Pia Nilsson

Pia Nilsson is a Swedish professional golfer and coach.

Nilsson played on the Swedish National Amateur Golf Team from 1974 - 1981, appearing twice in the Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Team Championship (1976 and 1980). cite web
title = World Amateur Team Championship Record Books Player: Pia Nilsson
publisher = International Golf Federation
url = http://www.internationalgolffederation.org/recordbook/wplayer2.asp?fname=Pia&mname=&lname=Nilsson&country=Sweden
accessdate = 2007-04-21] She played her collegiate golf at Arizona State University, graduating with a B.S. in Physical Education in 1981 having made All-Conference Second Team in 1980-1981. cite web
title = Honors and Accolades
publisher = Arizona State Sun Devils
url = http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/archive/asu-w-golf-honors.html
accessdate = 2007-04-20]

She played on the US based LPGA Tour from 1983 to 1987 with moderate success. She also played in Europe, winning her first professional tournament on the Telia Tour at the 1986 SI Trygg-Hansa Open. cite web
title = Pia Nilsson Results 1986
publisher = Golfdata.se
url = http://www.golfdata.se/guide/spg_res.asp?path=/guide/index.asp&nr=3057&year=1986
accessdate = 2007-04-21] She had 4 other Telia Tour wins - the 1987 IBM Ladies Open, cite web
title = Pia Nilsson Results 1987
publisher = Golfdata.se
url = http://www.golfdata.se/guide/spg_res.asp?path=/guide/index.asp&nr=3057&year=1987
accessdate = 2007-04-21] the 1988 Ängsö Ladies Open, cite web
title = Pia Nilsson Results 1988
publisher = Golfdata.se
url = http://www.golfdata.se/guide/spg_res.asp?path=/guide/index.asp&nr=3057&year=1988
accessdate = 2007-04-21] the 1989 Stora Lundby Ladies Open and SM Matchplay cite web
title = Pia Nilsson Results 1989
publisher = Golfdata.se
url = http://www.golfdata.se/guide/spg_res.asp?path=/guide/index.asp&nr=3057&year=1989
accessdate = 2007-04-21]

She became Head Coach for the Swedish National Women’s Teams (juniors, amateurs and pros) in Sweden from 1990 to 1995 and Head Coach for the Swedish National Teams (men and women; pros, amateurs and juniors) from 1996 to 1998 and was the Captain of the 1998 European Solheim Cup Team.

She coaches a number of LPGA Tour professionals and is a coach and mentor to Annika Sörenstam. cite web
title = Lessons in Golf and Life
publisher = Golf for Women
author = Annika Sörenstam
url = http://www.golfdigest.com/gfw/gfwinstruction/index.ssf?/gfw/gfwinstruction/gfw200705annikalesson.html
accessdate = 2007-04-21]

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