Sophie Gustafson
| Sophie Gustafson | |||||||||||
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Gustafson in April 2011 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born | 27 December 1973 Varberg, Sweden | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Sporting nationality | Sweden | ||||||||||
| Residence | Särö, Kungsbacka, Sweden | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Ty Votaw (2006–10) | ||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||
| Turned professional | 1992 | ||||||||||
| Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 1994) LPGA Tour (joined 1998) | ||||||||||
| Professional wins | 26 | ||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||
| LPGA Tour | 5 | ||||||||||
| Ladies European Tour | 16 (6th all-time) | ||||||||||
| Ladies Asian Golf Tour | 1 | ||||||||||
| Other | 5 | ||||||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||||||||
| Chevron Championship | T7: 2001 | ||||||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T6: 2007 | ||||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T10: 2006 | ||||||||||
| du Maurier Classic | T33: 2000 | ||||||||||
| Women's British Open | 2nd/T2: 2005, 2006 | ||||||||||
| Evian Championship | CUT: 2013 | ||||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||||
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Sophie Gustafson (born 27 December 1973) is a Swedish professional golfer. She was a member of the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is a life member of the Ladies European Tour (LET). She has five LPGA Tour and 23 international wins in her career, including victories on five of the six continents on which golf is played: North America, Europe, Australia, Africa and Asia. She is a four-time LET Order of Merit winner and represented Europe in the Solheim Cup on each team from 1998 to 2011. She won the Women's British Open in 2000, the year before it was recognized as a major championship by the LPGA Tour and finished runner-up in 2005 and 2006.