Sara Kjellker
Sara Kjellker | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Sara Cecilia Kjellker | ||
Born | Höllviken, Sweden | 7 September 1998||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||
Residence | San Diego, California | ||
Career | |||
College | San Diego State University | ||
Status | Amateur | ||
Professional wins | 2 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Sara Cecilia Kjellker (born 7 September 1998) is a Swedish amateur golfer. She has won twice on the Swedish Golf Tour and won the European Ladies' Team Championship in 2018 and 2019.[1]
Career[]
Kjellker joined the National Team in 2016 and was part of a golden era of Swedish success in European team championships. With the team, which often included Linn Grant, Frida Kinhult, Amanda Linnér, Maja Stark and Beatrice Wallin, she was runner-up at the 2016 European Girls' Team Championship in Oslo, Norway, and won the European Ladies' Team Championship back to back in 2018 and 2019.[2]
She won the 2017 Swedish Junior Matchplay Championship and finished third at the 2021 European Ladies Amateur.[1]
Kjellker accepted a golf scholarship to San Diego State University, where her brother Emil was already playing with the San Diego State Aztecs men's soccer team.[3] She started playing with the San Diego State Aztecs women's golf team in the fall of 2017.[4] In 2019, Kjellker was runner-up at the Mountain West Championship and she won the event in 2021. In her senior year, she was a Golfweek Honorable-Mention All-American and named the Mountain West Conference Women's Golfer of the Year, becoming the third Aztec to win the award.[5]
Playing in a few tournaments on the Swedish Golf Tour, Kjellker won the 2018 Carpe Diem Beds Trophy held at her home course Ljunghusen Golf Club, still a teenager.[6] In 2019, she was runner-up at the Åhus Open at Kristianstad Golf Club, and in 2020 she won her second professional title, the Allerum Open.[7]
Amateur wins[]
- 2011 Skandia Tour Skåne Södra #2
- 2012 Götenehus Short Game Masters
- 2013 Aspero Halland Junior Open, Tallskottet Elit
- 2016 Bushnell Ljunghusen Open, PGA Junior Open by Titleist
- 2017 Swedish Junior Matchplay Championship, Norberg Open
- 2020 GCAA Amateur Series - Nevada
- 2021 Mountain West Conference Championship
Professional wins (2)[]
Swedish Golf Tour wins (2)[]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Ref |
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1 | 30 May 2018 | (as an amateur) |
72-71-68=211 | −5 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
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2 | 14 Aug 2020 | Allerum Open (as an amateur) |
67-68-69=204 | −12 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
[9] |
Team appearances[]
Amateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2016
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2018 (winners), 2019 (winners), 2021
Source:[10]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Sara Kjellker". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "National Team Roster: Sara Kjellker". Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Aztecs have a Swede connection with siblings who excel in two sports". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Women's Golf Roster: Sara Kjellker". Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Kjellker and Anupansuebsai claim conference honors, make waves during senior seasons". The Daily Aztec. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Ljunghusen Amateur Winner on Swedish Golf Tour" (in Swedish). Skånska Dagbladet. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Player Profile Sara Kjellker". Golfdata. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Results 2018 Carpe Diem Beds Trophy". Golfdata. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Results 2020 Allerum Open presented by Ahlsell". Golfdata. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "European Team Championships". European Golf Association.
External links[]
- Sara Kjellker at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)
- Sara Kjellker at the San Diego State Aztecs official site
- Swedish female golfers
- Amateur golfers
- San Diego State Aztecs women's golfers
- People from Vellinge Municipality
- 1998 births
- Living people