Pernilla Anna Lindberg (born 13 July 1986) is a Swedish professional golfer. She played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. She won the 2018 ANA Inspiration, a major championship, and represented Sweden at the 2016 Summer Olympics. As an amateur she was part of the team winning the 2008 Espirito Santo Trophy, the IGF's World Amateur Team Championship.
Early life In 1986, Lindberg was born in Bollnäs in the province of Hälsingland, Gävleborg County, Sweden. She grew up in the town. As a youth in Sweden, she was an alpine She started playing golf at the age of four introduced by her father Jan, one of the leading players in the local golf club, Bollnäs Golf Club, in the 1970s.
From 2002–2004, Lindberg won seven national youth tournaments in Sweden. In 2003, she topped the Swedish Junior Tour Order of Merit, and was awarded the Annika Sörenstam Trophy.
Amateur career Lindberg had a successful career. She beat the Americans in the 2003 Junior Solheim Cup at Bokskogen Golf Club 12–11 as part of the European team.Oklahoma State Athletics
With the Swedish national team, she was part of winning the 2004 European Girls' Team Championship, the 2006 European Lady Junior's Team Championship, and the 2008 European Ladies' Team Championship.
In 2005, she represented Sweden at the Spirit International Amateur in Texas and won the individual title.
Lindberg was also part of the team representing Sweden at the 2008 Espirito Santo Trophy in Adelaide, Australia together with Caroline Hedwall and Anna Nordqvist. Sweden won the team tournament for their second title and the first wire-to-wire win seen in the championship in 18 years, beating team Spain by 12 strokes. Lindberg finished 18th individually, despite none of her four rounds counted towards the team score. After Sweden took a 10-stroke-lead after the first round, Lindberg joked that they could sell her non-counting 1-under-par-score to another team for an expensive price.
In 2008 she tied for 10th at the 2008 Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika on the Ladies European Tour.
Lindberg played college golf in the United States with the Oklahoma State Cowgirls golf team at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, where she was a three-time All-American. She graduated in May 2009 with a bachelor's degree in international business.
Professional career In 2009, Lindberg turned pro. She joined the Duramed Futures Tour in June 2009 and was runner-up at the iMPACT Classic in Virginia.
At the end of the year, she qualified for both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour (LET) for 2010. On the LET, she was runner-up at the 2010 New Zealand Women's Open, after she shot a career low 63 (−9), and at the 2011 Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open in China. Lindberg tied for 5th at the 2015 U.S. Women's Open, her best major championship finish so far.
Her first professional win came at a major championship, the 2018 ANA Inspiration held March 29 – April 2 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. She prevailed in a sudden-death playoff, which extended to eight holes, over Inbee Park and Jennifer Song. Despite holding a three-shot lead after 54 holes, Lindberg shot 71 in the final round. In the final pairing, she birdied the 72nd hole to finish at tied with Park and Song. In the playoff, Song was eliminated on the third extra hole when Park and Lindberg both birdied. After another try, the remaining two parred the hole and play was suspended due to On Monday morning, the playoff resumed on the 10th hole, then went to 17 and back to 18. Still tied after seven extra holes, the players returned to #10, where Lindberg sank a birdie putt, while Park missed hers from The victory boosted Lindberg′s world ranking from 95 to 34, and a few weeks later she reached a career-best 29.
In October 2025, Lindberg announced her retirement from the LPGA Tour at age 39, after 340 starts and $3.4 million in prize money.
Personal life On 31 January 2019, Lindberg married Daniel Taylor, who had been her caddie for several seasons.
Awards, honors In 2003, she led the Swedish Junior Tour Order of Merit earning the Annika Sörenstam Trophy. In 2013, Lindberg received Elit Sign number 142 by the Swedish Golf Federation based on world ranking achievements. In July 2018, she was named honorary member of Bollnäs Golf Club, were the won the club championship in 2001, when she was 15 years old. For the 2018 season, she was named Swedish Golfer of the Year. In 2019, Lindberg received The Golden Club ("Guldklubban") the highest award by the Swedish Golf Federation for contributions to Swedish golf. In 2020, she was awarded honorary member of the PGA of Sweden.
