Åsa Gottmo

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Åsa Gottmo
Personal information
Full nameÅsa Margaretha Gottmo
Born (1971-06-22) 22 June 1971 (age 50)
Kalmar, Sweden
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceKalmar, Sweden
Career
Turned professional1993
Retired2010
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour1
Other5

Åsa Gottmo (born 22 June 1971 in Kalmar) is a retired Swedish professional golfer.[1]

Gottmo finished top-10 on the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit twice, she finished fifth in both 2002 and 2004. In 2002, she had one victory, Wales Ladies Championship of Europe, and in 2004 she finished top-5 four times.[2]

At Ladies Irish Open in 1995, Gottmo was the runner-up as Laura Davies recorded a 72-hole total of 267 (−25), 16 strokes clear of Gottmo, setting world records for the lowest aggregate score and the biggest margin of victory in women's professional golf.[3]

Gottmo scored an albatross at the 2002 Women's British Open at Turnberry, one of only four in the history of women's major golf championships.[4]

Professional wins (6)[]

Ladies European Tour (1)[]

  • 2002 Wales WPGA Championship of Europe

Telia Tour (5)[]

  • 1992 Höganäs Ladies Open
  • 1994 Härjedalens Ladies Open, Aspeboda Ladies Open
  • 1997 Hook Ladies Open
  • 2003 FöreningsSparbanken Kalmar Ladies Open

Team appearances[]

Amateur

References[]

  1. ^ Fox Sports Golf: Åsa Gottmo
  2. ^ Yahoo Sports Golf: Åsa Gottmo
  3. ^ "Davies marches on to world record". The Independent. 31 July 1995. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  4. ^ Clayton, Ward (2012-03-21). "Stats and Stuff - Yun's double eagle". LPGA. Retrieved 2013-02-14.

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