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Carin Koch
Koch at the 2012 Dutch Ladies Open
Personal information
Full name	Anna Carin Pernilla Hjalmarsson
Born	(1971-02-23) 23 February 1971 (age 53) Kungälv, Sweden
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationality	Sweden
Residence	Mölndal, Sweden
Partner	Thomas Hedén
Children	2
Career
College	University of Tulsa
Turned professional	1992
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 1995) Ladies European Tour (joined 1992)
Professional wins	10
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	2
Ladies European Tour	1
Other	7
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	T5: 2002
Women's PGA C'ship	T6: 2002
U.S. Women's Open	T5: 1999
du Maurier Classic	T9: 1999
Women's British Open	T8: 2002

Anna Carin Pernilla Hjalmarsson Koch (née Hjalmarsson; born 23 February 1971) is a Swedish professional golfer who previously played on the Ladies European Tour and on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She was captain of the 2015 European Solheim Cup team.

Amateur career

Carin Koch had a successful amateur career. She represented Gullbringa Golf & Country Club, in Kungälv, north of Gothenburg, Sweden, just as elder Swedish female stars Kärstin Ehrnlund and Helen Alfredsson. She was the 1988 Swedish Junior 18 Match-play Champion. She represented Sweden on both junior level and in the national amateur team during the period 1988–1991. She was part of the winning Swedish team at the 1990 European Lady Junior's Team Championship at Shannon Golf Club on Ireland, with, among others, Annika Sörenstam.

Koch enrolled at the University of Tulsa and was named Second-Team All-American in 1990 and Scholar All-American in 1991.

Between 1987 and 1991 she played eight times on the Swedish Golf Tour, at the time named the Telia Tour, as an amateur, never finishing outside the top ten. She turned professional in 1992.

Professional career

1992 was her rookie year on the Ladies European Tour. She won the Swedish Golf Tour (at the time named the Telia Tour) Order of Merit in both 1992 and 1993, winning three tournaments each year.

In 1994, she finished fourth on the Asian Order of Merit and tied for fifth at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 1995 LPGA season.

In 1995, her rookie season, her best LPGA finish was a tie for second at the JAL Big Apple Classic. She also gained two top ten finishes on the Ladies European Tour. In 1996 she almost gained her maiden LPGA victory, losing the Edina Realty Classic to Liselotte Neumann in a playoff.

In the 1999 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic, Koch had a two shot lead with just the final hole to play. Her caddie gave her the wrong club and she made a double bogey to drop into a six-way sudden death playoff, won by Se Ri Pak. In 2000, Koch won her maiden European title at the 2000 Chrysler Open. She was a member of the victorious European Solheim Cup Team, where she went 3-0 as a "rookie" and sank an eight-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole to win her match against Michele Redman to clinch the European Team's victory. She also teamed with Sophie Gustafson to win the inaugural TSN Ladies' World Cup of Golf.

In 2001, she became an LPGA maiden winner at the LPGA Corning Classic. At the start of 2002, Carin topped a Playboy internet poll as the sexiest women on the LPGA but declined to pose for them nude. This was the year Koch recorded a career-best 13 top-10 finishes, including three runner-up finishes and was a captain's pick for the European Solheim Cup team. In 2003, Koch gave birth to her second child, but still played well enough to be a captain's pick for the 2003 Solheim Cup, won by the Europeans in her native Sweden.

In 2005, she won her second career LPGA event at the Corona Morelia Championship. and was again a captain's pick for the 2005 Solheim Cup. She teamed up with Sophie Gustafson to represent Sweden at the inaugural Women's World Cup of Golf and was also a member of the International team at the inaugural Lexus Cup. She also played in the 2007 Women's World Cup of Golf with Helen Alfredsson.

In April 2014, Koch was named European team captain for the 2015 Solheim Cup. The 2015 match, played at Golf Club St. Leon-Rot, Germany, ended in a U.S. win 14½–13½, after a strong American come-back the last day.

In 2021 Koch fulfilled the age requirement for the U.S. Senior Women's Open, and gained exemption by virtue of her position on the LPGA Tour all-time money list.

Personal life, awards, honors

In 1994, she earned Elite Sign No. 97 by the Swedish Golf Federation, on the basis of national team appearances and national championship performances.

In 2001, she was awarded honorary member of the PGA of Sweden.

As receipant number 27, she was in 2001 awarded the Golden Club by the Swedish Golf Federation for outstanding contributions to Swedish golf.

