Linn Grant is a professional golfer from Sweden who made history by becoming the first female winner of the DP World Tour. She achieved that feat in June 2022 by winning the Scandinavian mixed competition by nine strokes. Grant joined the LPGA Tour in 2021 after qualifying through the Q-Series, making her one of the newest players on the tour.
Early life
Linn Grant was born on June 20, 1999, in Helsingborg, Sweden. She comes from a golfing family: her grandfather was a Scottish golf professional who emigrated to Sweden and her father was a successful player on the Swedish Golf Tour and the Senior Tour.
Grant started playing golf at a young age and showed great potential as a junior. She won several notable amateur competitions including the German Girls Open, Helen Holm Scottish Women’s Open Championship, and Ladies British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship.
Grant has also represented Sweden and Europe in several team competitions, including the Junior Solheim Cup, the Arnold Palmer Cup, and the European Girls’ Team Championship. She won three individual collegiate championships while playing for the Arizona State University Sun Devils women’s golf team.
Linn Grant career
Linn Grant claimed victories in the Dimension Data Ladies Challenge, the Jabra Ladies Classic, and the Joburg Ladies Open on the Sunshine Ladies Tour in South Africa. Grant also won the Investec South African Women’s Open in March 2022, her first win on the Ladies European Tour. Grant’s most notable achievement came in June 2022.
She defeated Henrik Stenson and Marc Warren by nine strokes to win the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed. Both men and women competed for a single prize in this tournament, sanctioned jointly by the DP World Tour and the Ladies European Tour. At one of the top men’s professional golf tournaments in the world, the DP World Tour, Grant became the first female champion.
Linn Grant Biography | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Linn Maria Grant |
| birth date | June 20, 1999 |
| Age | 25 years |
| Place of birth | Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Profession | golfer |
| University | University of Arizona |
| qualification | graduate |
Physical Statistics | |
| Height | in feet inches – 5 feet 7 inches – in centimeters – 170 cm |
| Weight | in kilograms – 56kg – in pounds – 123 pounds |
| Hair color | Brown |
| eye color | Brown |
Linn Grant Family | |
| Father | John Grant |
| Mother | – |
| Sister | – |
| Brother | – |
relationship status | |
| Marital status | In relation |
| affair | NO |
| who is Linn Grant’s boyfriend? | Pontus Samuelson |
Personal life
Grant is currently dating Pontus Nyholm, who also acts as her caddy. Nyholm is a former golfer who played for Campbell University in North Carolina. The couple met at Arizona State University and have been together since 2019.
social media
Linn Grant has a strong social media presence with over 30,000 followers on Instagram and over 5,000 followers on Twitter. She uses these platforms to share her golf journey, personal life, opinions, and interests. Grant communicates with her supporters and followers by sharing updates, stories, films, and pictures.
Her recent messages include thanking her sponsors, recognizing her win at the Scandinavian mixed competition, and expressing her support for women’s golf.
Linn Grant Net Worth
The LPGA Tour and other competitions that Grant continues to compete in are expected to add $1 million to her projected net worth. She also has endorsement deals with companies such as Puma, Volvo, FootJoy, and Titleist.