Linnea Strom

Profile

Road to Erin Hills

S-11: Winners of individual LPGA Tour co-sponsored events from 2024 U.S. Women's Open to the initiation of the 2025 championship

Bio

The Swede returns to the U.S. Women's Open for the first time since missing the cut in 2021, thanks to winning the 2024 ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer with a final-round 60, one shy of the LPGA Tour record of 59 by Annika Sorenstam. It was Strom's first win on the circuit and third of her professional career. Strom entered the final round of the 54-hole event seven strokes back of the lead. She also captured a pair of titles on the Epson Tour, including the 2022 IOA Championship. Strom enjoyed a decorated junior and amateur career that included representing Europe in the 2013 Junior Solheim Cup, and the 2012 and 2014 Junior Ryder Cups. She later matriculated at Arizona State University, where she led the Sun Devils to the 2017 NCAA title. She also won the 2016 Pacific-12 Conference title and was twice a first-team All-American. In 2015, she was the runner-up in The Women's Amateur Championship conducted by The R&A, losing in the final to Duke University star Celine Boutier, of France. Strom turned professional in 2018 after 2.5 seasons at ASU. Strom also represented Sweden in the 2014 and 2016 Women's World Amateur Team Championship.