“But obviously got it done in a couple starts. Just kind of crazy.” Karin Ingrid Andrea Lindblad, who has shown exceptional skill in just her third appearance on the LPGA Tour, expressed after her victory at the JM Eagle LA Championship. The professional golfer who joined the tour in 2025 was the No. 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranks for 53 weeks. As a result of her stellar form, she won 15 titles in her amateur career.

With the likes of Nelly Korda, Lexi Thompson, and many other professionals, the rookie has shone and made a mark with her performance. Earning the $562,500 paycheck, the LPGA pro will now look for a new high of her career. But her effort goes back to her support system, aka her parents, who helped her with exposure to the sport.

Ingrid Lindblad’s origin story

Born on April 11, 2000, Ingrid Lindblad was introduced to the sport at the age of 5. However, she was inclined towards other sports, including figure skating and football as well. Later, by the age of 12, she started competing in tournaments. And it’s all thanks to her parents, Lars and Cecilia Lindblad, who supported her and followed the same golfing enthusiasm as her grandparents. Early influence in sports has shown a fruitful result in her junior career achievements, where the golfer won the Irish Girls U18 Open Stroke Play Championship, the Stenson Sunesson Junior Challenge, and the Swedish Junior Classic in 2017.

Her feat of achieving excellence continued as she won the German Girls’ Open in 2018 and was placed runner-up at the Annika Invitational Europe. Later, in 2019, she won the Annika Invitational USA and secured her spot in the Women’s British Open. Interestingly, she comes from a region of golfing stars such as Ludvig Aberg, Maja Stark, and Linn Grant. Can you guess where she is from?

Coming from Halmstad, the Swedish golfer has been among the prominent names in the country with her performance. Her family resides in Halmstad, Sweden, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. However, when it comes to her religious beliefs, there is no public information available on that.

Besides her personal life and junior career, the Swedish professional has continued to leave every golf enthusiast impressed with her performance at the amateur level.

Ingrid Lindblad’s amateur career

Three-time silver medalist at the Swedish Ladies Team Championship (2016, 2017, and 2018), she joined Louisiana State University in 2019. Starting off in her freshman year, she became the SEC Freshman of the Year and SEC Player of the Year. She had the best single-season scoring average of 70.33, which surpassed the record of Madelene Sagstrom of 71.48 recorded in 2014-15. Not just this, but she became the first student in the program’s history to win both awards in a single season.

Continuing the form, over the course of 5 seasons, she won 15 titles and with a record low 64 at five events. Notably, out of the 148 rounds played, Lindblad has managed to stay even or under par in 105. Along with shining at the collegiate level, she kept the identical form at amateur events.

Starting off in 2020, Ingrid Lindblad played the Nordic Golf Tour, where she won the Golfhftet Masters and Skafto Open. After such a great performance, she was placed second at the WAGR behind Rose Zhang. With significant improvement, the golfer in 2021 won the European Ladies Amateur Championship in Italy and continued to participate in global events, including majors.

The performance kept her close to Zhang in rankings, but as Zhang turned pro, Lindblad took the world number 1 throne and kept it for 53 weeks. In 2023, after becoming the No. 1, she won the Mark H. McCormack Medal. Even in her conclusion of the amateur journey in 2024, she was awarded for her achievements. The list includes the WGCA Player of the Year, Annika Award, the Inkster Award, and the Honda Sports Award.

Now, with the great feat as a professional in her rookie year, it will not be a surprise to see her winning more titles. What are your expectations of the Swedish professional? Share with us in the comments below.