Sofia Renell
Personal information
Born (1980-01-31) 31 January 1980
Norrköping, Sweden
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceNorrköping, Sweden
Career
Turned professional2002
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour (2003–2008)
Swedish Golf Tour (2002–2009)
Professional wins1

Sofia Renell (born 31 January 1980) is a retired Swedish professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour 2003–2008. She was runner-up at the 2007 Ladies Scottish Open.[1]

Amateur career

In 1996 Renell won the final of the Föreningsbanken Cup held at Rya Golf Club, a competition that attracted 8,786 entrants across the country, joining previous winners such as Liselotte Neumann and Eva Dahllöf.[2]

Competing on the Junior Masters Invitational circuit in 2001, she was runner-up at the McDonald's Junior Trophy in Örebro, and won the Östgöta Junior Open held at Norrköping Golf Club.[1]

Professional career

Renell turned professional in 2002 and joined the Swedish Golf Tour. In 2003, she won the Öijared Ladies Open by five strokes ahead of Sara Odelius and Maria Bodén.[3]

At the end of 2002, Renell earned partial status for the Ladies European Tour at Q-School.[4] She made her first cut at the 2003 Ladies Italian Open.[1]

Renell earned fully exempt status in late 2005 by finishing tied for 3rd at LET Q-School, behind only Ellen Smets of Belgium and Sarah Kemp of Australia.[5][6]

Her best finish on the LET came in 2007, when she was runner-up behind Sophie Gustafson at the Ladies Scottish Open held at The Carrick, alongside English players Kirsty Taylor and Danielle Masters.[7][8]

Amateur wins

  • 1996 Föreningsbanken Cup
  • 2001 Östgöta Junior Open

Source:[1][2]

Professional wins

Swedish Golf Tour wins

Date Tournament Winning
score		 To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref
2 Aug 2003Öijared Ladies Open68-71-67=206–101 strokeSweden Maria Bodén
Sweden Sara Odelius (a)		[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sophia Renell". Golfdata. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Golfproffset Sofia Renell redo för en ny säsong på Europatouren" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Results Qualifying School for 2003 Season" (PDF). Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Results Ladies European Tour Qualification 2005". Golfdata. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Fem svenskor klarade kvalet" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 22 November 2005. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Interviews after the final round in the De Vere Ladies Scottish Open". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Sofia laddar om inför Europatouren" (in Swedish). Folkbladet. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "2003 Öijared Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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