Sarah Nilsson


Sarah Nilsson is a Swedish professional golfer. She won the Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit in 2017 was a Ladies European Tour rookie in 2018.

Personal life

Nilsson's sister Emma is also a professional golfer on the Ladies European Tour. Both sisters played in the inaugural Saint-Malo Golf Mixed Open in 2019, the first professional event to see female and male golfers from two tours play for the same trophy, with their parents caddying for them.

Career

Nilsson won the 2015 Tourfinal Vellinge Open on the Swedish Golf Tour while still an amateur. She turned professional and joined the 2016 LET Access Series as a teenager, and had four top-10 finishes in her rookie season. The following year, she won the Ladies Norwegian Open and the Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit. In 2018, she made five LET starts, with a best finish of T15 at the dual-ranked Jabra Ladies Open.
Nilsson finished sixth at the Q-School for the 2019 Ladies European Tour behind Bronte Law, Linnea Ström, Esther Henseleit, Sian Evans and Leona Maguire, after losing a playoff to Maguire for the fifth and final full card. She started 14 LET tournaments in 2019 and finished 85th on the Order of Merit.

Amateur wins

  • 2011 Skandia Tour Skåne
  • 2012 Skandia Cup Riksfinal
  • 2014 Skandia Tour Elit

Professional wins (4)

Other wins (1)

  • 2016 Sölvesborg Open