[3] After finishing high school in Stockholm she moved to the United States and played college golf at Tulane University, where she was awarded Conference USA Freshman of the year.

Playing on the Ladies European Tour in 2013 and 2014, she first received international headlines in her rookie season when what tournament officials believe was a redback spider, relative of the famed black widow, nipped her leg during a qualification round for the Women's Australian Open at Royal Canberra Golf Club.

[6] Holmqvist swatted the spider away, used a golf tee to pierce her skin and squeeze out the venom, and finished her round.

[5] Holmqvist returned to form for the 2020 Women's British Open at Royal Troon, where she held a one-shot lead heading into the weekend, as the only player to finish under-par after 36 holes.

[1] In 2021, she finished 115th in the rankings and spent 2022 mainly on the Epson Tour, where she was runner-up at the Carlisle Arizona Women's Golf Classic.