Swedish Golfer of the Year

Award

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 award| 1966
Most awards| Annika Sörenstam (9)
Henrik Stenson (5)

Swedish Golfer of the Year is awarded annually by the Swedish Golf Federation.[1]

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

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### 1966–1975

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

### 2015–2024

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Year  | Winner  | Nominees and votes  | Ref

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2015 | David Lingmerth |  | Nominees and votes

1. David Lingmerth – 194
2. Henrik Stenson – 171
3. Anna Nordqvist – 140
4. Kristoffer Broberg – 119
5. Marcus Kinhult (a) – 55
6. Alex Norén – 45
7. Pernilla Lindberg – 15
8. Rikard Karlberg – 12
9. Henrik Norlander – 4
10. Marcus Svensson (a) – 4

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2016 | Henrik Stenson |  | Nominees and votes

1. Henrik Stenson – 362
2. Alex Norén – 283
3. Anna Nordqvist – 165
4. Madelene Sagström – 117
5. Julia Engström (a) – 50
6. David Lingmerth – 39
7. Magnus Persson Atlevi – 27
8. Rikard Karlberg – 23
9. Jenny Haglund – 8
10. Matilda Jonsson (a), Alexander Björk – 4

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2017 | Anna Nordqvist |  | Nominees and votes

1. Anna Nordqvist – 216
2. Henrik Stenson – 128
3. Alex Norén – 121
4. Madelene Sagström – 81
5. Alexander Björk – 56
6. Pernilla Lindberg – 16
7. Linn Grant (a) – 8
8. Jonas Blixt, Frida Kinhult (a) – 6
9. Joakim Björkman (a), Amanda Linnér (a) – 4
10. Marcus Kinhult – 3

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2018 | Pernilla Lindberg |  | Nominees and votes

1. Pernilla Lindberg – 211
2. Alex Norén – 163
3. Alexander Björk – 84
4. Jenny Haglund – 63
5. Henrik Stenson – 59

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2019 | Marcus Kinhult |  | Nominees

1. Marcus Kinhult
2. Sebastian Söderberg
3. Helen Alfredsson
4. Henrik Stenson
5. Frida Kinhult (a)

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2020 | Madelene Sagström |  | Nominees

1. Madelene Sagström
2. Julia Engström
3. Henrik Norlander
4. Frida Kinhult
5. Linn Grant (a)

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2021 | Anna Nordqvist | Not disclosed | [8]
2022 | Linn Grant | Not disclosed | [9]
2023 | Ludvig Åberg | Not disclosed | [10]
2024 | Ludvig Åberg | Not disclosed | [11]

(a) indicates amateur status during main part of season in question.

## Multiple winners

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Wins  | Winner  | Years won

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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
3 | Anna Nordqvist | 2009 · 2017 · 2021
2 | Mikael Sorling (a) | 1977 · 1978
2 | Liv Wollin (a) | 1966 · 1968
2 | Claes Jöhncke (a) | 1967 · 1969
2 | Robert Karlsson | 2008 · 2010
2 | Ludvig Åberg | 2023 · 2024

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ a b "Lingmerth Golfer of the Year 2015". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 16 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
2. ^ "Swedish winners". Golf.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
3. ^ a b "Stenson Golfer of the Year 2016". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
4. ^ "Nordqvist Golfer of the Year 2017". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 22 December 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
5. ^ "Pernilla Lindberg Golfer of the Year 2018". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 21 December 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
6. ^ "Marcus Kinhult Golfer of the Year 2019". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 30 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
7. ^ "Madelene Sagström utsedd till Årets Golfare" [Madelene Sagström appointed Swedish Golfer of the Year]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
8. ^ "Anna Nordqvist utsedd till Årets Golfare" [Madelene Sagström named Swedish Golfer of the Year]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 28 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
9. ^ "Linn Grant prisas som Årets Golfare" [Linn Grant named Swedish Golfer of the Year]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
10. ^ "Ludvig Åberg Årets Golfare efter historisk säsong" [Ludvig Åberg named Swedish Golfer of the Year after historical season]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
11. ^ "Ludvig Åberg utsedd till Årets Golfare i Sverige 2024" [Ludvig Åberg named Swedish Golfer of the Year 2024]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2024.