Marlene Hedblom

{{short description|Swedish professional golfer}} {{use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Marlene Hedblom | image = | imagesize =  | caption = | fullname = Maria Marlene Hedblom | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|11|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Gävle, Sweden | death_date =  | death_place = | height = | weight = | nationality = {{SWE}} | residence = Stockholm, Sweden | spouse = | partner = Christer Lindholm | children = 2 | college = | yearpro = 1998 | tour = | extour = Ladies European Tour (1998–2007)<br>LPGA Tour (2004) | prowins = 2 | letwins = 1 | otherwins = 1 | majorwins =  | nabisco = DNP | lpga = CUT: 2004 | wusopen = DNP | dumaurier = DNP | wbritopen = T21: 2001 | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 =  | year1 =  | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection =  }} '''Marlene Hedblom''' (born 13 November 1972 in Gävle) is a retired Swedish professional golfer.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.e-magin.se/paper/3k6bkj35/popup/1? |title=Morsgrisar, Agneta Hedblom: Golfen blev ett sätt att leva |trans-title=Agneta Hedblom: Golf became a way of life|magazine=Svensk Golf |number=6 |date=June 2009 |pages=104–105 |language=sv}}</ref>

==Early years== Despite coming from a golfing family, she did not start playing until the age of 12 at Gävle Golf Club in Sweden. Her father Olle was an elite player, who later became a club professional and her two years elder brother Peter turned tournament professional at 19 years old.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.e-magin.se/paper/2kxgdgfk/popup/61? |title=Månadens intervju: Marlene Hedblom |trans-title=Interview of the month: Marlene Hedblom |magazine=Svensk Golf |number=12 |date=December 2002 |pages=54–62 |language=sv}}</ref>

In 1995, together with his father, she won the very first Swedish Two Generations Mixed Championship, played as foursome.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.e-magin.se/paper/1pfc350j/popup/1? |title=Golf - Den stora sporten |trans-title=Golf - The Great Sport |publisher=Swedish Golf Federation |year=2004 |page=233 |language=Swedish}}</ref>

==Professional career== She won the 1997 Ladies European Tour Final Qualifying School at La Manga, Spain, 5–8 December and turned professional.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.e-magin.se/paper/mhd8ctdt/popup/70? |title=Tränare, pappa, barn |trans-title=Coach, dad and child |magazine=Svensk Golf |number=3 |date=June 1997 |pages=70–72 |language=sv}}</ref>

Hedblom had her most successful season in 2003 when she won the Biarritz Ladies Classic at Biarritz le Phare Golf Club in France in the last tournament on the Ladies European Tour season, with his father as a caddie. Her win meant that she and her brother Peter became the only brother and sister siblings, who have won on the European Tour and Ladies European Tour respectively.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=January 2015|title=Tre generationer i golfens tjänst|trans-title=Three generations serving the game of golf|url=http://www.e-magin.se/paper/x4bsfc1s/popup/62#/paper/x4bsfc1s/59|magazine=Svensk Golf|language=sv|pages=58–64|number=1}}</ref>

The same year, she qualified for the LPGA Tour at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament held at LPGA International Legends Course in Florida. Her best 2004 finish on the LPGA Tour was tied 46th at the Franklin American Mortgage Championship at the Vanderbilt Legends Club, Iron Horse Course in Franklin, Tennessee.

==Personal life== Since her retirement in 2007, Hedblom has worked as a speaker and a club professional at Arlandastad Golf, Bro Hof Slott Golf Club and Fågelbro Golf & Country Club, all in the Stockholm area in Sweden, where she lives.

Hedblom was in a relationship with singer-songwriter Patrik Isaksson. Since the end of 2018, she had a relationship with former road racing driver Christer Lindholm.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/extra/hurra-patrik-isaksson-har-friat-till-sin-marlene/ |title=Hurra, Patrik Isaksson har friat till sin Marlene |trans-title=Hurray, Patrik Isaksson has proposed to his Marlene |language=Swedish |newspaper=Expressen |location=Stockholm, Sweden |date=8 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/golf/har-hittat-ny-karlek-efter-skilsmassan-fran-isaksson/ |title=Idrottsstjärnans nya liv efter skilsmässan från Isaksson |trans-title=The sport stars' new life after her divorce from Isaksson |language=Swedish |newspaper=Expressen |location=Stockholm, Sweden |date=12 April 2019}}</ref>

==Professional wins (2)== ===Ladies European Tour (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|27 Sep 2003 |Biarritz Ladies Classic |−10 (66-69-65=200) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|NZL}} Gina Scott |}

===Other (1)=== *2008 Gefle Open

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{official|http://www.marlenehedblom.se/}} *{{Golfdata|3087}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hedblom, Marlene}} Category:Swedish female golfers Category:Ladies European Tour golfers Category:LPGA Tour golfers Category:Sportspeople from Gävle Category:1972 births Category:Living people