In the Winner’s Circle with Frida Kinhult
November 6, 2020

Hometown/Resides: Fiskebackskil, Sweden
Birthdate: September 25, 1999; currently 21 years, 1 month and 12 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Finished T67 at the 2019 LPGA Q-Series to first earn Epson Tour membership as a 2020 rookie
Turned Professional/Rookie Year: December 2019/2020

VICTORIES
Epson Tour: First career victory
LPGA Tour: N/A
PREVIOUS WIN: 2019 Schooner Fall Classic

VOLVIK RACE FOR THE CARD
With her win, Kinhult jumps to No. 4 in the Volvik Race for the Card with $42,057 total season earnings.

MONEY
With her win, Kinhult collects a winner’s check of $26,250; she earned $42,057 this season and $42,057 for her Epson Tour career (2020 is her first season on the “Road to the LPGA”)

PREVIOUS EPSON TOUR AND LPGA TOUR FINISHES
Epson Tour: T5 at 2020 Epson Classic
LPGA Tour: MC in the 2019 AIG Women’s Open

2019 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE EPSON TOUR
Eight events played and seven cuts made; $42,057 with one victory and three total top-10s

OF NOTE

Born September 25, 1999
Kinhult is a native of Fiskebackskil, Sweden
Two-time winner of the Spanish Ladies Amateur Championship
Spent seven weeks at No. 1 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings
Member of victorious Team Europe for the 2019 Vagliano Trophy
Three-time medalist in her year and a half at Florida State University
Member of the victorious International Team at 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup
2019 Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) First Team All-American
Set the Seminoles single-season scoring average record of 70.66 as a freshman
Two-time winner of the European Ladies Team Championship with Team Sweden
Named the 2019 ACC and WGCA Freshman of the Year, as well as All-ACC selection
Shared 2019 ACC Player of the Year honors with now LPGA member Jennifer Kupcho
Her father Mikael is a golf teaching pro and brother Marcus is a European Tour member
Finished T67 at 2019 LPGA Q-Series to first earn Epson Tour membership as a 2020 rookie

In the Winner's Circle with Frida Kinhult

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