Maria Bodén

Maria Bodén
Personal information
Born (1978-01-03) 3 January 1978 (age 46)
Härnösand, Sweden
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceStockholm, Sweden
Career
CollegeOklahoma State
Turned professional2001
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour (joined 2002)
Professional wins8
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenDNP
Women's British OpenCUT: 2002, 2008
Evian ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
Big 12 Freshman of the Year1998[1]
Big 12 Player of the Year1999, 2000, 2001
Swedish Golf Tour
Order of Merit winner		2001

Maria Bodén (born 3 January 1978) is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour between 2002 and 2010. She won the 2005 South African Women's Open and was runner-up at the 2008 Ladies Scottish Open.[2]

Career

As an amateur, Bodén was Swedish Junior National champion twice, and a member of the Swedish national team 1995–2000, representing her country in two World Amateur Team Championships, the 1998 and 2000 Espirito Santo Trophy, finishing fourth at the latter.[3]

Bodén played golf at Oklahoma State where she qualified individually for the NCAA Women's Golf Championship three years running.[4][5] A first-team All-American in 1999 and 2000, and three times Big-12 player of the year, she joined a group of only eight Cowgirls to earn at least three All-Big 12 selections, including Linnea Johansson, Caroline Hedwall, Pernilla Lindberg, Karin Sjödin and Linda Wessberg.[6] Graduating with a degree in Anatomy and Physiology she was an Academic All-American, Oklahoma State Sportswoman of the Year in 2001, and won eight times representing her school.[2]

Bodén turned professional in 2001 and won the Telia Tour Order of Merit, before joining the Ladies European Tour where she finished third at the 2002 Ladies Irish Open, one stroke away from a playoff with Iben Tinning and Suzann Pettersen.[7] She was the Swedish Matchplay champion in 2004 and the following year won the South African Women's Open by a convincing seven shots at the Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club.[8]

Bodén's seventh LET season in 2008 was her most successful, she posted three top-10s and finished 32nd on the money list. Her best career finish was at the 2008 Ladies Scottish Open, where she shared the lead with Gwladys Nocera after the first round and finished runner-up.[2] She was forced to retire early from tour in 2011 due to injury.[9]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (8)

Sunshine Ladies Tour (1)

Swedish Golf Tour (7)

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ "Women's Golf Big 12 Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "2009 Ladies European Tour Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. ^ "World Amateur Team Championships". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Maria Boden Advances To NCAA Women's Golf Championship". Oklahoma State. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Boden To Compete In NCAA Women's Golf Championships". Oklahoma State. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Trio Of Cowgirl Golfers Earn All-Big 12 Conference Honors". Golf Oklahoma. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Maria Bodén dubbelt belönad" (in Swedish). Allehanda. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Boden's seven-shot win in Acer Women's SA Open". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Bodén: "Jag kunde inte ens slå 112..."" (in Swedish). Allehanda. Retrieved 16 March 2020.