Sofia Renell | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Norrköping, Sweden | 31 January 1980
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Norrköping, Sweden |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2002 |
Former tour(s) |
Ladies European Tour (2003–2008) Swedish Golf Tour (2002–2009) |
Professional wins | 1 |
Sofia Renell (born 31 January 1980) is a retired Swedish professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour 2003–2008. She was runner-up at the 2007 Ladies Scottish Open. [1]
In 1996 Renell won the final of the Föreningsbanken Cup held at Rya Golf Club, a competition that attracted 8,786 entrants across the country, joining previous winners such as Liselotte Neumann and Eva Dahllöf. [2]
Competing on the Junior Masters Invitational circuit in 2001, she was runner-up at the McDonald's Junior Trophy in Örebro, and won the Östgöta Junior Open held at Norrköping Golf Club. [1]
Renell turned professional in 2002 and joined the Swedish Golf Tour. In 2003, she won the Öijared Ladies Open by five strokes ahead of Sara Odelius and Maria Bodén. [3]
At the end of 2002, Renell earned partial status for the Ladies European Tour at Q-School. [4] She made her first cut at the 2003 Ladies Italian Open. [1]
Renell earned fully exempt status in late 2005 by finishing tied for 3rd at LET Q-School, behind only Ellen Smets of Belgium and Sarah Kemp of Australia. [5] [6]
Her best finish on the LET came in 2007, when she was runner-up behind Sophie Gustafson at the Ladies Scottish Open held at The Carrick, alongside English players Kirsty Taylor and Danielle Masters. [7] [8]
Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref |
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2 Aug 2003 | Öijared Ladies Open | 68-71-67=206 | –10 | 1 stroke |
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Sofia Renell | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Norrköping, Sweden | 31 January 1980
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Norrköping, Sweden |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2002 |
Former tour(s) |
Ladies European Tour (2003–2008) Swedish Golf Tour (2002–2009) |
Professional wins | 1 |
Sofia Renell (born 31 January 1980) is a retired Swedish professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour 2003–2008. She was runner-up at the 2007 Ladies Scottish Open. [1]
In 1996 Renell won the final of the Föreningsbanken Cup held at Rya Golf Club, a competition that attracted 8,786 entrants across the country, joining previous winners such as Liselotte Neumann and Eva Dahllöf. [2]
Competing on the Junior Masters Invitational circuit in 2001, she was runner-up at the McDonald's Junior Trophy in Örebro, and won the Östgöta Junior Open held at Norrköping Golf Club. [1]
Renell turned professional in 2002 and joined the Swedish Golf Tour. In 2003, she won the Öijared Ladies Open by five strokes ahead of Sara Odelius and Maria Bodén. [3]
At the end of 2002, Renell earned partial status for the Ladies European Tour at Q-School. [4] She made her first cut at the 2003 Ladies Italian Open. [1]
Renell earned fully exempt status in late 2005 by finishing tied for 3rd at LET Q-School, behind only Ellen Smets of Belgium and Sarah Kemp of Australia. [5] [6]
Her best finish on the LET came in 2007, when she was runner-up behind Sophie Gustafson at the Ladies Scottish Open held at The Carrick, alongside English players Kirsty Taylor and Danielle Masters. [7] [8]
Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 Aug 2003 | Öijared Ladies Open | 68-71-67=206 | –10 | 1 stroke |
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