Elsa Svensson
| Elsa Svensson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Elsa Christina Svensson |
| Born | 17 January 2001 Mariestad, Sweden |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Mariestad, Sweden |
| Career | |
| College | Louisiana State University |
| Turned professional | 2026 |
| Current tour | LET Access Series (joined 2026) |
| Professional wins | 1 |
Elsa Svensson (born 17 January 2001) is a Swedish professional golfer and LET Access Series player. She won the 2026 Swedish PGA Championship.[1]
Amateur career
[edit]Svensson was born in Mariestad and moved to Helsingborg to attend the golf program at Filbornaskolan, where she started to represent Vasatorp Golf Club.[2]
She won a number of titles on the Swedish Junior Tour, including the 2020 Stockholm Amateur, where she holed a 10m putt on the second playoff hole to prevail against Linn Grant.[3][4] She was runner-up at the 2018 Global Junior Golf Grand Final, held at Mission Inn Resort & Club, a stroke behind Valentina Albertazzi of Italy. She made her Ladies European Tour debut at the 2022 Skaftö Open, where she made the cut.[5]
Svensson was part of the national squad, and her team won bronze at the 2018 European Girls' Team Championship and she finished 4th at the European Ladies' Team Championship alongside Anna Nordfors, Andrea Lignell, Louise Rydqvist, Kajsa Arwefjäll and Ingrid Lindblad.[6]
Svensson attended the Louisiana State University 2021–2026. Playing with the LSU Lady Tigers golf team she was named a WGCA All-American Scholar and to the SEC All-Freshman Team. She sat out the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons due to injury, but returned to finished runner-up at the Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah Country Club in 2025.[7][8]
Professional career
[edit]Svensson turned professional after graduating in May 2026 and joined the LET Access Series. In her third start, she won her first professional title at the Swedish PGA Championship.[9]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2014 Skandia Tour Västergötland #3
- 2016 Skandia Tour Regional #1 Östergötland
- 2017 Skandia Tour Future #3
- 2018 Teen Tour Grand Opening, Onsjö C&B Junior Open
- 2019 Teen Tour Grand Opening, Teen Tour Final
- 2020 Stockholm Amateur, Teen Tour Final
Professional wins (1)
[edit]LET Access Series (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Jun 2026 | Swedish PGA Championship | 67-75-67=209 | −7 | 2 strokes |  Natalie Armbruster |
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2018, 2019
- Junior Golf World Cup (representing Sweden): 2019
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2022
Source:[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Elsa Svensson Bio". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ Ahlin, Linus (19 May 2019). "Vasatorpsgolfaren laddar för VM i Japan". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ Gustavsson, Peter (19 July 2020). "Elsa avgjorde med putt på tio meter". Mariestads-Tidningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ Strömberg, Martin (17 July 2020). "Elsa och Elis starkast i Stockholm Amateur". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Elsa Svensson". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ "England secure back-to-back European Ladies' Team Championship titles". European Golf Association. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ "Women's Golf Roster: Elsa Svensson". Louisiana State University. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ Wallskog, Emma (6 August 2021). "Mariestadstjejerna satsar på golfen i USA". Mariestads-Tidningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ Fröjd, Anna (9 June 2026). "Ny stark tävling av Wallin". Mariestads-Tidningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ "Elsa Svensson". Golfdata. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- Elsa Svensson at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Elsa Svensson at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Elsa Svensson at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)