Oklahoma State University Athletics
Pernilla Lindberg
September 04, 2008 | Cowgirl Golf
Junior Season (2007-08)
• Was named an NGCA First-Team All-American for the second consecutive season, making her the first Cowgirl since Robin Hood (1986-87) to be named a two-time selection.
• Was chosen by Golfweek magazine as a second-team All-American.
• Was also named to the NGCA All-American Scholar Team.
• Was also chosen as the Big 12 Player of the Year.
• Finished the season with a 73.43 stroke average to lead the team.
• Competed in 12 events, posting six top-10 finishes.
• Finished with a pair of rounds in the 60s, firing a 67 during the first round of the UCF Challenge and carding a 68 during first round of the NCAA Preview.
• Opened the season with a tie for third at the Mason Rudolph Championship after posting a 6-under 210 total.
• Carded a 5-under 214 score at the NCAA Preview to tie for eighth place.
• Finished fourth at the Tar Heel Invitational with a 1-under 215 score.
• Went 2-0-1 during the NGCA Match Play Championship.
• Was named to the NGCA All-American Scholar Team as well.
• Tied for fifth at the UCF Challenge with a 4-under 212 total.
• Best finish of the year was a runner-up showing at the Donnis Thompson Invitational.
• Tied for eighth place at the Ping/ASU Invitational.
Sophomore Season (2006-07)
• Was named an NGCA First-Team All-American after finishing with two victories as a sophomore.
• Was named to the NGCA All-American Scholar Team as well.
• Earned first-team all-conference honors for the second consecutive season and was named to the Big 12 Championship all-tournament team after finishing fourth at the conference tournament.
• Posted consecutive runner-up finishes at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown and the Northrup Grumman Regional Challenge after closing rounds of 68 in each outing.
• Notched her first win of the season at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic after opening with rounds of 69 and 71.
• Finished eighth at the Texas A&M “Mo” Morial Invitational after posting a 227 total.
• Finished third at the Ping/ASU Invitational after carding three consecutive sub-par rounds.
• She posted her second win of the season at the NCAA West Regional after opening with consecutive 68s.
• She was named an All-West Region selection following her victory.
• Finished among the top 20 on eight occasions and had a string of seven consecutive top 10s as a sophomore.
• Finished either first or second on the squad in each of its 11 events during the year.
• She led the squad with a 73.44 stroke average and had seven rounds in the 60s.
Freshman Season (2005-06)
• Was named the Big 12 Conference's Newcomer of the Year for 2006. It marked the fifth time in the 10 years of the league that a Cowgirl garnered that award.
• She was also a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 first team in a vote by the league coaches.
• Was named a scholar All-American by the National Golf Coaches Association for her work in the classroom.
• She ranked third in the league behind Texas A&M's Ashley Knoll and Denise Knaebel of Missouri.
• Finished seventh at the Big 12 Championships, earning all-tournament honors.
• She won the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic by one stroke over teammate Karin Kinnerud, her first collegiate victory.
• Had four-consecutive top-10 finishes at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational (third place), the Bryan National Collegiate (sixth), the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic (first) and the Big 12 Championships (seventh).
• She collected five sub-par rounds during the season, including a career-low 68 during the second round of the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic.
• Carded a 69 during the second round of the Big 12 Championships, her second-collegiate score in the 60s.
• Led the team with a 74.90 strokes-per-round average, the lowest single-season stroke average by a freshman in school history.
• Was 2-0 at the Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship, defeating Purdue's Myrte Eikenaar, 3 and 2, and Tennessee's Marci Turner, 4 and 3.
• Led the team with 61 birdies on the year.
Amateur
• Played in the European Ladies Team Championship for the victorious Swedish National Team in 2008.
• Advanced to match play at the 2008 Ladies' British Amateur before falling, 3 and 2, in the first round against Stefanie Endstrasser
• Was a member of the Continent of Europe squad that defeated the GB and I team for the 2007 Vagliano Trophy.
• First competed at the collegiate level over two years ago when, in October of 2003, she participated in the Mercedes-Benz Women's Championship as part of the Swedish Junior National team. She tied for 12th individually, just three strokes back of former Cowgirl Annie Thurman-Young, and led her team to a third-place finish behind Ohio State and Oklahoma State.
• One year later at the same tournament, finished 10th individually, carding a 74-78-70—222.
• Was a member of the Swedish National Junior team for four years, and was the top-ranked golfer on the Swedish Junior national rankings in 2003.
• Won the International Swedbank Open in 2003.
• Was the runner-up at the European Girls Team Championship in 2003 and won the event in 2004.
• She and the Swedish National Team won the 2006 European Team Championships.
• Her lowest amateur round was a four-under-par 68 at a tournament on the Swedish Junior tour in Bollnäs.
• Was also involved in alpine skiing for 10 years, and was a regional champion in that sport.
• Was also recruited by Arizona and LSU.
Personal
Born July 13, 1986. Pernilla is the daughter of Jan and Gunilla Lindberg. She has a brother, Fredrik. Pernilla is majoring in international business at Oklahoma State. Her hobbies include skiing and hanging out with friends.
