Meja Örtengren
| Meja Örtengren | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Meja Alice Ida Örtengren |
| Born | 3 January 2005 Linköping, Sweden |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Linköping, Sweden |
| Career | |
| Status | Amateur |
Meja Örtengren (born 3 January 2005) is a Swedish amateur golfer.[1] In 2021, she won the Annika Invitational Europe, the German Girls Open and the Junior Solheim Cup.[2]
Career
Örtengren started playing golf at age 4 and was a licensed player by 7. She started competing at age 10 and played in her first Swedish Golf Tour event at 14, the Hoya Ladies Open at Flommen Golf Club, where she held the lead after round one.[3]
Örtengren joined the National Team and played in the 2019 and 2020 European Young Masters. She won silver at the 2020 European Girls' Team Championship at Hrubá Borša, Slovakia.[4]
In 2021, she won the German Girls Open and the Annika Invitational Europe, both qualifying events for the Junior Solheim Cup. As a result, she was tapped by captain Annika Sörenstam to represent Europe at the 2021 Junior Solheim Cup, held concurrently with the 2021 Solheim Cup at Sylvania Country Club in Toledo, Ohio.[5]
She came close to winning her first professional event at the GolfUppsala Open on the LET Access Series in August 2021, missing a playoff with Kajsa Arwefjäll and Sofie Bringner by one stroke to finish third.[6] A week later, she was in contention at the Anna Nordqvist Västerås Open on the same tour after an opening round of 64, but ultimately finished tied for sixth.[7]
Amateur wins
- 2015 (2) Skandia Tour Distrikt Östergötland #5, Skandia Tour Distrikt Östergötland #6
- 2018 (2) Alex Norén Junior Open, Teen Cup Riksfinal F13
- 2019 (4) Magnus Jakobssons Memorial, Onsjö C&B Junior Open, Teen Cup Riksfinal F14, Teen Tour Final F13-16
- 2020 (3) Östgöta Junior Open, Teen Tour Elite #6, Swedish Golf Team Invitation
- 2021 (2) German Girls Open, Annika Invitational Europe
Source:[2]
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Young Masters (representing Sweden): 2019, 2020
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2020, 2021
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2021 (winners)
- Junior Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2021
Source:[2]
References
- ^ "Player Profile Meja Örtengren". Golfdata. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Meja Örtengren". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Jag har noterat 70 och 71 så många gånger, så det var skönt att äntlingen lyckas" [I've noticed 70 and 71 so many times, so it was nice that the ending succeeded]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10. Swedish Golf Federation. 2019. pp. 44–45. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "National Team Roster: Meja Örtengren". Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Line Up Complete For 2021 European Ping Junior Solheim Cup Team". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "2021 GolfUppsala Open Results". Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "2021 Anna Nordqvist Västerås Open". LET Access Series. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
External links
- Meja Örtengren at the World Amateur Golf Rankings official site
- Meja Örtengren at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Meja Örtengren at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)