Amateur wins 2005 Spirit International Amateur (individual title)
Professional wins (1) LPGA Tour wins (1) Legend Major championships (1) Other LPGA Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunners-upWinner'sshare ($)12 Apr 2018ANA Inspiration65-67-70-71=273 −15Playoff Inbee Park Jennifer Song420,000
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12018ANA Inspiration Inbee Park Jennifer SongWon with birdie on eighth extra holeSong eliminated by birdie on third hole
Major championships Wins (1) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunners-up 2018 ANA Inspiration 3 shot lead −15 (65-67-70-71=273) Playoff1 Inbee Park, Jennifer Song
1 Defeated Park and Song in a sudden-death playoff: Lindberg (5-5-4-5-4-3-5-3), Park (5-5-4-5-4-3-5-x) and Song (5-5-5).
Results timeline Results not in chronological order. Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019Chevron ChampionshipCUTT55T34T20T18T211CUTWomen's PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTT28T53CUTCUTCUTT49T60U.S. Women's OpenCUTT63T5T46T48T59CUTThe Evian Championship^ T64T41T46T64CUTT26CUTWomen's British OpenCUTCUTT11CUTCUTCUTT43T35CUT Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025Chevron ChampionshipT74T14T53CUTCUT81U.S. Women's OpenT58T49CUTCUTWomen's PGA ChampionshipT18CUTCUTCUTCUTThe Evian Championship^NTCUT69Women's British OpenT45CUT ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeChevron Championship 1 0 0 1 1 5 14 10U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 1 1 1 11 7Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 5The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 4Totals 1 0 0 2 2 8 60 32 Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2018 ANA – 2018 Evian) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
LPGA Tour career summary Year Tournaments played Cuts made Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best finish Earnings($) Money list rank Scoring average Scoringrank20101460000T3341,17910273.449420111150000T2953,3539073.3380201218100000T11131,2047072.6059201325170000T11206,9266072.3965201430230013T3411,2324271.8450201529230001T5417,2254071.83522016302200027329,8575971.7761201728170002T4295,5056272.271092018272210021669,6282972.1996201924120000T23100,05411172.56127202017150001T9229,1895072.1877202122120001T8127,90710272.13100202219110000T2282,37812471.95104202321140000T23124,86211971.839120241960000T2588,65113872.751412025530000T1837,52515474.17n/a As of the 2025 season
LET career summary Year Tournaments played Cuts made Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best finish Earnings(€) Order ofMerit Scoring average Scoringrank2004100000T80077.002005100000T136082.502006110000T51073.752007110000T49075.002008110001T10070.002010860102T248,4634572.08201113110106291,0541871.474320121190014399,4041871.812013970003T777,2141871.64142014540000T3222,8786172.532015430000630,73773.142016320000T609,57773.10732017640000T544,5792171.40272018540002466,27971.24192019200000CUT02020220000T4518,9382021530003749,423572022110000119,975 through the 2022 season
Futures Tour summary Year Tournaments played Cuts made Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best finish Earnings($) Money list rank Scoring average Scoring rank200910100115T229,7671170.871 joined in June at mid-season
World ranking Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Year Worldranking Source 2006 669 2007 654 2008 503 2009 379 2010 202 2011 134 2012 123 2013 118 2014 93 2015 87 2016 104 2017 109 2018 42 2019 156 2020 158 2021 172 2022 284 2023 234 2024 368 2025 736
Team appearances Amateur
European Girls' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2003, 2004 (winners) Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2003 (winners) Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2005, 2007 (winners) European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2005, 2007, 2008 (winners) Spirit International Amateur (representing Sweden): 2005 (individual winner) European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2006 (winners) Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Sweden): 2008 (winners)
Professional International Crown (representing Sweden): 2014, 2018
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