• Was named an NGCA First-Team All-American for the second consecutive season, making her the first Cowgirl since Robin Hood (1986-87) to be named a two-time selection.
• Was chosen by Golfweek magazine as a second-team All-American.
• Was also named to the NGCA All-American Scholar Team.
• Was also chosen as the Big 12 Player of the Year.
• Finished the season with a 73.43 stroke average to lead the team.
• Competed in 12 events, posting six top-10 finishes.
• Finished with a pair of rounds in the 60s, firing a 67 during the first round of the UCF Challenge and carding a 68 during first round of the NCAA Preview.
• Opened the season with a tie for third at the Mason Rudolph Championship after posting a 6-under 210 total.
• Carded a 5-under 214 score at the NCAA Preview to tie for eighth place.
• Finished fourth at the Tar Heel Invitational with a 1-under 215 score.
• Went 2-0-1 during the NGCA Match Play Championship.
• Was named to the NGCA All-American Scholar Team as well.
• Tied for fifth at the UCF Challenge with a 4-under 212 total.
• Best finish of the year was a runner-up showing at the Donnis Thompson Invitational.
• Tied for eighth place at the Ping/ASU Invitational.
Sophomore Season (2006-07)
• Was named an NGCA First-Team All-American after finishing with two victories as a sophomore.
• Was named to the NGCA All-American Scholar Team as well.
• Earned first-team all-conference honors for the second consecutive season and was named to the Big 12 Championship all-tournament team after finishing fourth at the conference tournament.
• Posted consecutive runner-up finishes at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown and the Northrup Grumman Regional Challenge after closing rounds of 68 in each outing.
• Notched her first win of the season at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic after opening with rounds of 69 and 71.
• Finished eighth at the Texas A&M “Mo” Morial Invitational after posting a 227 total.
• Finished third at the Ping/ASU Invitational after carding three consecutive sub-par rounds.
• She posted her second win of the season at the NCAA West Regional after opening with consecutive 68s.
• She was named an All-West Region selection following her victory.
• Finished among the top 20 on eight occasions and had a string of seven consecutive top 10s as a sophomore.
• Finished either first or second on the squad in each of its 11 events during the year.
• She led the squad with a 73.44 stroke average and had seven rounds in the 60s.
Freshman Season (2005-06)
• Was named the Big 12 Conference's Newcomer of the Year for 2006. It marked the fifth time in the 10 years of the league that a Cowgirl garnered that award.
• She was also a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 first team in a vote by the league coaches.
• Was named a scholar All-American by the National Golf Coaches Association for her work in the classroom.
• She ranked third in the league behind Texas A&M's Ashley Knoll and Denise Knaebel of Missouri.
• Finished seventh at the Big 12 Championships, earning all-tournament honors.
• She won the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic by one stroke over teammate Karin Kinnerud, her first collegiate victory.
• Had four-consecutive top-10 finishes at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational (third place), the Bryan National Collegiate (sixth), the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic (first) and the Big 12 Championships (seventh).
• She collected five sub-par rounds during the season, including a career-low 68 during the second round of the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic.
• Carded a 69 during the second round of the Big 12 Championships, her second-collegiate score in the 60s.
• Led the team with a 74.90 strokes-per-round average, the lowest single-season stroke average by a freshman in school history.
• Was 2-0 at the Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship, defeating Purdue's Myrte Eikenaar, 3 and 2, and Tennessee's Marci Turner, 4 and 3.
• Led the team with 61 birdies on the year.
Amateur
• Played in the European Ladies Team Championship for the victorious Swedish National Team in 2008.
• Advanced to match play at the 2008 Ladies' British Amateur before falling, 3 and 2, in the first round against Stefanie Endstrasser
• Was a member of the Continent of Europe squad that defeated the GB and I team for the 2007 Vagliano Trophy.
• First competed at the collegiate level over two years ago when, in October of 2003, she participated in the Mercedes-Benz Women's Championship as part of the Swedish Junior National team. She tied for 12th individually, just three strokes back of former Cowgirl Annie Thurman-Young, and led her team to a third-place finish behind Ohio State and Oklahoma State.
• One year later at the same tournament, finished 10th individually, carding a 74-78-70—222.
• Was a member of the Swedish National Junior team for four years, and was the top-ranked golfer on the Swedish Junior national rankings in 2003.
• Won the International Swedbank Open in 2003.
• Was the runner-up at the European Girls Team Championship in 2003 and won the event in 2004.
• She and the Swedish National Team won the 2006 European Team Championships.
• Her lowest amateur round was a four-under-par 68 at a tournament on the Swedish Junior tour in Bollnäs.
• Was also involved in alpine skiing for 10 years, and was a regional champion in that sport.
• Was also recruited by Arizona and LSU.
Personal
Born July 13, 1986. Pernilla is the daughter of Jan and Gunilla Lindberg. She has a brother, Fredrik. Pernilla is majoring in international business at Oklahoma State. Her hobbies include skiing and hanging out with friends.
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