Mikaela Parmlid
Quick Facts
Biography
Mikaela Parmlid (born 22 September 1980) is a Swedish professional golfer. She plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and resides in the greater Los Angeles area.
Amateur career
Parmlid was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. She attended Göteborgs Högre Samskola and Chaparral High in Scottsdale, Arizona. In 1997 she won the Swedish High School Championship, and she was the 1998 Nordic Junior Champion and the 1998 Teen Tour Champion. In 1999 she was the top female amateur at the Chrysler Open, an LET event, and she was the top amateur at the Compaq Open in Sweden, also an LET event, for four consecutive years (1999–2002).
Parmlid was the 2003 NCAA individual champion while an economics major at University of Southern California and a member of the 2003 NCAA Championship Team. She won five collegiate tournaments in total. Parmlid was the 2003 Honda Award Winner and a nine-time member of the Swedish National Team.
Professional career
Parmlid turned professional in 2003 and earned exempt status for the 2004 LPGA Tour season. Recorded a LPGA career-best tie for eighth at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic in 2009, where she also carded a career-low 62 (-9) in the third round.
Parmlid had a successful 2012 season on the Ladies European Tour, where she finished tied fourth in the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open, tied third in ISPS Handa Ladies British Masters, and tied second in UNIQA Ladies Golf Open, four strokes behind Caroline Hedwall. In 2013, she finished second in Open de España Femenino.
Team appearances
Professional
- International Crown (representing Sweden): 2014