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Sophie Gustafson

Sweden · born , Varberg, Sweden

1championship win

Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 2005 Women's Open and 2006 Women's Open
  • Titles 2000 Women's Open

Wins

  1. 2000 AIG Women's Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · 282

Near misses

  1. 2005 AIG Women's Open runner-up to Jeong Jang
  2. 2006 AIG Women's Open runner-up to Sherri Steinhauer

Rivals

Beat him

Results by championship

    Best day

    2006 AIG Women's Open

    Runner-up to Sherri Steinhauer.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 2006.

    Career line, 2000–2006

    Women's Open
    2000 Women's Open: won2005 Women's Open: runner-up to Jeong Jang2006 Women's Open: runner-up to Sherri Steinhauer
    2000200220042006

    3 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Sophie Gustafson was born on December 27, 1973, in Varberg, Sweden. Gustafson's best major finish was second, at the 2005 Women's Open and the 2006 Women's Open. Gustafson won the 2000 Women's Open.

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    The record

    Other wins in championships we cover (1)

    1. 2000 AIG Women's Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · 282

    Near misses

    1. 2005 AIG Women's Open runner-up to Jeong Jang
    2. 2006 AIG Women's Open runner-up to Sherri Steinhauer

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Status

    • professional, turned professional in 1992 Wikipedia

    Beyond our rooms

    • 2005 Women's British Open runner-up
    • 2006 Women's British Open runner-up
    • Solheim Cup Europe team every edition 1998–2011

    Source: Wikipedia: Sophie Gustafson

    Known for

    • Sophie Gustafson is a Swedish professional golfer, a four-time LET Order of Merit winner, with five LPGA Tour and 23 international wins. Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    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.

    1. Wikipedia: Sophie Gustafson
    2. Wikidata: Q446722
    3. Wikipedia: Women's British Open
    4. Wikipedia: 2000 Ladies European Tour
    5. aigwomensopen.com: records
    6. aigwomensopen.com: sophie gustafson
    7. lpga.com: british history — link no longer works (checked October 20, 2026): https://lpga.com/news/british-history
    8. golfmagic.com: gustafsson mauls birkdale 949