Anna Berg

Anna Berg
Personal information
Born (1973-04-25) 25 April 1973 (age 51)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceYngsjö, Sweden
Career
Turned professional1997
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins7
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year		1997

Anna Berg (born 25 April 1973) is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour. She was 1997 LET Rookie of the Year and runner-up at the Taiwan Ladies Open in 2001.

Amateur career

Berg was on the National Team and won silver at the inaugural European Girls' Team Championship in 1991 together with Maria Hjorth, Mia Löjdahl and Charlotta Sörenstam. In 1994, she won the European Lady Junior's Team Championship with the same teammates plus Linda Ericsson and Helena Olsson. She was a member of the Swedish team at the 1995 European Ladies' Team Championship in Italy, and she teamed up with Sara Eklund and Mia Löjdahl for the 1996 Espirito Santo Trophy, held in the Philippines.[1]

Individually, she finished third at the 1996 European Ladies Amateur Championship, two strokes behind Silvia Cavalleri, and won the 1996 French International Ladies Amateur Championship.[1]

Berg won three tournaments on the Swedish Golf Tour (SGT), feeder tour for the Ladies European Tour, while still an amateur, including the 1996 SM Match Play.[2]

Professional career

Berg turned professional in 1997 and joined the Ladies European Tour, where she finished 30th on the Order of Merit to claim the LET Rookie of the Year Award. Her best finish her rookie season was tied 4th at the Ladies Swiss Open.

On the 2001 Ladies European Tour, she was runner-up at the Taiwan Ladies Open in Portugal, one stroke behind Raquel Carriedo,[3] and finished 21st on the Order of Merit.[4]

In 2005 and 2006, she won four SGT tournaments, including successfully navigating playoffs against Anna Nordqvist and Caroline Hedwall.[2]

Amateur wins

Source:[1]

Professional wins (7)

Swedish Golf Tour (7)

No. Date Tournament Winning
score 		To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up Ref
1 3 Aug 1991 SI Ansvar Ladies Open (as an amateur) 290 +2 7 strokes Sweden Marie Wennersten-From [5]
2 17 Sep 1995 Sölvesborg Ladies Open (as an amateur) 73-72-72=217 +1 Playoff Sweden Malin Burström
Sweden Åsa Gottmo 		[6]
3 8 Sep 1996 SM Match Play (as an amateur) 6 and 5 Sweden Nina Karlsson [7]
4 10 May 2005 Telia Grand Opening 74-73=147 +3 Playoff Sweden Anna Nordqvist [8]
5 30 Sep 2005 Telia Ladies Finale 71-73-71=215 −1 2 strokes Sweden Anna Tybring [9]
6 6 Oct 2006 Telia Ladies Finale 70-70-72=212 +6 Playoff Sweden Caroline Hedwall [10]
7 24 May 2006 Telia Grand Opening 74-77=151 +7 2 strokes Sweden Hanna-Sofia Leijon [11]

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ a b c "Golf - den stora sporten". Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 186, 195, 204, 226. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Results Anna Berg". Golfdata. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Results Taiwan Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Order of Merit". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Results IBM SI Ansvar Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Results Sölvesborgs Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Results SM Matchplay". Golfdata. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Results Telia Tour Opening Damer". Golfdata. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Results Telia Tour Final Damer". Golfdata. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Results Telia Tour Final Damer". Golfdata. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Results Telia Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 3 November 2020.