Age: 51
Maria Hjorth
Age: 51
Maria Anna "Mimmi" Hjorth (born 15 October 1973 in Falun) is a Swedish professional golfer.
She attended the University of Stirling in Scotland. She won more than twenty amateur titles including the 1995 European Ladies Amateur Championship.
She turned professional in 1996 and played mainly on the Ladies European Tour (LET) that year and in 1997. Since 1998 she has played mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, while continuing to play in Europe several times each year. She has won two individual titles on the LET and five on the LPGA, and has finished sole or tied second in the prestigious Evian Masters three times. She was a member of five European Solheim Cup teams in 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 and played on three winning teams in the Praia d'El Rey European Cup, a team competition sanctioned by the LET.
She also played under her married name, Maria McBride.
She has also played top division curling in Sweden.
Professional wins (11)
LPGA Tour (5)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 19 Sep 1999 | Safeco Classic | 69-68-70-64=271 | −17 | 2 strokes | Catriona Matthew | 97,500 |
2 | 7 Nov 1999 | Mizuno Classic | 70-64-67=201 | −15 | 5 strokes | Laura Davies Ok-Hee Ku Fumiko Moriguchi Aki Nakano |
120,000 |
3 | 30 Sep 2007 | Navistar LPGA Classic | 70-67-70-67=274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Stacy Prammanasudh | 195,000 |
4 | 5 Dec 2010 | LPGA Tour Championship | 72-68-71-72=283 | −5 | 1 stroke | Amy Yang | 225,000 |
5 | 1 May 2011 | Avnet LPGA Classic | 70-74-67-67=278 | −10 | 2 strokes | Song-Hee Kim | 195,000 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (0-2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2000 | Subaru Memorial of Naples | Nancy Scranton | Lost to par on second extra hole |
2 | 2008 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | Yani Tseng | Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
Ladies European Tour (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share (€) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 Jul 2004 | Ladies English Open | 66-67-64=197 | −19 | 6 strokes | Joanne Mills | 26,859 |
2 | 10 Jul 2005 | Ladies English Open | 68-69-67=204 | −12 | 1 stroke | Minea Blomqvist | 24,750 |
Other wins (4)
- Delsjo Ladies Open, Toyota Ladies Open, Aspeboda Ladies Open (Swedish Professional Ladies Tour)
- A.V. Rubbish Classic (Players West Tour)
Results in LPGA majors
Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
---|---|---|---|
Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | T10 | CUT |
LPGA Championship | T16 | T63 | CUT |
U.S. Women's Open | DNP | T8 | CUT |
du Maurier Classic | T41 | T17 | CUT |
Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kraft Nabisco Championship | T24 | T36 | T5 | CUT | DNP | CUT | 9 | 4 | DNP |
LPGA Championship | T3 | T22 | CUT | CUT | 71 | T39 | T33 | 2 | T23 |
U.S. Women's Open | T19 | CUT | CUT | DNP | CUT | T41 | CUT | T51 | CUT |
Women's British Open ^ | T25 | CUT | CUT | 69 | CUT | T45 | T2 | T69 | T11 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | T19 | T38 | T69 |
LPGA Championship | CUT | T8 | CUT | CUT |
U.S. Women's Open | T28 | T34 | CUT | DNP |
Women's British Open | CUT | 13 | CUT | DNP |
The Evian Championship ^^ | DNP |
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001
^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
Yellow background for top-10.
Summary
- Starts - 56
- Wins - 0
- 2nd place finishes - 2
- 3rd place finishes - 1
- Top 3 finishes - 3
- Top 5 finishes - 5
- Top 10 finishes - 9
- Top 25 finishes - 19
- Missed cuts - 22
- Most consecutive cuts made - 6 (thrice)
- Longest streak of top-10s - 3
LPGA Tour career summary
Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | T5 | 133,943 | 72.08 | ||
1999 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 572,940 | 71.09 | ||
2000 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 181,939 | 50 | 73.05 | |
2001 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 848,195 | 5 | 71.46 | |
2002 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | T2 | 359,194 | 26 | 72.14 | |
2003 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T5 | T2 | 108,512 | 70 | 73.08 | |
2004 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T17 | 44,074 | 123 | 73.08 | 154 |
2005 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | T3 | 242,371 | 51 | 71.36 | 35 |
2006 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | T3 | 299,634 | 44 | 72.20 | 48 |
2007 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 949,055 | 11 | 71.88 | 19 |
2008 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 588,396 | 31 | 71.76 | 24 |
2009 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | T2 | 428,935 | 32 | 71.02 | 14 |
2010 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 568,914 | 20 | 71.97 | 31 |
2011 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 630,320 | 17 | 71.51 | 16 |
2012 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T9 | 98,971 | 79 | 73.56 | 95 |
2013 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T30 | 39,238 | 106 | 72.56 | 71 |
Team appearances
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Sweden): 1992, 1994
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 (winners)
- Lexus Cup (representing International team): 2007
- World Cup (representing Sweden): 2008
Solheim Cup record
Year | Total matches |
Total W-L-H |
Singles W-L-H |
Foursomes W-L-H |
Fourballs W-L-H |
Points won |
Points % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Career | 21 | 6-10-5 | 0-4-1 | 4-3-1 | 2-3-3 | 8.5 | 40.5% |
2002 | 3 | 1-2-0 | 0-1-0 lost to K. Robbins 5&3 | 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 lost w/ A. Sörenstam 2&1, won w/ I. Tinning 1 up |
1.0 | 33% |
2005 | 4 | 1-3-0 | 0-1-0 lost to N. Gulbis 2&1 | 1-1-0 won w/ L. Davies 2&1, lost w/ L. Davies 3&2 |
0-1-0 lost w/ I. Tinning 3&2 | 1.0 | 25% |
2007 | 5 | 1-1-3 | 0-1-0 lost to P. Creamer 2&1 | 1-0-1 won w/ G. Nocera 3&2, halved w/ G. Nocera |
0-0-2 halved w/ A. Sörenstam, halved w/ L. Wessberg |
2.5 | 50% |
2009 | 5 | 2-1-2 | 0-0-1 halved w/ C. Kerr | 1-1-0 won w/ A. Nordqvist 3&2, lost w/ A. Nordqvist 1 dn |
1-0-1 halved w/ C. Matthew, won w/ G. Nocera 1 up |
3.0 | 60% |
2011 | 4 | 1-3-0 | 0-1-0 lost to C. Kim 4&2 | 1-1-0 lost w/ A. Nordqvist 2&1, won w/ A. Nordqvist 3&2 |
0-1-0 lost w/ A. Muñoz 3&1 | 1.0 | 25% |