In 2014, Koch became an honorary member of Hills Golf and Sports Club in Mölndal, south of Gothenburg, Sweden, where she was appointed head of the Hills Business Club.

She was formerly married to golf professional Stefan Koch. During her LPGA Tour career, they lived in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, with their two children, Oliver and Simzon. She now lives in Mölndal, Sweden and uses her maiden name Carin Hjalmarsson.

Amateur wins

• 1988 Swedish Junior Under 19 Championship

Professional wins (10)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	27 May 2001	LPGA Corning Classic	−18 (68-67-69-66=270)	2 strokes	Maria Hjorth Mhairi McKay
2	24 April 2005	Corona Morelia Championship	−9 (68-69-71-71=279)	6 strokes	Karine Icher

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1996	Edina Realty LPGA Classic	Brandie Burton Liselotte Neumann Suzanne Strudwick	Neumann won with birdie on third extra hole
2	1999	Jamie Farr Kroger Classic	Kelli Kuehne Mardi Lunn Se-Ri Pak Sherri Steinhauer Karrie Webb	Pak won with birdie on first extra hole

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	4 Jun 2000	Chrysler Open	−11 (70-73-65-69=277)	4 strokes	Samantha Head

Swedish Golf Tour wins (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Ref
1	16 Aug 1992	Aspeboda Ladies Open	222 (+6)	3 strokes	Helene Koch
2	9 Aug 1992	Swedish Matchplay Championship	1 hole		Margareta Bjurö
3	23 Aug 1992	Conor Ladies Open	216 (E)	1 stroke	Helene Koch
4	13 Jun 1993	Ängsö Ladies Open	210 (−6)	3 strokes	Catrin Nilsmark
5	7 Aug 1993	Härjedalens Ladies Open	217 (+1)	1 stroke	Anna Berg
6	29 Aug 1993	Sigtuna Ladies Open	209 (–7)	2 strokes	Anna-Carin Jonasson

Other wins (1)

• 2000 TSN Ladies World Cup Golf (with Sophie Gustafson)

Results in LPGA majors

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.

CUT = missed the half-way cut.
"T" tied

Summary

• Starts – 58
• Wins – 0
• 2nd-place finishes – 0
• 3rd-place finishes – 0
• Top 3 finishes – 0
• Top 5 finishes – 2
• Top 10 finishes – 7
• Top 25 finishes – 19
• Missed cuts – 21
• Most consecutive cuts made – 9
• Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)

LPGA Tour career summary

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1988, 1990 (winners)
• European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1989, 1991

Professional

• Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2000 (winners), 2002, 2003 (winners), 2005, 2015 (non-playing captain)
• Lexus Cup (representing International team): 2005 (winners), 2006
• World Cup (representing Sweden): 2005, 2007

Solheim Cup record

Notes and references

1. "Golf - Den Stora Sporten'" [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation 100 Years. pp. 193, 198, 211, 220, 225.
2. ^ "Carin Koch Full Career Bio" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
3. "Tulsa All-Americans". University of Tulsa. Archived from the original on 26 February 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
4. "1987 Results Telia Tour". Golfdata. Retrieved 1 April 2007.
5. "1988 Results Telia Tour". Golfdata. Retrieved 1 April 2007.
6. "1989 Results Telia Tour". Golfdata. Retrieved 1 April 2007.
7. "1990 Results Telia Tour". Golfdata. Retrieved 1 April 2007.
8. "1991 Results Telia Tour". Golfdata. Retrieved 1 April 2007.
9. "Carin Koch Player Profile". LET. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
10. "1992 Results Telia Tour". Golfdata. Retrieved 1 April 2007.
11. "1993 Results Telia Tour". Golfdata. Retrieved 1 April 2007.
12. Park, Martin (10 August 2002). "Koch vows to pay attention". LET. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
13. "Sweden's Carin Koch wins Chrysler Open". CBC Sports. 4 June 2000. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
14. "Solheim Cup Player Profile: Carin Koch". LET. 4 September 2002. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
15. "Swedes hold off English pair". BBC News. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 17 March 2007.
16. "Koch pips McKay to title". BBC Sport. 27 May 2001. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
17. "Sex & the LPGA". Golf for Women. Archived from the original on 29 March 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
18. "Reid chooses wild cards amid controversy". LET. 25 August 2002. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
19. "European Team announced". LET. 25 August 2003. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
20. "Koch wins Corona Morelia Championship". LET. 25 April 2005. Archived from the original on 25 October 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
21. "The 2005 European Solheim Cup team announced". LET. 28 August 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2007.
22. "Women's World Cup of Golf: Twenty teams confirmed". LET. 17 December 2004. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
23. "Internationals win The Lexus Cup". LET. 12 December 2005. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
24. "Teams confirmed for Women's World Cup of Golf". LET. 23 November 2006. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
25. "Carin Koch Named 2015 European Solheim Cup Team Captain". LPGA. 11 April 2004.
26. "2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open". USGA. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
27. Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten, Elitmärket [Golf - The great sport, Elite Sign] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 97. ISBN 91-86818007.
28. "PGA of Sweden, Utmärkelser, Hedersmedlemar" [PGA of Sweden, Awards, Honorary Members] (in Swedish). PGA of Sweden. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
29. "Svenska Golfförbundet, Utmärkelser, Guldklubban, 2001-2010" [Swedish Golf Federation, Awards, The Golden Club, 2001-2010] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
30. "Carin Hjalmarsson". Hills Golf & Sports Club. 26 November 2019.
31. "Results 1992 Aspeboda Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
32. "Results 1992 SM Match". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
33. "Results 1992 Conor Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
34. "Results 1992 Ängsö Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
35. "Results 1993 Härjedalens Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
36. "Results 1993 Sigtuna Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
37. ^ "Golf - Den Stora Sporten'" [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation 100 Years. pp. 192, 198, 199.

