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 for	Excellence in golf performance and achievements
Location	Stockholm
Country	Sweden
Presented by	Swedish Golf Federation
First awarded	1966
Most awards	Annika 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

• 1966 – Liv Wollin (a)
• 1967 – Claes Jöhncke (a)
• 1968 – Liv Wollin (a)
• 1969 – Claes Jöhncke (a)
• 1970 – Hans Hedjerson (a)
• 1971 – Gunnar Mueller (a)
• 1972 – Christina Westerberg (a)
• 1973 – Hans Hedjerson (a)
• 1974 – Jan Rube (a)
• 1975 – Göran Lundqvist (a)

1976–1985

• 1976 – Hans Hedjerson (a)
• 1977 – Mikael Sorling (a)
• 1978 – Mikael Sorling (a)
• 1979 – Björn Svedin (a)
• 1980 – Anders Johnsson (a)
• 1981 – Krister Kinell (a)
• 1982 – Magnus Persson Atlevi (a)
• 1983 – Charlotte Montgomery
• 1984 – Anders Forsbrand
• 1985 – Liselotte Neumann

1986–1995

• 1986 – Ove Sellberg
• 1987 – Anders Forsbrand
• 1988 – Liselotte Neumann
• 1989 – Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore
• 1990 – Helen Alfredsson
• 1991 – Per-Ulrik Johansson
• 1992 – Anders Forsbrand
• 1993 – Joakim Haeggman
• 1994 – Liselotte Neumann
• 1995 – Annika Sörenstam

1996–2005

• 1996 – Annika Sörenstam
• 1997 – Annika Sörenstam
• 1998 – Annika Sörenstam
• 1999 – Jesper Parnevik
• 2000 – Sophie Gustafson
• 2001 – Annika Sörenstam
• 2002 – Annika Sörenstam
• 2003 – Annika Sörenstam
• 2004 – Annika Sörenstam
• 2005 – Annika Sörenstam

2006–2014

• 2006 – Henrik Stenson
• 2007 – Henrik Stenson
• 2008 – Robert Karlsson
• 2009 – Anna Nordqvist
• 2010 – Robert Karlsson
• 2011 – Caroline Hedwall
• 2012 – Peter Hanson
• 2013 – Henrik Stenson
• 2014 – Henrik Stenson

2015–

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

(a) indicates amateur status.

Multiple winners

Wins	Winner	Years won
9	Annika Sörenstam	1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005
5	Henrik Stenson	2006 · 2007 · 2013 · 2014 · 2016
3	Hans Hedjerson (a)	1970 · 1973 · 1976
3	Anders Forsbrand	1984 · 1987 · 1992
3	Liselotte Neumann	1985 · 1988 · 1994
2	Mikael Sorling (a)	1977 · 1978
2	Liv Wollin (a)	1966 · 1968
2	Claes Jöhncke (a)	1967 · 1969
2	Robert Karlsson	2008 · 2010
2	Anna Nordqvist	2009 · 2017

See also

• European Tour Golfer of the Year
• Ladies European Tour Golfer of the Year
• Guldbollen

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 2018". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 January 2020.