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2018-19 Women's Golf Roster

Greg Siller/CSUSM
Steve Connolly/Cal State East Bay
Mark Alexander/HNU Athletics
David Royal
Rich Langdon
David Royal

Linnea Karlsson

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Äkersberga, Sweden
  • Highschool Österåkers Gymnasium

Biography


2016–17 – Cal State Monterey Bay
  • Tied for fourth at the NCAA Super Regional to earn a spot at the NCAA Championship Tournament.
  • Became the first Otter woman’s player to make the NCAA Championship field as an individual.
  • Became the first Otter to play at the NCAA Championship Tournament since CSUMB qualified as a team in 2010.
  • Finished 38th at the NCAA Championship Tournament, the fourth–best finish ever by an Otter women’s golfer.
  • Enters her junior campaign with a CSUMB record–low stroke average of 76.90.
  • Finished the season with a 77.48 stroke average, the No. 7 mark in CSUMB history.
  • Finished with six Top 10 finishes and a pair of Top 5 finishes.
  • Her 11 career Top 10 finishes already rank No. 5 in CSUMB history.
  • Matched her collegiate career low round (72) in the second round of the NCAA Super Regional (May 9).
  • Played 19 of her 27 rounds in the 70s.

2015–16 – Cal State Monterey Bay
  • Enjoyed the best freshman season in CSUMB history.
  • Qualified for the NCAA West Regional as an individual, finishing 12th among 66 competitors.
  • Led MB with a 76.21 stroke average, 2nd best in Otter history.
  • One of only 7 Otters ever to card 72 or better in a round.
  • Shot 72 at the WNMU Fall Intercollegiate (Sept. 21) and the Dixie State Invitational (Oct. 5).
  • Had 6 top 10 finishes, including 2 Top 5 finishes.
  • Best finish was second at the Sonoma State Fall Invitational and the Maverick Spring Invitational.
High School
  • A highly–rated junior in Sweden.
  • Captured the title at the Skandia Tour National #3 in June of 2015.
  • Finished 2nd at the Richard S. Johnson Junior Open in August, 2015.
  • Earned 4th place finishes at the 2015 Vreta Ping Junior Open and the Skandia Tour National #2.
  • Also competed in soccer and floorball as a junior athlete.
Personal
  • Is majoring in business administration at CSUMB.
  • Goal is to continue her golf career as a professional after graduation.
  • Her mother’s cousin, Gustav Backman, played golf at CSUMB in the mid 2000s.
  • Parents are Ulf and Anna Karlsson.


Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    5'6"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2017-18Junior

    5'6"
  • 2018-19Senior

    5'6"