Marianne Skarpnord (born 11 February 1986) is a Norwegian professional golfer playing on the Ladies European Tour.
Early life and amateur career As a junior, Skarpnord was considered one of the biggest talents in Norwegian golf. In 2003, she won the Girls Amateur Championship, defeating Beatriz Recari of Spain in the final match. She also won the Junior Solheim Cup with Europe the same year. Skarpnord made a six-footer to secure the win for the European team.
In 2004, she finished 3rd in the British Girls Championship.
Professional career In 2005, Skarpnord turned professional. She finished 12th in the qualifying school for the Ladies European Tour and got her tour card for the 2005 season. That year her best finish was a second place in Skandia PGA Open at the Swedish Telia Tour and her best finish at the Ladies European Tour was 22nd in OTP Bank Ladies Central European Open.
The year after, in 2006, Skarpnord finished 2nd in Rejmes Ladies Open on the Telia Tour. On the Ladies European Tour her best finish was 23rd in the Finnair Masters, and 28th in the SAS Masters.
In 2007, after two difficult years, Skarpnord decided to play a full season at the Telia Tour. She won 3 tournaments that year, and one additional 2nd and three 3rd-place finishes. She won the Order of Merit, and secured her card for the 2008 Ladies European Tour.
In 2008, Skarpnord played 21 tournaments on the Ladies European Tour. She made 18 cuts, and her best finish was a 2nd place in the Ladies Irish Open. She also played four tournaments on the Ladies African Tour early in the season, where she had 3 top 4 finishes and 1 top 10. On the Ladies African Tour order of merit she finished 5th total, and on the Ladies European Tour she finished 16th on the moneylist.
In 2009, was the year Skarpnord got her first win on the Ladies European Tour, defeating Melissa Reid of England by one stroke in the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open. Her second win came in the Carta Sì Ladies Italian Open, defeating Laura Davies in playoff.
In 2010, Skarpnord qualified for the LPGA Tour after finishing second in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in Daytona, Florida.
Awards and honors In 2019, she won the Ladies European Tour Player of the Year award.
Professional wins (12) Ladies European Tour wins (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up117 May 2009Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open69-71-66-70=276−161 stroke Mel Reid217 Oct 2009Carta Sì Ladies Italian Open69-67-69=204−12Playoff Laura Davies319 Apr 2013South African Women's Open69−31 stroke Minea Blomqvist Stacy Bregman Ashleigh Buhai Katie Burnett Nina Holleder Charley Hull Camilla Lennarth424 Feb 2019Australian Ladies Classic70-72-69-69=280−82 strokes Hannah Green Nuria Iturrioz510 Jul 2021Aramco Team Series – London73-65-68=206−13Playoff Atthaya Thitikul Reduced to 18 holes due to weather. Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour.
Ladies European Tour playoff record (2–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12009Carta Sì Ladies Italian Open Laura DaviesWon with bogey on third extra hole22021Aramco Team Series – London Atthaya ThitikulWon with birdie on second extra hole
ALPG Tour wins (3) 2015 (1) Oates Victorian Open 2019 (2) Ballarat Icons ALPG Pro Am, Australian Ladies Classic
Sunshine Ladies Tour wins (1) 2021 (1) Dimension Data Ladies Challenge
LET Access Series wins (1) 2012 (1) Ladies Norwegian Challenge
Telia Tour wins (3) 2007 (3) Felix Finnish Ladies Open, Smådalarö Gård Open, Ekerum Ladies Masters
Results in LPGA majors Results not in chronological order before 2019. Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022Chevron ChampionshipCUTU.S. Women's OpenCUTCUTWomen's PGA ChampionshipCUTThe Evian Championship ^CUTCUTNTCUTWomen's British OpenT64T42CUTCUTT36CUTT36CUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUT ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament "T" tied
Ladies European Tour career summary Year No. events Cuts made Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best finish Earnings (€) Money list rank Scoringaverage20051440000T226,673.0012175.212006740000T236,126.6812773.742007310000T68450.00–76.002008211801072125,753.111672.282009171620291203,350.38471.542010850203270,280.683373.38201113100000T2325,577.897872.282012 19 17 0 1 0 1 T2 2013 19 18 0 0 0 1 T6 2014 17 10 0 0 0 1 T8 2015 16 14 0 0 0 4 T4 2016 14 9 0 0 0 1 8 41,258.63 44 72.792017 12 9 0 0 0 0 T12 32,157.40 47 72.052018 13 11 0 0 0 1 T9 43,023.92 26 72.332019 18 – – – – – – 174,455.20 5 –2020 11 – – – – – – 50,869.95 20 –2021 7 – – – – – – 37,150.13 9 –
Team appearances Amateur European Girls' Team Championship (representing Norway): 2003, 2004 Junior Solheim Cup: (representing Europe): 2003 (winners) Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Norway): 2002, 2004
Professional World Cup (representing Norway): 2007 The Queens (representing Europe): 2015 European Championships (representing Norway): 2018
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