Emily Kristine Pedersen
| Emily Kristine Pedersen | |||||||||
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.jpg) Pedersen in 2018 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Full name | Emily Kristine Pedersen | ||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1996 Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Denmark | ||||||||
| Career | |||||||||
| Turned professional | 2015 | ||||||||
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 6 | ||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
| Ladies European Tour | 5 | ||||||||
| Other | 1 | ||||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||||||
| Chevron Championship | CUT: 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024 | ||||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T36: 2017 | ||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T23: 2021 | ||||||||
| Women's British Open | T11: 2020 | ||||||||
| Evian Championship | T14: 2016 | ||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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Emily Kristine Pedersen (born 7 March 1996) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour and LPGA Tour.[1] She had a successful amateur career winning the 2013 International European Ladies Amateur Championship and the 2014 British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship. Turning professional in early 2015 she had a successful first season, finishing runner-up in the Deloitte Ladies Open and the Lacoste Ladies Open de France before winning the Hero Women's Indian Open. She was named LET Rookie of the Year for 2015.
Pedersen earned her card for the 2022 LPGA Tour through qualifying school.[2]
She made only the second hole-in-one in Solheim Cup history in 2023 on the 12th hole in the afternoon four-ball on 22 September 2023.[3]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2010 Mølleån Open, Danish Match Play, Royal Tour Damer III
- 2011 Doral Publix Junior Classic (14–15)
- 2012 Furesøpokalen, DGU Elite Tour Damer III, Doral-Publix Junior Classic
- 2013 Spanish Ladies Amateur, German Girls Open, International European Ladies Amateur Championship, DGU Elite Tour Damer Finale, Doral-Publix Junior Classic (16–18)
- 2014 British Ladies Amateur
Source:[4]
Professional wins (6)
[edit]Ladies European Tour wins (5)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Oct 2015 | Hero Women's Indian Open1 | 70-73-73=216 | E | 1 stroke | Malene Jørgensen Becky Morgan Cheyenne Woods
|
| 2 | 30 Aug 2020 | Tipsport Czech Ladies Open | 63-65-71=199 | −17 | 4 strokes |  Christine Wolf
|
| 3 | 15 Nov 2020 | Aramco Saudi Ladies International | 67-68-71-72=278 | −10 | Playoff |  Georgia Hall
|
| 4 | 19 Nov 2020 | Saudi Ladies Team International (individual event) |
69-66-67=202 | −14 | 2 strokes |  Anne van Dam Stephanie Kyriacou Luna Sobrón
|
| 5 | 29 Nov 2020 | Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España | 68-71-68-66=273 | −15 | 4 strokes | Nuria Iturrioz
|
1 Co-sanctioned by Ladies Asian Golf Tour
LET playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | Open de France Dames |  Céline Herbin
|
Herbin won with a par on the third extra hole[5] |
| 2 | 2020 | ASI Ladies Scottish Open | Cheyenne Knight Stacy Lewis Azahara Muñoz
|
Lewis won with a birdie on the first extra hole |
| 2 | 2020 | Saudi Ladies International | Georgia Hall
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Pedersen won with a birdie on the first extra hole |
Danish Golf Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Jun 2020 | Bravo Tours Open | −11 (66-67=133) | 1 stroke | Oliver Suhr
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Results in LPGA majors
[edit]Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T41 | CUT | T23 | T58 | |||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | T36 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T50 | T52 | CUT | ||||
| The Evian Championship | T47 | T25 | T14 | CUT | NT | T19 | CUT | 54 | |||
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | T40 | CUT | T11 | T42 | T22 | T30 | CUT |
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Summary
[edit]| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 16 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (twice)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 0
World ranking
[edit]Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | Ranking | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 460 | [6] |
| 2015 | 118 | [7] |
| 2016 | 100 | [8] |
| 2017 | 153 | [9] |
| 2018 | 323 | [10] |
| 2019 | 509 | [11] |
| 2020 | 71 | [12] |
| 2021 | 74 | [13] |
| 2022 | 126 | [14] |
| 2023 | 110 | [15] |
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing the Denmark): 2011, 2012[16]
- Junior Vagliano Trophy: (representing the Continent of Europe): 2011 (winners)
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2012, 2014
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Denmark): 2013
- Junior Solheim Cup: (representing Europe): 2013
- Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2013 (winners)
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Denmark): 2014
Professional
- The Queens (representing Europe): 2015
- Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2017, 2021 (winners), 2023 (tie, cup retained), 2024
Solheim Cup record
[edit]| Year | Total matches |
Total W–L–H |
Singles W–L–H |
Foursomes W–L–H |
Fourballs W–L–H |
Points won |
Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 17 | 7–9–1 | 1–3–0 | 3–4–0 | 3–2–1 | 7.5 | 44.1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0–3–0 | 0–1–0 lost to D. Kang 3&1 | 0–1–0 lost w/ M. Reid 5&3 | 0–1–0 lost w/ C. Ciganda 6&5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3–1–0 | 1–0–0 def. D. Kang 1 up | 1–1–0 won w/ C. Hull 3&1 lost w/ C. Hull 2&1 |
1–0–0 won w/ C. Hull 3&2 | 3 | 75.0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2–2–1 | 0–1–0 lost to L. Thompson 2&1 | 1–1–0 lost w/ C. Hull 5&4 won w/ C. Ciganda 2&1 |
1–0–1 halved w/ M. Stark won w/ M. Sagström 2&1 |
2.5 | 50.0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2–3–0 | 0–1–0 lost to M. Khang 6&5 | 1–1–0 won w/ M. Stark 2 up lost w/ C. Ciganda 1 dn |
1–1–0 lost w/ M. Stark 3&2 won w/ C. Ciganda 2&1 |
2.0 | 40.0 |
References
[edit]- ^ Profile on Ladies European Tour's official site
- ^ "Na Rin An Secures Medalist Honors At LPGA Q-Series". LPGA. 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Solheim Cup Ace". twitter.com. 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Emily Kristine Pedersen". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Céline Herbin wins play-off to claim Lacoste Ladies Open de France". LET. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.
- ^ "European Girls' Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Emily Kristine Pedersen at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Emily Kristine Pedersen at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
Categories:
- Danish female golfers
- Ladies European Tour golfers
- LPGA Tour golfers
- Solheim Cup competitors for Europe
- Winners of ladies' major amateur golf championships
- Olympic golfers for Denmark
- Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Golfers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Golfers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- Sportspeople from Copenhagen
- 1996 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Danish sportswomen