Antonella Cvitan Explained

Antonella Cvitan
Fullname:Antonella Cvitan Bäckström
Birth Date:3 September 1980
Birth Place:Helsingborg, Sweden
Residence:Helsingborg, Sweden
Spouse:Joakim Bäckström
Yearpro:2001
Extour:Ladies European Tour (2001–2010)
LET Access Series
Swedish Golf Tour
Nedbank Women's Golf Tour
Prowins:5
Nabisco:DNP
Lpga:DNP
Wusopen:DNP
Wbritopen:CUT: 2006
Evian:DNP
Award1:PGA of Sweden Future Fund
Year1:2013[1]

Antonella Cvitan (born 3 September 1980) is a Swedish professional golfer and former Ladies European Tour player.

Career

Cvitan turned professional in 2001 and joined the Ladies European Tour, having finished 26th at Q-School. She played on the LET until 2010. 2007 was her best season, with top-15 finishes at the Ladies Open of Portugal and Ladies Scottish Open.[2]

Playing on the Nedbank Women's Golf Tour in South Africa several seasons early 2000s, Cvitan was runner-up at the 2005 Telkom Women's Classic in Pretoria, two strokes behind Laurette Maritz, after she birdied her final three holes.[3]

Cvitan won two titles on the Swedish Golf Tour, the 2004 Telia Grand Opening and the 2006 Klitterbyn Ladies Open. In addition, she was runner-up at the 2006 Falköping Ladies Open, 2008 Svensk Biogas Masters, 2008 Kungsängen Queens Masters and the 2009 Körunda Ladies Open.[2]

Cvitan played on the LET Access Series between 2012 and 2014. She won the 2012 Samsø Ladies Open with a par on the first playoff hole, after Nicole Broch Larsen hit her tee shot out of bounds, and was runner-up at the 2013 Ingarö Ladies Open.[4]

Her only major appearance was at the 2006 Women's British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, where she did not make the cut.[5]

She has been attached to Vasatorp Golf Club and Kristianstad Golf Club.[6]

Personal life

Cvitan married former European Tour player Joakim Bäckström. They won the Swedish Husband-Wife Championship in 2014 and 2019.[7]

Professional wins (5)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner-upRef
1Telia Grand Opening73-67=140 +21 stroke Lisa Holm Sørensen[9]
2Klitterbyn Ladies Open70-65-71=206–71 stroke Caroline Hedwall[10]

Other wins (2)

Source:[11]

Notes and References

  1. 2001 fick Stenson stipendiet – nu är det Kinhults tur . Svensk Golf . 25 July 2023 . sv.
  2. Web site: Antonella Cvitan . Golfdata . 25 July 2023.
  3. Web site: Maritz wins Telkom Women’s Classic . Ladies European Tour . 25 July 2023.
  4. Strömberg . Martin . Cvitan vann i Danmark . Svensk Golf . 25 July 2023 . sv . 19 August 2012.
  5. News: Majordebut i skuggan av Sörenstam . 25 July 2023 . Dagens Nyheter . 2 August 2006 . sv.
  6. Web site: Cvitan lämnar Kristianstad . Kristianstadbladet . 25 July 2023 . sv . 7 May 2011.
  7. Strömberg . Martin . SM Lockade Stjärnorna . 25 July 2023 . Svensk Golf . sv.
  8. Web site: Results 2012 Samsø Ladies Open . Golfdata . 25 July 2023.
  9. Web site: Results 2004 Telia Grand Opening . Golfdata . 25 July 2023.
  10. Web site: Results 2006 Klitterbyn Ladies Open . Golfdata . 25 July 2023.
  11. Web site: Segrare Äkta Makar/Sambor Mixed . Swedish Golf Federation . 25 July 2023.

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