Player Bio: Madelene Sagstrom2020 U.S. Women's Open

Age: 28
Country: Sweden
College: Louisiana State University
Worldwide professional victories: 4 (1 on LPGA Tour)
Exempt status: Winner of LPGA Tour-sanctioned event from conclusion of 2019 U.S. Women’s Open to start of originally scheduled 2020 U.S. Women’s Open; top 75 in Rolex Rankings as of March 16

Sagstrom broke through in late January to record her first LPGA Tour victory at the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio by one stroke over Nasa Hataoka. En route to the title, she carded a course-record 62 in Round 2. Prior to the triumph, all three of her professional wins had come in 2016 on the Symetra Tour when she became the first player in the circuit’s history to exceed $150,000 in season earnings. In 2017, she was a captain’s pick by countrywoman Annika Sorenstam for the Solheim Cup. As an amateur, she twice represented Sweden in the Women’s World Amateur Team Championship (2012, 2014). At LSU, she was the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year in 2015. 

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