Karin Sjödin

Karin Sjödin, (born 8 August 1983) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.

Amateur career

Sjödin was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. She was the Swedish Junior Champion and European Team Champion in 2000. She won the 2000 Oijared Ladies Open on the Telia Tour and was a member of the Swedish National Team from 2000-2005. She played in the 2002 and 2004 Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships cite web
title = World Amateur Team Championship Record Books
publisher = IGF (International Golf Federation)
url = http://www.internationalgolffederation.org/recordbook/wplayer2.asp?fname=Karin%20&mname=&lname=Sjodin&country=Sweden
accessdate = 2007-04-13] finishing on the victorious Swedish side and as Individual Champion in 2004. cite web
title = Sweden Wins 2004 Women's World Amateur Team Championship
publisher = IGF (International Golf Federation)
url = http://www.internationalgolffederation.org/2004/day4.html
accessdate = 2007-04-13]

She played her collegiate golf at Oklahoma State University where she won three events, the 2002 Topy Cup cite web
title = Topy Cup
date =2002
publisher = Golfweek
url = http://www.golfweekrankings.com/scores/2002/college/womens1/6576.asp
accessdate = 2007-04-14] , the 2004 Mercedes-Benz of Bend Women's Fall Preview cite web
title = Mercedes-Benz of Bend Women's Fall Preview
date =2004
publisher = Golfweek
url = http://www.golfweekrankings.com/scores/2004/college/womens1/10313.asp
accessdate = 2007-04-14] and 2004 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational. cite web
title = Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational
date =2004
publisher = Golfweek
url = http://www.golfweekrankings.com/scores/2004/college/womens1/10399.asp
accessdate = 2007-04-14] She was named NGCA All-America Honorable Mention from 2003-04, cite web
title = Division I All-American Teams 1998 - 2006
publisher = NGCA (National Golf Coaches Association)
url = http://ngca.com/files/public/DI_All_American_Teams_1998_Present.pdf
accessdate = 2007-04-14] First-Team All-American in 2005, Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and Second-Team All-Big 12 in 2003, cite web
title = Women's Golf Big 12 Record Book
publisher = Big 12
url = http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big12/sports/c-golf/auto_pdf/record_book.pdf
accessdate = 2007-04-14] and First-Team Academic All-American from 2003-05. cite web
title = All-Time OSU Scholar-Athletes
publisher = Oklahoma State University
url = http://www.okstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=200&ATCLID=7520
accessdate = 2007-04-14] She was the NCAA individual runner-up in 2004. cite web
title = UCLA Hangs on to Win Team Championship
publisher = NCAA Sports
date = 2004-05-22
url = http://www.ncaasports.com/golf/womens/story/7350822
accessdate = 2007-04-14] and named First-Team All-Big 12 in 2004 and 2005.

She was awarded the 2005 Dinah Shore trophy award. Winners must have an overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have played in at least 50% of her team’s scheduled events, maintained a scoring average of 78 or less and demonstrated leadership skills and/or extraordinary community affairs work. cite web
title = Dinah Shore Trophy Award
publisher = National Golf Coaches Association
url = http://www.ngca.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3299
accessdate = 2007-04-13] She also received the 2005 Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award which goes to the student-athlete who is both an NGCA All-American Scholar and an NGCA All-American, with the award going to the highest GPA score in the event of a tie. cite web
title = Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award
publisher = National Golf Coaches Association
url = http://www.ngca.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3306
accessdate = 2007-04-13]

Professional career

She turned professional in 2005 and earned exempt status for the 2006 LPGA Tour season by finishing tied for 16th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.

She lead the Tour in average driving distance for the 2006 season at 284.5 yards cite web
title = Karin Sjodin Full Career Biography
publisher = LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association)
url = http://www.lpga.com/content/2007PlayerBiosPDF/Sjodin-07.pdf
accessdate = 2007-04-14] and received a special invitation to compete in the World Long Drive Championship where she finished seventh. cite web
title = Rookie Sjodin Competes in World Long Drive Championship
publisher = LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association)
url = http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=8402&mid=2
accessdate = 2007-04-14]

External links

* [http://www.mylpga.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=47 Talk to Karin on myLPGA]

Notes and references

Persondata
NAME=Sjodin, Karin
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional Golfer
DATE OF BIRTH= August 8, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH= Gothenburg, Sweden