Swedish Golfer of the Year

Swedish Golfer of the Year is awarded annually by the Swedish Golf Federation.[1]

Swedish Golfer of the Year
Silverbollen
Five time winner Henrik Stenson
Awarded forExcellence in golf performance and achievements
LocationStockholm
Country Sweden
Presented bySwedish Golf Federation
First awarded1966
Most awardsAnnika Sörenstam (9)
Henrik Stenson (5)

The award is individual and awarded since 1966 to the Swedish golfer with the best overall golf performance each year, either in a series of achievements or a single big success. In the assessment the event difficulty, the competition, any surprises and pressing conditions are considered.[2] The jury is made up of player representatives from PGA Sweden, golf journalists, and officials from the Swedish Golf Federation.[3]

Annika Sörenstam has received the award nine times

Winners

1966–1975

1976–1985

1986–1995

1996–2005

2006–2014

2015–
Year Winner Nominees and votes
2015 David Lingmerth
  1. David Lingmerth – 194[1]
  2. Henrik Stenson – 171
  3. Anna Nordqvist – 140
  4. Kristoffer Broberg – 119
  5. Marcus Kinhult (a) – 55
  6. Alex Norén – 45
  7. Pernilla Lindberg – 15
  8. Rikard Karlberg – 12
  9. Henrik Norlander – 4
  10. Marcus Svensson (a) – 4
2016 Henrik Stenson
  1. Henrik Stenson – 362[3]
  2. Alex Norén – 283
  3. Anna Nordqvist – 165
  4. Madelene Sagström – 117
  5. Julia Engström (a) – 50
  6. David Lingmerth – 39
  7. Magnus Persson Atlevi – 27
  8. Rikard Karlberg – 23
  9. Jenny Haglund – 8
  10. Matilda Jonsson (a), Alexander Björk – 4
2017 Anna Nordqvist
  1. Anna Nordqvist – 216[4]
  2. Henrik Stenson – 128
  3. Alex Norén – 121
  4. Madelene Sagström – 81
  5. Alexander Björk – 56
  6. Pernilla Lindberg – 16
  7. Linn Grant (a) – 8
  8. Jonas Blixt, Frida Kinhult (a) – 6
  9. Joakim Björkman (a), Amanda Linnér (a) – 4
  10. Marcus Kinhult – 3
2018 Pernilla Lindberg
  1. Pernilla Lindberg – 211[5]
  2. Alex Norén – 163
  3. Alexander Björk – 84
  4. Jenny Haglund – 63
  5. Henrik Stenson – 59
2019 Marcus Kinhult
  1. Marcus Kinhult[6]
  2. Sebastian Söderberg
  3. Helen Alfredsson
  4. Henrik Stenson
  5. Frida Kinhult (a)
2020 Madelene Sagström
  1. Madelene Sagström[7]
  2. Julia Engström
  3. Henrik Norlander
  4. Frida Kinhult
  5. Linn Grant (a)
2021 Anna Nordqvist
  1. Anna Nordqvist[8]

(a) indicates amateur status during main part of season in question.

Multiple winners
Wins Winner Years won
9Annika Sörenstam1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005
5Henrik Stenson2006 · 2007 · 2013 · 2014 · 2016
3Hans Hedjerson (a)1970 · 1973 · 1976
3Anders Forsbrand1984 · 1987 · 1992
3Liselotte Neumann1985 · 1988 · 1994
3Anna Nordqvist2009 · 2017 · 2021
2Mikael Sorling (a)1977 · 1978
2Liv Wollin (a)1966 · 1968
2Claes Jöhncke (a)1967 · 1969
2Robert Karlsson2008 · 2010

See also

References
  1. "Lingmerth Golfer of the Year 2015". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. "Swedish winners". Golf.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. "Stenson Golfer of the Year 2016". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. "Nordqvist Golfer of the Year 2017". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. "Pernilla Lindberg Golfer of the Year 2018". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. "Marcus Kinhult Golfer of the Year 2019". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  7. "Madelene Sagström utsedd till Årets Golfare" [Madelene Sagström appointed Swedish Golfer of the Year]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  8. "Anna Nordqvist utsedd till Årets Golfare" [Madelene Sagström appointed Swedish Golfer of the Year]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 28 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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