| Sofia Renell | |
| Birth Date: | 31 January 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Norrköping, Sweden |
| Residence: | Norrköping, Sweden |
| Yearpro: | 2002 |
| Extour: | Ladies European Tour (2003–2008) Swedish Golf Tour (2002–2009) |
| Prowins: | 1 |
Sofia Renell (born 31 January 1980) is a retired Swedish professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour 2003–2008. She was runner-up at the 2007 Ladies Scottish Open.[1]
In 1996 Renell won the final of the Föreningsbanken Cup held at Rya Golf Club, a competition that attracted 8,786 entrants across the country, joining previous winners such as Liselotte Neumann and Eva Dahllöf.[2]
Competing on the Junior Masters Invitational circuit in 2001, she was runner-up at the McDonald's Junior Trophy in Örebro, and won the Östgöta Junior Open held at Norrköping Golf Club.[1]
Renell turned professional in 2002 and joined the Swedish Golf Tour. In 2003, she won the Öijared Ladies Open by five strokes ahead of Sara Odelius and Maria Bodén.[3]
At the end of 2002, Renell earned partial status for the Ladies European Tour at Q-School.[4] She made her first cut at the 2003 Ladies Italian Open.[1]
Renell earned fully exempt status in late 2005 by finishing tied for 3rd at LET Q-School, behind only Ellen Smets of Belgium and Sarah Kemp of Australia.[5] [6]
Her best finish on the LET came in 2007, when she was runner-up behind Sophie Gustafson at the Ladies Scottish Open held at The Carrick, alongside English players Kirsty Taylor and Danielle Masters.[7] [8]