Åsa Gottmo

Åsa Gottmo (born 22 June 1971 in Kalmar) is a retired Swedish professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour 1993–2008. She won the 2002 Wales WPGA Championship of Europe and finished 5th in the Order of Merit twice.^[1]

Åsa Gottmo
Personal information
Full name	Åsa Margaretha Gottmo
Born	(1971-06-22) 22 June 1971 (age 54) Kalmar, Sweden
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sporting nationality	Sweden
Residence	Kalmar, Sweden
Career
Turned professional	1993
Former tour(s)	Ladies European Tour (joined 1993) Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour	1
Other	5
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	DNP
Women's PGA C'ship	DNP
U.S. Women's Open	DNP
Women's British Open	T45: 2002

Amateur career

Gottmo played for the National Team and represented Sweden at the 1990 Espirito Santo Trophy in New Zealand together with Jennifer Allmark and Annika Sörenstam.

She won silver at the 1991 European Ladies' Team Championship at Wentworth Club together with Maria Bertilsköld, Charlotta Eliasson, Carin Hjalmarsson, Petra Rigby and Annika Sörenstam.

In 1992, Gottmo won the Swedish Junior Matchplay Championship held at Kalmar Golf Club, her home course.

Professional career

Gottmo started playing on the Swedish Golf Tour in 1990, and recorded one victory before turning professional in late 1992. She collected five Swedish Golf Tour victories over the course of her career, and won the Order of Merit back to back in 1994 and 1995.

In 1993 Gottmo joined the Ladies European Tour. Her breakthrough came at the 1995 Ladies Irish Open, where she was runner-up as Laura Davies recorded a 72-hole total of 267 (−25), 16 strokes clear of Gottmo, setting world records for the lowest aggregate score and the biggest margin of victory in women's professional golf.^[2]

Gottmo finished fifth on the LET Order of Merit twice, in 2002 and 2004. In 2002, she had one victory, the Wales Ladies Championship of Europe two strokes ahead of Maria Hjorth, and in 2004 she finished top-5 four times, including a tie for 3rd at the Ladies English Open, seven strokes behind winner Maria Hjorth.

Gottmo scored an albatross at the 2002 Women's British Open at Turnberry, one of only four in the history of women's major golf championships.^[3]

In 2004, she was runner-up at the South African Women's Masters, two strokes behind Helena Alterby.^[4]

Amateur wins

• 1992 Swedish Junior Matchplay Championship

Professional wins (6)

Ladies European Tour (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	25 Aug 2002	Wales WPGA Championship of Europe	76-69-69-71=285	−3	2 strokes	Maria Hjorth

Swedish Golf Tour (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	17 May 1992	Höganäs Ladies Open (as an amateur)	213	+3	2 strokes	Carin Hjalmarsson Sofia Grönberg
2	27 Aug 1994	Härjedalen Ladies Open	217	+1	1 stroke	Maria Hjorth (a)
3	24 Jul 1994	Aspeboda Ladies Open	222	+5	1 stroke	Maria Bertilsköld
4	25 Jul 1997	Hook Ladies Open	208	–8	6 strokes	Mia Löjdahl
5	6 Jun 2003	FöreningsSparbanken Kalmar Ladies Open	209	–7	9 strokes	Eva Bjärvall Pia Koivuranta Jenni Kuosa

Source:^[4]

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Women's British Open	CUT	T45	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Sweden): 1990
• European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1991