Frida Gustafsson Spång

Frida Gustafsson Spång (born 15 February 1993) is a Swedish professional golfer who has played on the Ladies European Tour (LET). She was runner-up at the 2021 Aramco Team Series team event in London.

Frida Gustafsson Spång
Personal information
Born (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993
Gothenburg, Sweden
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceKinna, Sweden
Career
CollegeEast Carolina University
Turned professional2017
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour (joined 2017)
LET Access Series
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins1
Achievements and awards
Conference USA Freshman of the Year2013
Conference USA Player of the Year2013
The American Player of the Year2016
WGCA All-American2016
Sweden PGA Future Fund Award2017

Amateur career

Spång's early achievements include winning the 2010 Grand Prix des Landes in Biarritz and the 2011 Swedish Girls Championship. She played for the National Team and represented Sweden at the European Girls' Team Championship and the European Ladies' Team Championship, winning silver in 2014 and bronze in 2016.[1]

She also played in The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship in Trinity, Texas in 2013 with Linnea Johansson, as well as the 2016 Espirito Santo Trophy in Mexico, together with Emma Henrikson and Linnea Ström.[2]

College career

Spång attended East Carolina University from 2012 to 2016.[3] As a freshman, she became the first golfer in Conference USA women's history to be named both the Player and Freshman of the Year in the same season.[4] As a senior, she was named Second-Team All-America by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA). She set a new single-season record with four tournament wins (UCF Challenge, 3M Augusta Invitational, Briar’s Creek Invitational and the American Championships) and became the all-time leader in wins with seven college career wins. She posted an ECU-best 72.25 seasonal stroke average and was named 2016 American Athletic Conference Women's Golf Player of the Year.[5][6]

Professional career

Spång turned professional and joined the LET in 2017 after finishing 21st at the Lalla Aicha Q-School.[7][8] Her best finish in her rookie season was a tie for 7th at the Ladies European Thailand Championship.[9]

Spång was runner-up at the 2017 Swedish PGA Championship, an LET Access Series event, one stroke behind Valentine Derrey. In 2017 she was also runner-up at the Ulricehamn Ladies Open and the Ladies Norwegian Open, both Swedish Golf Tour events.[10][9] In 2018, she lost a playoff to My Leander at the Nes Open on the same tour, but won a playoff against Lina Boqvist at the Hjo S Open for her maiden professional victory.[10]

On the 2021 Ladies European Tour, she was runner-up at the Aramco Team Series in London teamed with Marianne Skarpnord and Carmen Alonso, three strokes behind the winning team captained by Olivia Cowan.[9]

Amateur wins
  • 2008 (2) Patrik Sjöland Junior Open, Skandia Tour Riks #5 - Halland
  • 2009 (2) Wendels Junior Open, Johan Edfors Junior Open
  • 2010 (2) Chalmers Junior Open, Grand Prix des Landes
  • 2011 (1) Swedish Girls Championship
  • 2012 (2) UNCG Starmount Fall Classic, Wilson Junior Masters Invitational Open
  • 2013 (1) JMU Eagle Landing Invitational
  • 2014 (1) Minnesota Invitational
  • 2016 (4) UCF Challenge, 3M Augusta Invitational, Briar's Creek Invitational, The American Championship

Sources:[10][11]

Professional wins (1)
  • 2018 Hjo S Open

Source:[10]

Team appearances

Amateur

References
  1. "Getting To Know Frida Gustafsson Spang". LET Access Series. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. "World Amateur Teams Championships". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. "Women's Golf Roster". ECU Pirates. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. "Spang Takes Home C-USA Player and Freshman-of-the-Year". 247 Sports. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. "ECU's Spang Garners All-America Honors". The American. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  6. "Spang wins American Women's Golf Title; Pirates finish second". WNCT-TV. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  7. "Thursday Siren: Frida Gustafsson Spang". Golf Punk HQ. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  8. "On Other Tours: Sagstrom tops qualifiers at Lalla Aicha Tour School". LPGA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  9. "Frida Gustafsson Spång Player Profile". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  10. "Frida Gustafsson Spång Results". Golfdata. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  11. "Frida Gustafsson-Spang". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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