Linn Grant
Name:
Linn Maria GrantCountry:
SwedenBorn:
June 20, 1999 in Helsingborg, Skåne län, Sweden.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golfer.Turned Pro:
2021Multiple wins on the Ladies European Tour. Ladies European Tour Order of Merit winner and Rookie of the Year (2022).
Linn Grant was born into a golfing family. Her grandfather James Grant was a former Scottish Boys champion, before he emigrated to Helsingborg in Sweden from Inverness. Her father John played on both the Swedish Golf Tour and the Swedish Seniors Tour. Linn herself enjoyed great success as an amateur, both as an individual player and as a key part of the Swedish National Team in European and World amateur team events.
As a professional, in a stunning first year on the Ladies European Tour, Grant recorded four wins on the Tour (and two others on the Sunshine Ladies Tour). She finished the season in grand style, winning both the LET's Order of Merit and Rookie of the Year awards. Only four other players have achieved this feat: Laura Davies (Eng; 1985), Carlota Ciganda (Esp; 2012), Esther Henseleit (Ger; 2019) and Atthaya Thitikul (Thai; 2021).
America
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Played as the Dana Open (July 13-16). Second-placed Allisen Corpuz (USA) finished 3 shots behind 24-year-old Linn Grant (Swe), who recorded her first LPGA Tour win in her 15th start on the Tour, and her first career win on American soil. [Highland Meadows GC, Sylvania, nr Toledo, OH].
Europe
Jabra
Played as the Jabra Ladies Open (May 11-13). Second-placed Celine Herbin (Fra) and Anne Van Dam (Ndl) finished 2 shots behind Linn Grant (Swe), who recorded her fifth Ladies European Tour win. [Evian Resort GC, Evian-les-Bains, France].
Europe
Mithra
The Mithra Belgian Ladies Open (May 27-29; held over from 2020 and 2021 due to global coronavirus pandemic; last played in 1987). Second-placed Cara Gainer (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Linn Grant (Swe), who recorded her second Ladies European Tour win. [Naxhelet GC, Wanze, nr Namur, Belgium].
Africa
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Played as the inaugural Joburg Ladies Open (Mar 24-26; LET/Sunshine Ladies Tr event). Second-placed Kim Metraux (Sui) finished 5 shots behind 22-year-old LET rookie Linn Grant (Swe), who recorded her first Ladies European Tour win in her first event as a full-member of the Tour. The victory was her third in four events on the Sunshine Ladies Tour; she also won the Dimension Data Ladies Challenge (Feb 11-13) and the Jabra Ladies Classic (Feb 23-25). [Modderfontein GC, nr Johannesburg, Gauteng, RSA].
Awards
LET
23-year-old Linn Grant (Swe) won the Ladies European Tour 2022 Order of Merit (Race to Costa del Sol) and associated €125,000 bonus. During the season-long points chase she accumulated 3,624.91 points (and LET prize-money of €838,615). In a clean sweep of the top three places by Swedish golfers, Maja Stark (Swe) was second with 3415.14 pts (and winnings of €512,313); third was Johanna Gustavsson (Swe) 1,946.08 pts (winnings €256,270). Grant emulated Laura Davies (Eng; 1985), Carlota Ciganda (Esp; 2012), Esther Henseleit (Ger; 2019) and Atthaya Thitikul (Thai; 2021) in winning both the LET's Order of Merit and Rookie of the Year award in the same season.
23-year-old Linn Grant (Swe) won the LET Players' Player of the Year Award, based on the votes of her peers. She also won the LET's 2022 Order of Merit and Rookie of the Year award.
Europe
Volvo
Played as the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed (June 9-12; Eurpn Tr/Ladies Eurpn Tr event; men and women individually competing for the same trophy and same prize money). Second-placed Henrik Stenson (Swe) and Mark Warren (Scot) finished 9 shots behind Linn Grant (Swe), who recorded the third win of her first full season on the Ladies European Tour. In this co-sanctioned tournament, Grant became the first ever woman to win a men's European Tour event. [North course, Halmstad GK, Tylosand, nr Halmstad, Sweden].
Awards
LET
Linn Grant (Swe) won the 2022 Rookie of the Year Award as the Ladies European Tour's leading first-season player, determined by the same points-based system as used for the LET's Order of Merit. She accumulated 3,624.91 points (winning €838,615 in the process). Second in the rookie race was Ana Pelaez Trivino (Esp) with 1,657.21 pts (winnings €182,005); third was Ines Laklalech (Morocco) with 943.81 pts (winnings €87,036).
23-year-old Grant emulated Laura Davies (Eng; 1985), Carlota Ciganda (Esp; 2012), Esther Henseleit (Ger; 2019) and Atthaya Thitikul (Thai; 2021) in winning both the LET's Order of Merit and Rookie of the Year award in the same season.
Europe
Didriksons
Played as the Skaftö Open (Aug 25-28). Second-placed Lisa Pettersson (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Linn Grant (Swe), who recorded her fourth LET win, all coming in 2022. [Skaftö GC, Fiskebäckskil, Sweden].
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Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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