Sofia Renell
| Sofia Renell | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 31 January 1980 Norrköping, Sweden |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Norrköping, Sweden |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2002 |
| Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (2003–2008) Swedish Golf Tour (2002–2009) |
| Professional wins | 1 |
Sofia Renell (born 31 January 1980) is a retired Swedish professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour 2003–2008. She was runner-up at the 2007 Ladies Scottish Open.[1]
Amateur career[edit]
In 1996 Renell won the final of the Föreningsbanken Cup held at Rya Golf Club, a competition that attracted 8,786 entrants across the country, joining previous winners such as Liselotte Neumann and Eva Dahllöf.[2]
Competing on the Junior Masters Invitational circuit in 2001, she was runner-up at the McDonald's Junior Trophy in Örebro, and won the Östgöta Junior Open held at Norrköping Golf Club.[1]
Professional career[edit]
Renell turned professional in 2002 and joined the Swedish Golf Tour. In 2003, she won the Öijared Ladies Open by five strokes ahead of Sara Odelius and Maria Bodén.[3]
At the end of 2002, Renell earned partial status for the Ladies European Tour at Q-School.[4] She made her first cut at the 2003 Ladies Italian Open.[1]
Renell earned fully exempt status in late 2005 by finishing tied for 3rd at LET Q-School, behind only Ellen Smets of Belgium and Sarah Kemp of Australia.[5][6]
Her best finish on the LET came in 2007, when she was runner-up behind Sophie Gustafson at the Ladies Scottish Open held at The Carrick, alongside English players Kirsty Taylor and Danielle Masters.[7][8]
Amateur wins[edit]
- 1996 Föreningsbanken Cup
- 2001 Östgöta Junior Open
Professional wins[edit]
Swedish Golf Tour wins[edit]
| Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug 2003 | Öijared Ladies Open | 68-71-67=206 | –10 | 1 stroke | Maria Bodén Sara Odelius (a) |
[9] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Sophia Renell". Golfdata. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ a b Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Golfproffset Sofia Renell redo för en ny säsong på Europatouren" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Results Qualifying School for 2003 Season" (PDF). Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Results Ladies European Tour Qualification 2005". Golfdata. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Fem svenskor klarade kvalet" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 22 November 2005. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Interviews after the final round in the De Vere Ladies Scottish Open". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Sofia laddar om inför Europatouren" (in Swedish). Folkbladet. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "2003 Öijared Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
External links[edit]
- Sofia Renell at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Sofia Renell at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)