Golf in Sweden

[1] The first notable Swedish professional golfers emerged in the 1970s, with Gunnar Mueller the first to play all four rounds in a major at the 1973 Open Championship.

Liselotte Neumann became the first LPGA Tour winner and major champion when she won the 1988 U.S. Women's Open.

The first Swedish men's major victory came at the 2016 Open Championship through Henrik Stenson, after Parnevik, Niclas Fasth and Jonas Blixt had all recorded runner-up finishes.

[2] This makes golf the third largest sport in Sweden in terms of active members, behind association football and athletics.

Members include Annika Sörenstam, Liv Wollin, Henrik Stenson, Liselotte Neumann, Sven Tumba, Jesper Parnevik, Pia Nilsson, Göran Zachrisson and Helen Alfredsson.

Amateur players from the age of 13 are trained and selected by the SGF to represent the country in international tournaments.

[11] In 2023, Ingrid Lindblad and Ludvig Åberg briefly topped the World Amateur Golf Ranking simultaniously.

Liselotte Neumann and Helen Alfredsson won the 1992 Sunrise Cup World Team Championship.