Elsa Svensson

Elsa Svensson
Personal information
Full nameElsa Christina Svensson
Born (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 25)
Mariestad, Sweden
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceMariestad, Sweden
Career
CollegeLouisiana State University
Turned professional2026
Current tourLET Access Series (joined 2026)
Professional wins2

Elsa Svensson (born 17 January 2001) is a Swedish professional golfer and LET Access Series player. In 2026, she won the Swedish PGA Championship and Iberdrola Calatayud Ladies Open.

Amateur career

Svensson was born in Mariestad and moved to Helsingborg to attend the golf program at Filbornaskolan, where she started to represent Vasatorp Golf Club.

She won a number of titles on the Swedish Junior Tour, including the 2020 Stockholm Amateur, where she holed a 10m putt on the second playoff hole to prevail against Linn Grant. She was runner-up at the 2018 Global Junior Golf Grand Final, held at Mission Inn Resort & Club, a stroke behind Valentina Albertazzi of Italy. She made her Ladies European Tour debut at the 2022 Skaftö Open, where she made the cut.

Svensson was part of the national squad, and her team won bronze at the 2018 European Girls' Team Championship and she finished 4th at the European Ladies' Team Championship alongside Anna Nordfors, Andrea Lignell, Louise Rydqvist, Kajsa Arwefjäll and Ingrid Lindblad.

Svensson attended the Louisiana State University 2021–2026. Playing with the LSU Lady Tigers golf team she was named a WGCA All-American Scholar and to the SEC All-Freshman Team. She sat out the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons due to injury, but returned to finished runner-up at the Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah Country Club in 2025.

Professional career

Svensson turned professional after graduating in May 2026 and joined the LET Access Series. In her third start, she won her first professional title at the Swedish PGA Championship. In October, she won the Iberdrola Calatayud Ladies Open in Spain.

Amateur wins

Source:

Professional wins (2)

LET Access Series (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning
score		 To par Margin
of victory		 Runner-up
1 26 Jun 2026 Swedish PGA Championship 67-75-67=209 −7 2 strokes Switzerland Natalie Armbruster
2 16 Oct 2026 Iberdrola Calatayud Ladies Open 68-65-69=202 −14 3 strokes Sweden Johanna Sjursen

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:

References

  1. ↑ "Elsa Svensson Bio". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Ahlin, Linus (19 May 2019). "Vasatorpsgolfaren laddar för VM i Japan". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Gustavsson, Peter (19 July 2020). "Elsa avgjorde med putt på tio meter". Mariestads-Tidningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Strömberg, Martin (17 July 2020). "Elsa och Elis starkast i Stockholm Amateur". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "Elsa Svensson". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "England secure back-to-back European Ladies' Team Championship titles". European Golf Association. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Women's Golf Roster: Elsa Svensson". Louisiana State University. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Wallskog, Emma (6 August 2021). "Mariestadstjejerna satsar på golfen i USA". Mariestads-Tidningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  9. ↑ Fröjd, Anna (9 June 2026). "Ny stark tävling av Wallin". Mariestads-Tidningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Elsa Svensson". Golfdata. Retrieved 26 June 2026.