Money - $193,845.00 Rank (58th); Best Finish - T-5th at the LPGA State Farm Classic
2005 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -9; Rounds Played - 29; In Money - 7; Top-10 Finishes - 1; Scoring Average - 73.03; Money - $81,224.00 Rank (92nd); Best Finish - T-6th at the SemGroup Championship
2006 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -23; Rounds Played - 76; In Money - 21; Top-10 Finishes - 3; Scoring Average - 72.12 Rank (42nd); Money - $292,621.00 Rank (46th); Best Finish - T-5th at the Atlanta Charity Championship
2007 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -24; Rounds Played - 81; In Money - 21; Top-10 Finishes - 12; Scoring Average - 70.86 Rank (3rd); Money - $1,802,400.00 Rank (2nd); Best Finish - Win at the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill,McDonald’s LPGA Championship,Longs Drugs Challenge,Hana Bank - Kolon Championship and Honda LPGA Thailand
2008 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -24; Rounds Played - 91; In Money - 24; Top-10 Finishes - 10; Scoring Average - 70.96 Rank (6th); Money - $1,177,809.00 Rank (7th); Best Finish - T-2nd at the Kraft Nabisco Championship,Wegmans LPGA and Kapalua LPGA Classic
