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Alfredsson, Helen

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The first of Alfredsson's 29 professional wins came at the AIG Women's Open in 1990, as she came through an incredibly tense play-off with Jane Hill.

As was the case in 2022 at Muirfield, it took four sudden-death play-off holes before a Champion was eventually decided at Woburn, Alfredsson eventually taking the title in only her second year as a professional.

Much success would follow for the Swede, who followed up being named the Ladies European Tour's Rookie of the Year in 1989 by winning the same honour on the LPGA Tour three years later.

Although her AIG Women's Open victory and three titles at the Evian Masters came before either event attained major status, Alfredsson did make a major breakthrough at the 1993 Nabisco Dinah Shore (now the Chevron Championship). She was also a runner-up at the U.S. Women's Open the same year, before repeating that feat 15 years later at the age of 43.

Alfredsson played on eight European Solheim Cup teams - qualifying for the final time in 2009 two years after she had served as the team captain - and achieved a "senior slam" in 2019 by winning both the U.S. Senior Women's Open and the Senior LPGA Championship.

Nov. 20, 2024

Helen Alfredsson - Part 4 (Solheim Cup and the 2019 Senior Slam)

Major Champion Helen Alfredsson wraps up her life story by painfully recalling several close calls in the U.S. Women's Open with real chances to prevail in 1993, 1994 and 2008. Helen was a participant in the inaugural Solheim Cup at Lake Nona in 1990 and participated as a player 8 times and as Captain once, in 2007. Interestingly, Helen qualified to play for the European side in 2009 after serving as Captain. She joined the Legends Tour in 2012 and won the Senior Slam in 2019 with victories in t...
Nov. 19, 2024

Helen Alfredsson - Part 3 (Three Wins at the Evian Masters)

The winner of four tournaments before they were considered LPGA major championships, Helen Alfredsson continues her life story recounting her individual accomplishments in the world of women's golf from 1994 forward. Coming off her major win at the Diana Shore the previous year, Helen began 1994 with the first of her three career wins at the Evian Masters, destined to be considered a major beginning in 2013. We also discuss the LPGA Founders and others who came before to create the opportunities...
Nov. 19, 2024

Helen Alfredsson - Part 2 (1993 Dinah Shore)

Helen Alfredsson, winner of 29 professional events including 7 on the LPGA Tour, takes us back to her early days starting out on the Ladies European Tour where she began as its Rookie of the Year in 1989. A bit ahead of her time, Helen won four events that were destined to become majors including her first pro win, the 1990 Women's British Open. Seven more wins would come in rapid succession in 1991 and 1992 before Helen broke through with her first LPGA triumph, the 1993 Dinah Shore, becoming t...
Nov. 19, 2024

Helen Alfredsson - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Helen Alfredsson, winner of the 1993 Dinah Shore, joins Bruce and Mike and begins her story as a child in Gothenburg, Sweden. A multi-sport athlete in her youth, Helen was introduced to golf by her father, himself an accomplished athlete, at age 11. She showed a natural ability that earned her a spot on Sweden's National Junior and Amateur teams, the youngest ever at age 14. Helen won several national championships before representing Sweden in the 1986 and 1988 Espirito Santo competitions. Foll...