Filippa Möörk (born 14 May 1997) is a Swedish professional golfer. She won the 2018 Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit and joined the Ladies European Tour in 2019.
| Filippa Möörk | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Born | 14 May 1997 Sunne, Sweden | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden | ||||
| Residence | Karlstad, Sweden | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | University of Miami | ||||
| Turned professional | 2017 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2019) Swedish Golf Tour (joined 2018) | ||||
| Professional wins | 3 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Amateur career
editMöörk enjoyed a prolific amateur career as a junior and won the Skandia Cup Riksfinal in 2010 and 2013, the Sotenäs Junior Open and Nina Reis Junior Open in 2012 and the Skandia Junior Open Girls in 2014, crowning her junior career by winning the Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship in 2015.[1]
Representing her National Team, she won a silver medal in the 2014 European Girls' Team Championship and a bronze medal in the 2017 European Ladies' Team Championship.[2]
In 2014, she won a silver medal in the World Junior Girls Championship at Angus Glen Golf Club in Ontario, Canada, together with Emma Svensson and Michaela Finn.[3] The following year, she won a bronze medal in the same tournament with Elin Esborn and Frida Kinhult, as well as an individual bronze medal.[4]
Möörk attended the University of Miami in 2016–17 to study business and play golf with the Miami Hurricanes, but dropped out after a year to turn professional.[5][6] While still an amateur, in 2017, Möörk won a professional event on the Swedish Golf Tour, the Flommen Ladies Open.[1]
Professional career
editMöörk turned professional in late 2017 and joined the Swedish Golf Tour. In 2018, she finished third at SM Match Play, was runner-up in the Skaftö Open and Johannesberg Open, and won the Tegelberga Open, helping her secure the 2018 Order of Merit title.
In 2019, Möörk joined the Ladies European Tour after finishing T7 at Q-School, and played in 14 events making nine cuts. Her best finishes were T12 in the Jabra Ladies Open and T13 in the Lalla Meryem Cup.[2] She finished her rookie season 72nd on the Order of Merit.[7]
Amateur wins (12)
edit- 2010 (4) Skandia Cup Riksfinal F13, Skandia Tour Riks #1 Värmland, Skandia Tour Regional #3 Värmland, DM Damer Värmland
- 2012 (4) Sotenäs Junior Open, Nina Reis Junior Open, Skandia Tour Riks #4 Småland, Skandia Tour Riks #5 Värmland
- 2013 (1) Skandia Cup Riksfinal F16
- 2014 (1) Skandia Junior Open Girls
- 2015 (2) Skandia Tour Elit Flickor #5, Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship
Professional wins (3)
editSwedish Golf Tour wins (3)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Aug 2017 | Flommen Ladies Open (as an amateur) | 68-72-75=215 | –1 | 4 strokes | Sofie Bringner |
[9] |
| 2 | 6 May 2018 | Tegelberga Open | 67-73-70=210 | –3 | 3 strokes | Linda Wessberg |
[10] |
| 3 | 12 May 2019 | Hinton Golf Open | 73-75-72=220 | +1 | Playoff | Mimmi Bergman |
[11] |
Source:[1]
Team appearances
editAmateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2014
- World Junior Girls Championship (representing Sweden): 2014, 2015
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2017
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Filippa Möörk Player Profile". Golfdata. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Filippa Möörk Player Profile". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "2014 World Junior Girls Championship". World Junior Girls Championship. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "2015 World Junior Girls Championship". World Junior Girls Championship. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Miami Hurricanes Roster: Filippa Möörk". Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Filippa Möörk: Märks att man vill satsa på oss tjejer" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "2019 Order of Merit". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Filippa Möörk Player Profile". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "2017 Flommen Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "2018 Tegelberga Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "2019 Hinton Golf Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
External links
edit- Official website
- Filippa Möörk at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Filippa Möörk at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Filippa Möörk at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)