Moa Folke

{{short description|Swedish professional golfer (born 1995)}} {{use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Moa Folke | image = | imagesize =  | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|3|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Tranås, Sweden | death_date =  | death_place = | height = 5 ft 7 in | nationality = {{SWE}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = Murray State University | yearpro = 2018 | tour = Ladies European Tour (joined 2022) | extour = Symetra Tour (joined 2019) | prowins = 2 | lpgawins =  | letwins = | jlpgawins =  | klpgawins =  | lagtwins =  | alpgwins = | futwins = | otherwins = | majorwins =  | nabisco =  | lpga =  | wusopen =  | wbritopen =  | evian =  | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 = Ohio Valley Conference Golfer of the Year | year1 = 2017 | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection =  }} '''Moa Folke''' (born 25 March 1995) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour.<ref name="Symetra">{{cite web |title=Moa Folke Bio |url=https://www.epsontour.com/players/moa-folke/99554/bio |publisher=Epson Tour |access-date=23 April 2022}}</ref> In 2023, she won the Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am and was runner-up at the Joburg Ladies Open and the Open de France Dames.

==Early life and amateur career== Folke was born in Tranås in 1995 and won several tournaments on the Skandia Tour junior circuit in Sweden.<ref name="wagr"/>

She attended Murray State University 2014–2018 and played golf with the Murray State Racers women's golf team in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). She was a four-time All-OVC First Team selection and five-time medalist including the 2016 and 2017 OVC Championship. She was named the Ohio Valley Conference Golfer of the Year as a junior in 2017 and guided the Racers to back-to-back NCAA Championship appearances in 2017 and 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=Women's Golf Roster: Moa Folke |url=https://goracers.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/moa-folke/7223 |publisher=Kent State Sports |access-date=23 April 2022}}</ref>

==Professional career== Folke turned professional after she graduated in 2018. Before entering qualification for the LPGA Tour, she played in a few tournaments on the Swedish Golf Tour. She lost a playoff to Isabella Ramsay in the Carpe Diem Beds Open at Flommen Golf Club.<ref name="gd">{{cite web |title=Moa Folke Player Profile |url=https://golfdata.se/guide/Profil_startsida.asp?nr=44203 |publisher=Golfdata |access-date=23 April 2022}}</ref> In 2019, she won the Tegelberga Open, six strokes ahead of runner-up Linn Grant<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Folke överlägsen på Tegelberga |url=https://www.svenskgolf.se/artiklar/tournytt/20190526/folke-overlagsen-pa-tegelberga/ |magazine=Svensk Golf |access-date=23 April 2022 |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Moa Folke vann Tegelberga Open – första segern som proffs |url=https://www.trelleborgsallehanda.se/sport/moa-folke-vann-tegelberga-open-forsta-segern-som-proffs/ |publisher=Trelleborgs Allehanda |access-date=23 April 2022 |language=sv}}</ref>

In 2019, Folke joined the Symetra Tour. In her rookie season, she made two cuts in seven starts, her best finish a tie for 13th at the PHC Classic. With 2020 lost to the pandemic, in 2021 she made six cuts in 19 starts.<ref name="Symetra"/>

Playing in three Sunshine Ladies Tour events in early 2022, she held the lead after the first round of the Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am, but eventually had to settle for a tie for 8th place.<ref>{{cite web |title=Folke forges to the front in George |url=https://supersport.com/golf/news/655f4953-30f4-47a9-86e4-39a23845a7ec/folke_forges_to_the_front_in_george |publisher=SuperSport |access-date=23 April 2022}}</ref>

