Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore
Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore (born 25 May 1965) is a Swedish professional golfer.
| Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sofia Maria Grönberg Whitmore | ||
| Born | 25 May 1965 Falköping, Sweden | ||
| Nationality |  Sweden | ||
| Residence | Halmstad, Sweden | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Alabama | ||
| Turned professional | 1988 | ||
| Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (1989–2001) | ||
| Professional wins | 7 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Ladies European Tour | 3 | ||
| Other | 4 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Alongside Helen Alfredsson and Liselotte Neumann, Grönberg-Whitmore was one of the pioneers of women's professional golf in Sweden in the 1980s. She spent two years at University of Alabama and later married Englishman John Whitmore, residing in Warwickshire for part of her career.[1]
Grönberg-Whitmore won three times on the Ladies European Tour and was the runner-up at the 1994 La Manga Spanish Open and the 1994 Sens Ladies' Dutch Open. After winning both the Air France Madame Biarritz Open and the inaugural Cantor Fitzgerald Laura Davies Invitational at Brocket Hall in 1999, she moved to fifth place on the LET Order of Merit and sixth spot on the European Solheim Cup ranking.[2]
Professional wins (7)
Ladies European Tour (3)
- 1989 Rome Classic
- 1999 Air France Madame Biarritz Open, Laura Davies Invitational
Telia Tour (1)
- 1988 IBM Ladies Open
Other (3)
- 2005 Prins Bertils Pokal
- 2007 Prins Bertils Pokal
- 2010 Prins Bertils Pokal
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1984 (winners)
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1987 (winners)
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Sweden): 1986
Professional
- Praia d'El Rey European Cup (representing Ladies European Tour): 1999 (winners)
Source: [3]
References
- Golf: Gronberg prevails in play-off test of nerve, The Independent, 31 August 1999
- Gronberg wins second title of season, Golf Today, 31 August 1999
- Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 184–187, 193, 198–199, 227, 266. ISBN 91-86818007.