External links

• Carin Hjalmarsson Koch at the Legends Tour official site (also at former site)
• Carin Koch at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)

Carin Koch at the Solheim Cup

v t e European Solheim Cup team – 2000 Helen Alfredsson Raquel Carriedo Laura Davies Sophie Gustafson Trish Johnson Carin Koch Patricia Meunier-Lebouc Janice Moodie Liselotte Neumann Alison Nicholas Catrin Nilsmark Annika Sörenstam Dale Reid (non-playing captain) Won: 14.5 – 11.5 v t e European Solheim Cup team – 2002 Helen Alfredsson Raquel Carriedo Laura Davies Sophie Gustafson Maria Hjorth Karine Icher Carin Koch Paula Marti Mhairi McKay Suzann Pettersen Annika Sörenstam Iben Tinning Dale Reid (non-playing captain) Lost: 12.5 – 15.5 v t e European Solheim Cup team – 2003 Laura Davies Elisabeth Esterl Sophie Gustafson Carin Koch Catriona Matthew Mhairi McKay Patricia Meunier-Lebouc Janice Moodie Suzann Pettersen Ana Belén Sánchez Annika Sörenstam Iben Tinning Catrin Nilsmark (non-playing captain) Won: 17.5 – 10.5 v t e European Solheim Cup team – 2005 Laura Davies Sophie Gustafson Maria Hjorth Trish Johnson Carin Koch Ludivine Kreutz Catriona Matthew Gwladys Nocera Suzann Pettersen Annika Sörenstam Karen Stupples Iben Tinning Catrin Nilsmark (non-playing captain) Alison Nicholas (non-playing assistant captain) Lost: 12.5 – 15.5 v t e European Solheim Cup team – 2013 Carlota Ciganda Jodi Ewart Shadoff Caroline Hedwall Charley Hull Karine Icher Caroline Masson Catriona Matthew Azahara Muñoz Anna Nordqvist Suzann Pettersen Beatriz Recari Giulia Sergas Liselotte Neumann (non-playing captain) Carin Koch (non-playing assistant captain) Annika Sörenstam (non-playing assistant captain) Won: 18–10 v t e European Solheim Cup team – 2015 Carlota Ciganda Sandra Gal Caroline Hedwall Charley Hull Karine Icher Caroline Masson Catriona Matthew Azahara Muñoz Gwladys Nocera Anna Nordqvist Suzann Pettersen Mel Reid Carin Koch (non-playing captain) Sophie Gustafson (non-playing assistant captain) Maria McBride (non-playing assistant captain) Annika Sörenstam (non-playing assistant captain) Lost: 13.5 – 14.5

• Swedish female golfers
• Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's golfers
• Ladies European Tour golfers
• LPGA Tour golfers
• Solheim Cup competitors for Europe
• Sportspeople from Västra Götaland County
• People from Kungälv Municipality
• 1971 births
• Living people