Folke earned conditional status for the 2022 Ladies European Tour at Q-School. In her rookie season, she finished tied 14th at the Australian Ladies Classic – Bonville in April, and tied for 5th at the Mithra Belgian Ladies Open in May.<ref>{{cite web |title=Folke näst bästa svensk på Europatourtävlingen |url=https://www.tranastidning.se/2022-04-24/folke-nast-basta-svensk-pa-europatourtavlingen |publisher=Tranås Tidning |access-date=23 April 2022 |language=sv}}</ref> In September, she led by two strokes at the halfway stage of the Women's Irish Open after firing a second round 62, ten under par. A final round 73 saw her finish tied 14th, five shots behind winner Klára Spilková.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fantastic Folke Shoots 62 to Lead at Midway Mark of KPMG Women's Irish Open |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/fantastic-folke-shoots-62-to-lead-at-midway-mark-of-kpmg-womens-irish-open/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=24 September 2022}}</ref>

In 2023, Folke shot a bogey-free eight-under-par 64 final round to win the Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am in South Africa three strokes ahead of Anne-Lise Caudal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Folke flies to Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am success |url=https://supersport.com/golf/general/news/279c45d4-4c7d-436f-947a-1768bfe0c94f/folke-flies-to-dimension-data-ladies-pro-am-success |publisher=SuperSport |access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref> A few weeks later, she finished runner-up at the Joburg Ladies Open, after she held the lead by two strokes ahead of the final round.<ref>{{cite web |title=Folke Holds Two-Shot Lead With One Round Remaining At Joburg Ladies Open |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/folke-holds-two-shot-lead-with-one-round-remaining-at-joburg-ladies-open/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=3 March 2023}}</ref> Folke finished solo runner-up behind compatriot Johanna Gustavsson at the Open de France Dames. She was only a shot back until Gustavsson holed-out for an eagle at the par-4 13th from 112 meters, and finished three shots behind.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gustavsson Secures First LET Title In France |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/gustavsson-secures-first-let-title-in-france/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=1 October 2023}}</ref> She finished the season 21st in the LET Order of Merit.

In 2024, Folke finished 38th in the Order of Merit, after recording a single top-5 finish of the season at the Ladies Swiss Open. In 2025, she finished top-5 at the Women's NSW Open and held a two stroke solo lead after firing an opening round of 64 (–7) at the Jabra Ladies Open, ultimately tying for 17th.<ref>{{cite web |title=Folke In Front at End of Day One of Jabra Ladies Open |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/folke-in-front-at-end-of-day-one-of-jabra-ladies-open |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref>

==Amateur wins== *2012 Skandia Tour Riks #3 Örebro, McDonald's Junior Trophy *2013 Skandia Tour Riks #3 Halland *2016 Jan Weaver Invitational, Ohio Valley Conference Championship, Skandia Tour Riks #2 Stockholm, Chris Banister Classic *2017 Jan Weaver Invitational, Ohio Valley Conference Championship

Sources:<ref name="wagr">{{cite web |title=Moa Folke |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/moa-folke-20062 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=23 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="gd"/>

==Professional wins (2)== ===Sunshine Ladies Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !To par !Margin of victory !Runner-up !Ref |- |align=center|1 || align=right|12 Feb 2023 || Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am || align=right|71-73-64=208 || align=center|−8 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|FRA}} Anne-Lise Caudal ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Results 2023 Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am |url=https://sunshineladiestour.golf/tournament?id=223S&code=L003 |publisher=Sunshine Ladies Tour |access-date=12 Feb 2023}}</ref> |}

===Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !To par !Margin of victory !Runners-up !Ref |- |align=center|1 || align=right|26 May 2019 || Tegelberga Open || align=right|67-72-70=209 || align=center|–7 || 6 strokes || {{flagicon|SWE}} Linn Grant (a) {{flagicon|SWE}} Emma Svensson ||<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Tegelberga Open |url=https://golfdata.se/tournytt/resultatlista.asp?TID=SL1921X |publisher=Golfdata |accessdate=23 April 2022}}</ref> |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{LadiesEuroTour player|910677}} *{{LPGA Futures Tour player|moa-folke/99554}} *{{WWGR|5365}} *{{Golfdata|44203}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Folke, Moa}} Category:Swedish female golfers Category:Ladies European Tour golfers Category:Murray State Racers women's golfers Category:People from Tranås Municipality Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Swedish sportswomen