Emma Zackrisson

Emma Zackrisson (born 26 January 1979) is a former Swedish professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour 2003–2011. She won the 2008 Open de España Femenino.

Emma Zackrisson
Zackrisson in 2009
Personal information
Full nameHanna Emma Erika Zackrisson
Born (1979-01-26) 26 January 1979
Holmsund, Umeå, Sweden
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceHolmsund, Umeå, Sweden
Career
CollegeOklahoma State University
Turned professional2002
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour (2003–2011)
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenDNP
Women's British OpenT60: 2009
Achievements and awards
Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award2002

Amateur career

Zackrisson attended Oklahoma State University 1998–2002 where she played with the Oklahoma State Cowgirls golf team and majored in broadcast journalism and public relations. She won twice as a senior, including the Big 12 Championship.[1]

In 2002, she received the Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award, an award presented by the National Golf Coaches Association to the student-athlete who is both an All-American Scholar and an All-American who excels in academics.[2]

Professional career

Zackrisson turned professional after she graduated in 2002 and finished 16th at the LET Qualifying School to secure a card for the 2003 season. In 2004, she finished runner-up at the Ladies Central European Open in Hungary, four strokes behind Minea Blomqvist. In 2006, she finished 5th at the Acer SA Women's Open in Durban.

2008 was her best season, she won the season opener Open de España Femenino and finished top-6 at the SAS Masters in Norway, UNIQA Ladies Golf Open in Austria, and the Madrid Ladies Masters, to finish 18th in the rankings.[3]

In 2009, she secured the second largest prize check in her career with a 4th place at the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open, and made the cut at the 2009 Women's British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.[4]

After nine seasons on the Ladies European Tour she retired from tour in 2011 at age 32.[5]

Amateur wins
  • 2002 Rainbow Wahine Invitational, Big 12 Championship

Professional wins (1)

Ladies European Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 20 Apr 2008 Open de España Femenino 72-67-71-71=281 −7 4 strokes Australia Nikki Garrett
Italy Diana Luna
Australia Joanne Mills

Results in LPGA majors
Tournament20082009
Chevron Championship
Women's PGA Championship
U.S. Women's Open
Women's British Open CUT T60
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

References
  1. "Cowgirl Golf Wins Big 12 Championship". Oklahoma State University Athletics. 21 April 2002. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. "Lonardi Wins Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. "Framgången har fått Emma på grön kvist". Folkbladet (in Swedish). 10 October 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  4. "Emma Zackrisson" (in Swedish). Golfdata. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  5. "Golfproffset Emma Zackrisson lägger av" (in Swedish). Folkbladet. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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