PROFESSIONAL

• In 2012, played 14 events and recorded four top 10s: T3rd at the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open, T4th at the Deloitte Ladies Open, T7th at the Allianz Ladies Slovak Open and 8^th at the Lalla Meryem Cup. Season’s earnings: €78,895.07 (30). Appointed assistant captain to Liselotte Neumann for The 2013 Solheim Cup.
• In 2011, recorded three top-10 finishes with a season best of 3^rd at the Finnair Masters in Helsinki. Also tied for 7^th at the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open and tied for 8^th at the Open de Espana Femenino.
• In 2010, posted five top-10 finishes from 14 tournament starts with a season best finish of 2^nd at the Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco.
• In 2009, acted as the European Captain at the PING Junior Solheim Cup.
• In 2005, claimed second LPGA title at the Corona Morelia Championship. Won 2 points at The 2005 Solheim Cup at Crooked Stick GC.
• In 2002, recorded 13 top-10 finishes in America, including three runner-up finishes: second at the Sports Today CJ Nine Bridges Classic and tied for second at the ShopRite LPGA Classic and Mobile LPGA Tournament of Champions Presented by Ultimate Software, where she recorded a career-low 62 during the first round and crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings; finished with a 4-0-1 record as a member of the European Solheim Cup Team.
• In 2001, became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the LPGA Corning Classic by posting four consecutive rounds in the 60s.
• In 2000, was runner-up at the Los Angeles Women’s Championship; crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings after tying for 14th at the Evian Masters; was a member of the victorious European Solheim Cup Team at Loch Lomond, where she won three points as a “rookie” and sank an eight-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole to win her match against Michele Redman and clinch the European Team’s victory; came from three down to Redman after 10 holes; won the Chrysler Open on the LET, her first professional victory, as well as the Team World Cup with Sophie Gustafson in Ireland.
• In 1999, best finish was a tie for second at the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic, where she lost in a six-way, sudden-death playoff to Se Ri Pak; recorded her first LPGA career hole-in-one during the second round of the du Maurier Classic.
• In 1996, tied for second at the First Bank Presents the Edina Realty Classic, where she lost to Liselotte Neumann in a sudden-death playoff. Best finish on LET was 2nd in 1996 Evian Masters.
• In 1995, her rookie season on the LPGA, best finish was a tie for second at the JAL Big Apple Classic.
• In 1994, ranked fourth on the Asian Order of Merit; qualified for the LPGA Tour by tying for fifth at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 1995 LPGA season.
• In 1992-93, ranked 15th on the Women Professional Golfers’ European Tour (WPGET) Order of Merit.
• In 1992, turned professional and competed on the WPGET and the Asian Tour; was the Swedish Match Play champion.

AMATEUR

Represented Sweden in Senior and Junior European Team Championships. Swedish Girl Champion, Swedish Matchplay Champion 1988.

PERSONAL

167cm with blond hair and blue eyes. Started playing golf aged nine. Credits father Owe Hjalmarsson, husband Stefan Koch and Pia Nilsson as individuals most influencing her career. Married Stefan in 1995. Gave birth to son Oliver Michael Ture in 1998. Gave birth to second son, Simzon, in 2003. Enjoys movies, reading, languages and music.

TOUR VICTORIES

(1) 2000 Chrysler Open.

WORLDWIDE VICTORIES

(2):2001 LPGA Corning Classic, 2005 Corona Morelia Championship, 2000 TSN Ladies World Cup of Golf (partnering Sophie Gustafson)

SOLHEIM CUP

(4): 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005

2009 European PING Junior Solheim Cup Captain

2013 European Assistant Captain.