Andrea Lignell
| Andrea Lignell | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Andrea Grimberg Lignell |
| Born | 28 August 2000 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Career | |
| College | University of Mississippi |
| Status | Amateur |
Andrea Grimberg Lignell (born 28 August 2000) is a Swedish amateur golfer. She was part of the Ole Miss team winning the 2021 NCAA Championship.
Career[edit]
Lignell grew up in Gothenburg. She plays golf left-handed and represents Hills Golf Club. She was runner-up at the 2017 Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship and won the event back-to-back in 2020 and 2021.[1]
Drafted to the National Team, she won bronze both at the 2018 European Girls' Team Championship and also at the 2018 Junior Golf World Cup in Japan, together with Kajsa Arwefjäll and Ingrid Lindblad.[2] In 2021, she helped Sweden place third at The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship.[3] She was part of the Swedish team earning silver medals at the 2021 European Ladies' Team Championship, together with Linn Grant, Sara Kjellker, Ingrid Lindblad, Maja Stark and Beatrice Wallin, after finishing her match against Emily Toy all square, when Sweden lost to England in the final.
Lignell graduated high school in 2019 and accepted an athletic scholarship to University of Mississippi, and started playing with the Ole Miss Rebels women's golf team the same fall. As a sophomore, her team won the 2021 NCAA Championship, Ole Miss' first team title in a women's sport.[4] Lignell, who played 40 holes over the quarterfinals and semifinals, drained a five-footer on the 17th hole to clinch the win for Ole Miss over an Oklahoma State team which included her compatriot Maja Stark.[5]
In April 2023, Lignell finished third at the Augusta National Women's Amateur,[6] three strokes behind world amateur number one Rose Zhang and advanced to a career best 24th on the World Amateur Golf Ranking. Later the same month, she was selected to represent the international team at the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup.[7]
Amateur wins[edit]
- 2014 Skandia Tour Regional #2 Bohuslän/Dal, Skandia Cup Riksfinal F14
- 2015 Skandia Tour Riks #6 Göteborg, Lexus Junior Tour Masters
- 2016 Skandia Cup Riksfinal F16
- 2017 Partille Open, Ringenäs Junior Open, Junior Masters Invitational Final
- 2018 Stenson Sunesson Junior Challenge
- 2020 Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship
- 2021 Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship
- 2022 Cougar Classic, The Ally
Team appearances[edit]
Amateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2018
- Toyota Junior Golf World Cup (representing Sweden): 2018
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2021, 2022, 2023
- The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship (representing Sweden): 2021
Source:[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Andrea Lignell". Golfdata. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "VM-brons för flicklandslaget". Svensk Golf. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Arwefjäll Helps Sweden to Third-Place Finish at The Spirit International". San José State Spartans. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Women's Golf Roster". University of Mississippi. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Kelly, Todd (26 May 2021). "Ole Miss wins NCAA Championship, first women's national title in school history". Golfweek. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Augusta National Women's Amateur, Leaderboard". Augusta National Women's Amateur. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Jourdan, Cameron (25 April 2023). "American, International teams announced for 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup at Laurel Valley Golf Club". Golfweek. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Andrea Lignell". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
External links[edit]
- Andrea Lignell at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)