Suzann Pettersen is known as a former Norwegian professional golfer. She is most famous for being ranked #2 from 2011 to 2012.
Suzann Pettersen was born on April 7, 1981, in Oslo, Norway.
Suzann Pettersen was a successful amateur golfer and has won the Norwegian Amateur Championship five times. She also won the British Girls Championship in the year 1999. She has represented her native country Norway in the World Amateur Team Championship and Europe in the Junior Ryder Cup Matches in 1997 and 1999.
Pettersen’s professional golf career started in the year 2000 when she was 19 years old. Her 11th position finish at LET Qualifying school in 2001 gave her the Ladies European Tour card. As a rookie, she played ten consequent events successfully. She was later named LET Rookie of the year during her second season at LET. She earned exempt status for the LPGA season of 2003 by qualifying at the LPGA final tournament in 2002.
A debilitating back injury forced her to restrict her events in 2005 but later in 2006, she had three top-ten finishes. She again suffered a setback in 2007 due to injuries but made a big comeback by finishing at the top second position that year. In April 2013, she stood at third position after her win in the LPGA LOTTE Championship.
Pettersen signed a multiyear contract with Nike in the year 2008. According to the contract, she would be representing Nike with respect to the balls, clubs, glove, footwear, and bag she carries along during her tournaments.
Pettersen has 19 professional wins including six Ladies European Tour wins and 12 LPGA Tour wins. Her first major win was the Open de France Dames in the year 2001. Her wins in 2007 include the Hana Bank KOLON and the McDonald’s LPGA championships, Longs Drugs Challenge, Honda LPGA Thailand, Kingsmill Michelob ULTRA Open, and the SAS Masters. Her 2008 victories include the Deutsche Bank Ladies’ Swiss Open and AIB Ladies Irish Open. In the year 2011, she won the Safeway Classic, Sybase Match Play Championship, and the Ladies Irish Open. In 2012, she won the KEB-Hana Bank and Sunrise LPGA Taiwan championships. Her 2013 victory tally includes LPGA LOTTE and Mission Hills Ladies’ World Championships.
Suzann Pettersen has an estimated net worth of over $10 million dollars.
Suzann Pettersen got married to Christian Fredrik Ringvold in 2017. After her retirement, the couple moved to Orlando, FL. The couple has a $40,000 gym setup in the basement of their house. They do exercises regularly to keep her fit.
Suzann Pettersen posed nude in the 2012 edition of ESPN magazine "Body Issue". Since she posed nude, it was a surprise because there were little public details available about her personal life such as who is her current boyfriend or if she was dating currently. It is unknown who she was with during the time of the photoshoot or if it caused any issues for their relationship.
| Profession: | Golfer |
| Salary: | Unkown |
| Date of Birth: | April 7, 1981 |
| Nationality: | Norwegian |
| Birth Date: | 7 Apr, 1981 |
| Age: | 39 yrs |
| Occupations: | Golfer |
| Citizenship: | Norway |
| Birth Place: | Oslo |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | Norwegian golfer |
| Twitter Id: | Suzannpettersen |
| Net Worth 2021: | 10 million |
