17 Facts About Helen Alfredsson

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Helen Alfredsson's won the LPGA major Nabisco Dinah Shore and twice finished second in the U S Women's Open.

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Helen Alfredsson's won the Women's British Open once and the Evian Masters three times before those events were designated as majors in women's golf by the LPGA Tour.

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Helen Alfredsson's attended United States International University, San Diego, California, playing in their golf team led by coach Gordon Severson and graduated in 1988.

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Helen Alfredsson's was a member of the Swedish team in the Espirito Santo Trophy 1986 and 1988.

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Helen Alfredsson began her professional career on the Ladies European Tour where she was awarded 1989 Rookie of the Year.

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Helen Alfredsson's won twice on the LET in 1991 and won once each on the Australian and Japan tours.

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Helen Alfredsson's earned exempt status for the 1992 LPGA Tour season by tying for 17th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.

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Helen Alfredsson's earned Rookie of the Year honors on the LPGA Tour in 1992 and has won seven LPGA Tour events, including one LPGA major: the 1993 Nabisco Dinah Shore.

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Helen Alfredsson entered the final round with a two-stroke advantage, but finished tied for 2nd, one shot behind winner Lauri Merten.

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Helen Alfredsson's finished on top of the Ladies European Tour money list in 1998.

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In 2008, Helen Alfredsson came back, after recovering from injuries in her leg, back and shoulder, and won her third Evian Masters title, her first LPGA Tour win in five years.

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In September 2013, Helen Alfredsson officially announced her retirement from the LPGA Tour.

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Helen Alfredsson's is a life time member of the Ladies European Tour.

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14.

Helen Alfredsson's tied for third in the inaugural Senior LPGA Championship in 2017 and improved that by finishing tied second at the 2018 Senior LPGA Championship.

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Helen Alfredsson's won both of the two senior ladies major championships in 2019, the U S Senior Women's Open and the Senior LPGA Championship, completing the same "senior slam" as Laura Davies achieved in 2018.

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16.

In 2005, Helen Alfredsson married former National Hockey League player Kent Nilsson and became stepmother of his son, hockey player Robert Nilsson.

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Helen Alfredsson's has contributed to the foundation of a charity golf tournament supporting research on Alzheimer's disease, which affected her mother, who died in 2010.

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