Anna Nordqvist

Sweden · born 1987, Eskilstuna, Sweden

3major championships

U.S. Women's Open1 2nd
Women's PGA1 win
Women's Open1 win
Evian Championship1 win
Women's Amateur1 win, 2 2nds

Summary

First major 2009 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Last major 2021 AIG Women's Open
Runner-up in majors 1 time
Other titles 2008 Women's Amateur

Wins

Majors (3)

1st major · 2009 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Bulle Rock Golf Course · 273 (-15) · 4 strokes from Lindsey Wright
2nd major · 2017 The Evian Championship Evian Resort Golf Club · 204 (-9) · Playoff – Nordqvist won with a bogey 5 on the first extra hole; Altomare made double bogey 6 from Brittany Altomare
3rd major · 2021 AIG Women's Open Carnoustie Golf Links · 276 (-12) · 1 stroke from Georgia Hall, Madelene Sagström and Lizette Salas

Amateur titles

2008 The Women's Amateur Championship North Berwick Golf Club · 3 & 2

Near misses

2006 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal County Down Golf Club · runner-up to Belén Mozo · 3 & 1
2007 The Women's Amateur Championship Alwoodley Golf Club · runner-up to Carlota Ciganda · 4 & 3
2016 U.S. Women's Open CordeValle · runner-up to Brittany Lang · 282 · lost playoff

Rivals

Beat her

Next in the chain: Brittany Lang's rivals →

Results by championship

Best day

2021 AIG Women's Open

Carnoustie Golf Links · 276 (-12) · 1 stroke from Georgia Hall, Madelene Sagström and Lizette Salas

Chosen by rule: her most recent major win. Year page: 2021.

Career line, 2006–2021

U.S. Women's Open

2016 U.S. Women's Open: runner-up to Brittany Lang

Women's PGA

2009 Women's PGA: won

Women's Open

2021 Women's Open: won

Evian Championship

2017 Evian Championship: won

Women's Amateur

2006 Women's Amateur: runner-up 2007 Women's Amateur: runner-up 2008 Women's Amateur: won

201020152020

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Major win
Other win
Runner-up

Anna Nordqvist was born in 1987 in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Nordqvist won 3 major championships: 1 Women's PGA Championship (2009), 1 Evian Championship (2017) and 1 Women's British Open (2021).

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The record

Wins in the majors (3)

1st major · 2009 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Bulle Rock Golf Course · 273 (-15) · 4 strokes from Lindsey Wright
2nd major · 2017 The Evian Championship Evian Resort Golf Club · 204 (-9) · Playoff – Nordqvist won with a bogey 5 on the first extra hole; Altomare made double bogey 6 from Brittany Altomare
3rd major · 2021 AIG Women's Open Carnoustie Golf Links · 276 (-12) · 1 stroke from Georgia Hall, Madelene Sagström and Lizette Salas

Amateur titles (1)

2008 The Women's Amateur Championship North Berwick Golf Club · 3 & 2

Near misses

2006 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal County Down Golf Club · runner-up to Belén Mozo · 3 & 1
2007 The Women's Amateur Championship Alwoodley Golf Club · runner-up to Carlota Ciganda · 4 & 3
2016 U.S. Women's Open CordeValle · runner-up to Brittany Lang · 282 · lost playoff

Sources

Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.