S-14: Winner of the 2023 Mark H. McCormack Medal
Lindblad, the No. 1 player in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking, will make her third U.S. Women's Open start by virtue of being the winner of the 2023 Mark H. McCormack Medal for being the No. 1 player in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking after last year's U.S. Women's Amateur. Lindblad just missing posting a top-10 finish at Pine Needles in 2022 after shooting an opening-round 65, the lowest 18-hole score by an amateur in championship history. The Louisiana State University All-American won the 2021 European Ladies Amateur and led Sweden to victory in the 2022 Women's World Amateur Team Championship in France. She also represented Sweden in the 2023 WWATC in the United Arab Emirates. She has twice represented the International Team in the Palmer Cup (2020, 2021). In 2022, she was the runner-up to Anna Davis, along with LSU teammate Latanna Stone, in the Augusta National Women's Amateur. In 2020, she became the first LSU golfer to win Southeastern Conference Player and Freshman of the Year honors. When Lindblad claimed the Clemson Invitational in March, she became the all-time Southeastern Conference leader in tournament victories with 14 (previous mark was held by ex-Arkansas star Stacy Lewis). She later won the NCAA Bryan (Texas) Regional for college win No. 15. She also owns a pair of wins on the Nordic Golf Tour, a professional circuit. Lindblad also was the recipient of the 2024 Annika Award, given to the country's top female collegian.
YEAR
2024
SITE
Lancaster Country Club
SCORES
77-74
TO PAR
+11
FINISH
MC
YEAR
2022
SITE
Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club
SCORES
65-71-71-76--283
TO PAR
-1
FINISH
T-11
YEAR
2020
SITE
Champions Golf Club
SCORES
72-69-74-77--292
TO PAR
+8
FINISH
T-30