Elsa Svensson Season 2022-23
SEC All-Freshman Team, 2022
WGCA All-American Scholar, 2022
SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll, 2022
CAREER STATS
Low (Single Round): 68
– Illini Women’s Invitational (October 12, 2021, 2nd round)
Low (Single Round to Par): -4
– Illini Women’s Invitational (October 12, 2021, 2nd round)
Low 54 holes: 215
– Illini Women’s Invitational (October 11-12, 2021)
Best Career Finish: T23
– Illini Women’s Invitational (October 11-12, 2021)
– Illini Women’s Invitational (October 11-12, 2021)
No. of Top 10 Finishes: —
No. of Even or Under Par Rounds: 2
No. of Rounds Played: 34
Stroke Average: 75.12
FRESHMAN SEASON (2021-22)
Participated in all 34 rounds of the season through the SEC Championships … Posted a 2-0-1 record in match play in helping LSU to the SEC Championships, the Tigers first title in over 30 years … Only freshman in the SEC Championship match … Averaged 75.12 for her 34 rounds with a 68 low round in the Illini Women’s Invitational and an even par 71 in the final round of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate … Part of three LSU wins in the course of the season … Posted second lowest 54-hole total of +7 in the SEC Championships team qualifying (73-75-75)… Finished T23 in two events, Illini Invitational and the Jackson T. Stephens Cup … In the summer, advanced to round of 32 in the (British) Women’s Amateur.
PRIOR TO LSU
Had a best ranking of 169 in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Rankings … Three-year member of the Swedish National team … Winner of the 2020 Stockholm Amateur golf championship … Competed in the European Girls Team championship in 2018 and 2019 … Bronze media in 2018 event … Won Grand Opening two years in a row (2018, 2019) … Silver media in Swedish Team Championship (2021) … Won Teen Tour Junior Final two straight years (2019, 2020) … 11th in the 2019 Toyota Junior World Championships in Japan.
PERSONAL
Born on Jan. 17, 2001 … Right handed … Parents are Thomas Svensson and Camilla Larsson … One brother, Edvin … On coming to LSU, she said: “The practice facilities give me the opportunity to become as good as I want to. Also, I wanted to be able to practice golf all year round. Here I can practice with an amazing team with great and competitive players” … Attended the same school as LSU alums Madelene Sagstrom and Marina Hedlund … Likes to watch series or movie to relax … Anticipated major at LSU is business … Favorite food is pasta … Favorite dessert is ice cream with berries … Favorite TV Show is “Friends” … Favorite Pro Golfer is Rory McIlroy.