Emily Kristine Pedersen

Emily Kristine Pedersen
Emily Kristine Pedersen
	Pedersen in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Emily Kristine Pedersen
Born	7 March 1996 (age 28); Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sporting nationality	Denmark
Career
Turned professional	2015
Current tour(s)	Ladies European Tour; LPGA Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour	5
Other	1
Best results in LPGA major championships;
Chevron Championship	CUT: 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
Women's PGA C'ship	T36: 2017
U.S. Women's Open	T23: 2021
Women's British Open	T11: 2020
Evian Championship	T14: 2016
Achievements and awards
Den Gyldne Golfbold (PoY in Denmark)
Den Gyldne Golfbold (PoY in Denmark)	2013, 2020
Ladies European Tour; Rookie of the Year	2015
Ladies European Tour; Order of Merit winner	2020
Ladies European Tour; Player of the Year	2020

Emily Kristine Pedersen (born 7 March 1996) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour and LPGA Tour.^[1] She had a successful amateur career winning the 2013 International European Ladies Amateur Championship and the 2014 British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship. Turning professional in early 2015 she had a successful first season, finishing runner-up in the Deloitte Ladies Open and the Lacoste Ladies Open de France before winning the Hero Women's Indian Open. She was named LET Rookie of the Year for 2015.

Pedersen earned her card for the 2022 LPGA Tour through qualifying school.^[2]

She made only the second hole-in-one in Solheim Cup history in 2023 on the 12th hole in the afternoon four-ball on 22 September 2023.^[3]

Amateur wins

2010 Mølleån Open, Danish Match Play, Royal Tour Damer III
2011 Doral Publix Junior Classic (14–15)
2012 Furesøpokalen, DGU Elite Tour Damer III, Doral-Publix Junior Classic
2013 Spanish Ladies Amateur, German Girls Open, International European Ladies Amateur Championship, DGU Elite Tour Damer Finale, Doral-Publix Junior Classic (16–18)
2014 British Ladies Amateur

Source:^[4]

Professional wins (6)

Ladies European Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	25 Oct 2015	Hero Women's Indian Open¹	70-73-73=216	E	1 stroke	Malene Jørgensen Becky Morgan Cheyenne Woods
2	30 Aug 2020	Tipsport Czech Ladies Open	63-65-71=199	−17	4 strokes	Christine Wolf
3	15 Nov 2020	Aramco Saudi Ladies International	67-68-71-72=278	−10	Playoff	Georgia Hall
4	19 Nov 2020	Saudi Ladies Team International (individual event)	69-66-67=202	−14	2 strokes	Anne van Dam Stephanie Kyriacou Luna Sobrón
5	29 Nov 2020	Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España	68-71-68-66=273	−15	4 strokes	Nuria Iturrioz

¹ Co-sanctioned by Ladies Asian Golf Tour

LET playoff record (1–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2015	Open de France Dames	Céline Herbin	Herbin won with a par on the third extra hole^[5]
2	2020	ASI Ladies Scottish Open	Cheyenne Knight Stacy Lewis Azahara Muñoz	Lewis won with a birdie on the first extra hole
2	2020	Saudi Ladies International	Georgia Hall	Pedersen won with a birdie on the first extra hole

Danish Golf Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	10 Jun 2020	Bravo Tours Open	−11 (66-67=133)	1 stroke	Oliver Suhr

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

! Tournament	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Chevron Championship					CUT				CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Women's Open					T41		CUT	T23			T58
Women's PGA Championship				T36	CUT	CUT		CUT	T50	T52	CUT
The Evian Championship	T47	T25	T14	CUT			NT	T19		CUT	54
Women's British Open	CUT	CUT	T40	CUT			T11	T42	T22	T30	CUT

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Chevron Championship	0	4	0
U.S. Women's Open	1	4	3
Women's PGA Championship	0	7	3
The Evian Championship	3	7	5
Women's British Open	2	9	5
Totals	6	31	16

Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (twice)
Longest streak of top-10s – 0

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year	Ranking	Source
2014	460	^[6]
2015	118	^[7]
2016	100	^[8]
2017	153	^[9]
2018	323	^[10]
2019	509	^[11]
2020	71	^[12]
2021	74	^[13]
2022	126	^[14]
2023	110	^[15]
2024	132	^[16]

Team appearances

Amateur

European Girls' Team Championship (representing the Denmark): 2011, 2012^[17]
Junior Vagliano Trophy: (representing the Continent of Europe): 2011 (winners)
Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2012, 2014
European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Denmark): 2013
Junior Solheim Cup: (representing Europe): 2013
Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2013 (winners)
Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Denmark): 2014

Professional

The Queens (representing Europe): 2015
Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2017, 2021 (winners), 2023 (tie, cup retained), 2024

Solheim Cup record

Year	Total matches	Total W–L–H	Singles W–L–H	Foursomes W–L–H	Fourballs W–L–H	Points won	Points %
Career	17	7–9–1	1–3–0	3–4–0	3–2–1	7.5	44.1
2017	3	0–3–0	0–1–0 lost to D. Kang 3&1	0–1–0 lost w/ M. Reid 5&3	0–1–0 lost w/ C. Ciganda 6&5	0	0.0
2021	4	3–1–0	1–0–0 def. D. Kang 1 up	1–1–0 won w/ C. Hull 3&1 lost w/ C. Hull 2&1	1–0–0 won w/ C. Hull 3&2	3	75.0
2023	5	2–2–1	0–1–0 lost to L. Thompson 2&1	1–1–0 lost w/ C. Hull 5&4 won w/ C. Ciganda 2&1	1–0–1 halved w/ M. Stark won w/ M. Sagström 2&1	2.5	50.0
2024	5	2–3–0	0–1–0 lost to M. Khang 6&5	1–1–0 won w/ M. Stark 2 up lost w/ C. Ciganda 1 dn	1–1–0 lost w/ M. Stark 3&2 won w/ C. Ciganda 2&1	2.0	40.0

References

^ Profile on Ladies European Tour's official site
^ "Na Rin An Secures Medalist Honors At LPGA Q-Series". LPGA. 13 December 2021.
^ "Solheim Cup Ace". twitter.com. 22 September 2023.
^ "Emily Kristine Pedersen". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
^ "Céline Herbin wins play-off to claim Lacoste Ladies Open de France". LET. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2024.
^ "European Girls' Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

External links

Emily Kristine Pedersen at the Ladies European Tour official site
Emily Kristine Pedersen at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site

[letbio-1] Profile on Ladies European Tour's official site

[2] "Na Rin An Secures Medalist Honors At LPGA Q-Series". LPGA. 13 December 2021.

[3] "Solheim Cup Ace". twitter.com. 22 September 2023.

[4] "Emily Kristine Pedersen". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 8 August 2017.

[5] "Céline Herbin wins play-off to claim Lacoste Ladies Open de France". LET. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

[6] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.

[7] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.

[8] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.

[9] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.

[10] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.

[11] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.

[12] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.

[13] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.

[14] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.

[15] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.

[16] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2024.

[17] "European Girls' Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

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