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Amanda Linnér
Amanda Linnér
Personal information
Full name	Elsa Amanda Linnér
Born	14 February 2001 (age 23); Värmdö, Sweden
Sporting nationality	Sweden
Residence	Mölndal, Sweden
Career
College	Arizona State University; Florida Atlantic University
Turned professional	2024
Current tour(s)	LET Access Series; Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins	1
Best results in LPGA major championships;
Chevron Championship	DNP
Women's PGA C'ship	DNP
U.S. Women's Open	CUT: 2021
Women's British Open	DNP
Evian Championship	DNP
Achievements and awards
WGCA All-American Scholar
WGCA All-American Scholar	2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Elsa Amanda Linnér (born 14 February 2001) is a Swedish professional golfer, noted for her amateur success. In 2017 she won the European Girls' Team Championship, the Vagliano Trophy, the French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship and the Annika Invitational Europe. In 2018 she won the European Ladies' Team Championship and a professional event on the Swedish Golf Tour.^[1]

Amateur career

Linnér joined the Swedish National Team in 2016 and represented her country at the European Girls' Team Championship, were Sweden was runner-up in 2016 and winner in 2017. She was part of the Swedish team winning the 2018 European Ladies' Team Championship, along with Linn Grant, Frida Kinhult, Sara Kjellker, Maja Stark and Beatrice Wallin.^[2]

She also excelled individually. In 2017 Linnér finished third at the Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship, won the Annika Invitational Europe and the French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship (Internationaux de France U21 - Tropee Esmond), and was runner-up at the Annika Invitational USA.^[1]

Linnér was a member of the 2017 European Junior Solheim Cup team and represented the Continent of Europe on the winning 2017 Vagliano Trophy team. In 2018 she was a member of the European Junior Ryder Cup team and represented Europe in the Patsy Hankins Trophy, held at the Doha Golf Club in Qatar.

She represented Sweden at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In 2019, she participated in the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur and won a professional tournament for the first time, the Lindbytvätten Masters on the Swedish Golf Tour.^[3]

Linnér started at Arizona State University as a mid-year addition in 2020, joining compatriot Linn Grant on the Arizona State Sun Devils golf team^[4] In 2023–24 she did a graduate degree at Florida Atlantic University, and was named WGCA All-American Scholar for the fourth consecutive year.^[5]

She earned a spot at the 2021 U.S. Women's Open through the qualifier at Superstition Mountain.^[6]

Linnér turned professional after she graduated from college in May 2024 and joined the LET Access Series.

2013 Skandia Tour Regional #3
2015 Torslanda Junior Open, Skandia Cup (F14)
2016 Skandia Tour Elit #2
2017 French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship, Annika Invitational Europe

Sources:^[1]^[7]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	27 Sep 2019	Lindbytvätten Masters (as an amateur)	68-66-73=207	−9	3 strokes	Amanda Lindahl

Source:^[7]

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Amateur

Source:^[8]^[9]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Amanda Linnér". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
^ "National Team Roster: Amanda Linnér". Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Results 2019 Lindbytvätten Masters". Golfdata. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ "Women's Golf Roster:Amanda Linnér". ASU. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ "Women's Golf Roster: Amanda Linner". Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
^ "U.S. Women's Open at The Olympic Club has local flair with many Arizona connections". Golfweek. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Amanda Linnér Results". Golfdata. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ "European Team Championships". European Golf Association.
^ "International matches". European Golf Association.