My Leander

{{short description|Swedish golfer}} {{Infobox golfer | name = My Leander | image = | imagesize =  | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|9|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Södertälje, Sweden | death_date =  | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}} | weight = | nationality = {{SWE}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = San José State University | yearpro = 2018 | retired =  | tour = LET Access Series Swedish Golf Tour | extour =  | prowins = 2 | lpgawins =  | letwins =  | jlpgawins =  | klpgawins =  | lagtwins =  | alpgwins = | futwins = | otherwins = | majorwins =  | nabisco = DNP | lpga = DNP | wusopen = DNP | wbritopen = 77th: 2017 | evian = DNP | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 = Mountain West Women's Golfer of the Year | year1 = 2016–17 | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection =  | }} '''My Leander''' (born 12 September 1994) is a Swedish professional golfer. She made the cut at the 2017 Women's British Open, was runner-up at the 2019 WPGA International Challenge, and won the 2022 Rose Ladies Open in England.<ref name=letbio>{{cite web |title=Player Profile: My Leander |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/player-profiles/?player=910508 |publisher=Ladies European Tour |accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref>

==Amateur career== Leander was successful on the junior golf circuit in Sweden, amassing 7 career titles. She was runner-up at the 2012 Annika Invitational Europe, 2 strokes behind Linnea Ström.<ref name=gd/>

Leander started playing college golf San Jose State Spartans women's golf team at San José State University in the fall of 2013 and graduated in 2017. She was named 2016–17 Mountain West Women's Golfer of the Year. Her stroke average in the 2016–17 season was the best in school history, shooting 17 rounds under par and six rounds of par and winning two tournaments, the Colonel Wollenberg's Ram Classic and Meadow Club Intercollegiate, and placed second at three other tournaments.<ref name=sjss>{{cite web |title=Women's Golf Roster: My Leander| url=https://sjsuspartans.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/my-leander/2040 |publisher=San José State Spartans |accessdate=15 August 2017}}</ref>

By 2017, she had a World Amateur Golf Ranking of 28 and got onto the national team. Leander helped the Swedish team to place third at the European Ladies' Team Championship in Portugal.<ref>{{cite web |title=European Ladies' Team Championship |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-ladies-team-championship |publisher=European Golf Association |accessdate=21 December 2017}}</ref>

Leander made the cut at the 2017 Women's British Open at Kingsbarns Golf Links in Scotland. She qualified as an amateur by shooting three-under and finishing fifth at the final qualifying, just days before play began. Leander started the tournament with a one-under 71 in the first round and a two-under 70 in the second round, and she was just one of three amateurs to make the cut. In her final two rounds, she shot 77 and 79 to finish nine-over and in 77th place.<ref name="sjssOpen">{{cite web |title=Leander Played At Ricoh Women's British Open Last Weekend |url=http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/w-golf/spec-rel/080717aaa.html |publisher=San José State Spartans |accessdate=15 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=A major step for My Leander |url=http://aikgolf.se/news_article.php?ar=132 |publisher=AIK Golf |accessdate=1 August 2017}}</ref>

==Professional career== Leander turned professional early 2018 and started playing on the LET Access Series and the Swedish Golf Tour, where she won the 2018 Nes Open in Norway, having prevailed in a playoff against Frida Gustafsson-Spång.

In 2019, she was runner-up at the WPGA International Challenge in England, one stroke behind Manon De Roey.<ref>{{cite web |title=Getting to Know My Leander |url=http://letaccess.com/news_article.php?id=3864 |publisher=Ladies European Tour |accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref>

In 2022, she finished 14th at the Mithra Belgian Ladies Open and 15th at the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open, her best finishes on the Ladies European Tour so far. In September, she won the Rose Ladies Open at Brocket Hall in England, three strokeas ahead of Noemí Jiménez Martín.<ref>{{cite web |title=My Leander Secures Maiden LETAS Win |url=https://letaccess.com/my-leander-secures-maiden-letas-win/ |publisher=LET Access Series |access-date=27 September 2022}}</ref>

==Amateur wins== *2008 Skandia Tour SGDF Syd #5 *2010 Skandia Tour Regional #3 - Stockholm Södra *2011 Alex Norén Junior Open *2012 Skandia Tour Regional #3 - Stockholm Södra *2014 HP Junior Open *2015 HP Junior Open, Vikingaskeppet JMI *2016 Colonel Wollenberg's Ram Classic *2017 Meadow Club Women's Intercollegiate

Source:<ref name="WAGR">{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/my-leander-20331 |title=My Leander |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref><ref name=gd>{{cite web |title=My Leander |url=https://golfdata.se/guide/profil_startsida.asp?nr=41199 |publisher=Golfdata |access-date=29 May 2022}}</ref>

==Professional wins (2)== ===LET Access Series wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of victory!!Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |25 Sep 2022 |Rose Ladies Open |−3 (72-73-68=213) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|ESP}} Noemí Jiménez Martín |}

===Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of victory!!Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |22 May 2018 |Nes Open |−2 (73-70-71=214) |Playoff |{{flagicon|SWE}} Frida Gustafsson-Spång |}

==Results in LPGA majors== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !! 2017 |- |align=left|ANA Inspiration |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|Women's PGA Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|U.S. Women's Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|Women's British Open |77 |- |align=left|The Evian Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2017

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{LadiesEuroTour player|910508}} *{{WWGR|7011}} *{{Golfdata|41199}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leander, My}} Category:Swedish female golfers Category:San Jose State Spartans women's golfers Category:Sportspeople from Södertälje Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Swedish sportswomen