Background
She is the daughter of Yvonne and Claes Hedwall and has a twin sister, Jacqueline, who also played collegiate golf in the United States, at Louisiana State University.
She is the daughter of Yvonne and Claes Hedwall and has a twin sister, Jacqueline, who also played collegiate golf in the United States, at Louisiana State University.
She lives in Löddeköpinge, Sweden. Hedwall started to play golf at age eight and accepted a golf scholarship to Oklahoma State University in 2008. Hedwall enjoyed a successful amateur career, winning the European Team Championship in 2008 and 2010, the European Ladies Amateur Championship in 2007 and 2009, and the World Amateur Championship in 2008.
She was the medalist at the final stage of LET Qualifying School, a nine stroke victory on 19 December 2010 to earn her LET card for 2011.
She was a captain"s selection to the European team for the 2011 Solheim Cup in Ireland. She ended the year by winning the LET Player of the Year and LET Rookie of the Year awards.
Hedwall was again a captain"s pick for Team Europe at the 2013 Solheim Cup in the Denver area. 2007 European Ladies Amateur Championship Ladies European Tour (5) Australian Ladies Professional Golf Tour (3) Results not in chronological order before 2015.
The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
DNP = did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut T= tied Yellow background for top-10. Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (three times) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 Official as of the end of the 2015 season official through the end of the 2015 season. Position in Women"s World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Amateur Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Sweden): 2008 (winners), 2012 Professional Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2011 (winners), 2013 (winners), 2015 International Crown (representing Sweden): 2014 Solheim Cup record.