Date of Birth: April 9th, 1965 Hometown: Gothenburg, Sweden Residence: Orlando, Florida, USA Turned Pro: 1989 Family: Husband, Kent Nilsson Stepson, Robert Nilsson Interests: All sports, keeping fit and reading Professional Wins: 23 (Majors,1; LPGA, 7; LET, 11; Other, 6) Achievements: Has played in the Solheim Cup 9 times Solheim Cup record (11-15-2) Captain of the 2007 Solheim Cup team LET Rookie of the Year 1989 LPGA Rookie of the Year 1992 Current World Ranking: 30th (as of 15.03.10) CAREER WINS 1990 Women’s British Open (LET) 1991 Hennessy Ladies Cup (LET) Trophee Cocunut Skol (LET) 1992 Hennessy Ladies Cup (LET) IBM Ladies Open (LET) 1993 Kraft Nabisco Championship (Major) 1994 Evian Masters (LET) PING/Welch’s Championship (LPGA) 1996 Hennessy Cup (LET) 1997 WPGA Championship of Europe (LET) 1998 Evian Masters (LET) The Office Depot (LPGA) Welch’s/Circke K Championship (LPGA) 2001 WPGA Championship of Europe (LET) 2003 Longs Drugs Challenge (LPGA) 2008 Evian Masters (LET & LPGA) Grand China Air LPGA (LPGA)

PERSONAL

Swedish sensation Helen Alfredsson started playing golf at the age of 11 in her home City of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Graduated from United States International University in San Diego in 1988 with a degree in International Business, Alfredsson also worked briefly as a model before turning her attentions to golf.

Married to Kent Nilsson, a former NHL Ice Hockey player, now coach.

AMATEUR

Represented Sweden in European Team Championship, European Junior Championship and World Team Championship.

Alfredsson was the Swedish national champion from 1981-84, in 1986 and 1988.

She won the 1984 Belgium Junior International Championship and finished third at the 1988 European Individual Championship.

CAREER HIGLIGHTS

First win as a professional came in 1990 Weetabix Women's British Open.

Played for Europe in nine Solheim Cup matches 1990/92/94/96/98/2000/2002/2007/2009

Won 1992 LPGA Rookie of the Year.

Partnered Liselotte Neumann to victory in 1992 Sunrise Cup World Team Championship in Taiwan.

Produced albatross two at the 18th hole on her way to a third Hennessy Cup victory in 1994.

In 1993, became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the Nabisco Dinah Shore, one of the Tour’s four major championships.

Her second LPGA title was the 1994 PING/Welch's Championship.

In 1997 underwent hip surgery and missed early part of the season but later finished second in World Championship of Women's Golf, losing in playoff to Juli Inkster.

Inspired Europe to victory in 2000 Solheim Cup, winning two out of three points, including a vital 4&3 Singles triumph on Sunday against Beth Daniel.

Won the 2003 Longs Drugs Challenge on the LPGA Tour after five years without a win in America.

Selected as The 2007 European Solheim Cup captain at Halmstad Golfklubb in her native Sweden

Had a wonderful resurgence in her career in 2008, winning the Evian Masters, where she defeated Angela Park and Na Yeon Choi in a threehole, sudden-death playoff; and the Grand China Air LPGA, where she crossed the $5 million mark in career earnings.


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