Bio

5'9"...Started playing golf at the age of 9...Credits her family, especially her father Oscar, as the individuals most influencing her career...Hobbies include tennis, film and music...Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt...Has her own Web site, www.louisestahle.com.

2019 in a Nutshell

• Nine events, three cuts made, $12,418 (163

Career Highlights

2018:

• Made one start on the LPGA Tour
• Made eight cuts in 19 starts on the Epson Tour including a season-best T2 at the Four Winds Invitational

2011:

• Best finish was a tie for 35th at the CN Canadian Women's Open.

2010:

• Best finish was a tie for 30th at the CN Canadian Women's Open.

2009:

• Recorded a career-best tie for eighth at the Sybase Classic Presented by ShopRite; carded a career-best 67 in the first round of the CN Canadian Women's Open.

2008:

• Best finish was a tie for 13th at the MasterCard Classic Honoring Alejo Peralta Presented by Nextel; recorded her first LPGA career hole-in-one during the third round of the Corona Championship; competed on the Ladies European Tour (LET), where she recorded three top-10 finishes; returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she tied for 17th to earn Priority List Category 11 for the 2009 LPGA season.

2007:

• Played 12 events on the LET with three top-10 finishes, including a runner-up finish at the Ladies Open de Portugal; carded a course-record 8-under-par 64 at the Dubai Ladies Masters; was the Ryder Cup Wales Rookie of the Year on the LET; returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament where she tied for 39th to retain non-exempt status for the 2008 LPGA season.

2006:

• Returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament where she finished 43rd to earn non-exempt status for the 2007 LPGA season.

2005:

• Turned professional in August; tied for 11th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 2006 LPGA season.

Amateur Highlights

Stahle was a member of the Swedish National Team from 2001-05. In 2002, she won the French Open Amateur Championship and was a member of the 2002 and 2003 PING Junior European Solheim Cup Teams. Stahle was the first Swede to win the Ladies British Open Amateur (2004) and became the first player in 30 years to successfully defend the title when she won again in 2005. In 2004, she also was awarded the St. Rule Trophy for a 10-under-par outing on St. Andrews Old and New courses, as well as the Beirut Caf Ladies Trophy. Stahle tied for ninth individually at the Women's World Amateur Championships in Puerto Rico and Sweden went on to win the team title. Before she began her career at Arizona State University (ASU), Stahle was named preseason Second-Team All-American by Golfweek. As a freshman at ASU (2004-05), Stahle had three collegiate victories, including the Pac-10 Championship and Wildcat Invitational (her first collegiate win), where she tied the school record for lowest round in relation to par with a 6-under-par 64 in the first round.mIn 2005, she was named the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) Eleanor Dudley Division I Player of the Year, NGCA Freshman of the Year, First-Team All-American and All-American Scholar. She was a GolfStat Cup recipient, Pac-10 Golfer of the Year and Freshman of the Year and a NCAA First-Team selection. Stahle also competed in the Weetabix Women's British Open in 2004 (T42) and 2005 (T8) and the 2005 Safeway International Presented by Coca-Cola (T37).