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Carin Koch (Anna Carin Pernilla Hjalmarsson) was born on 23 February, 1971 in Kungälv, Sweden, is a Swedish professional golfer. Discover Carin Koch's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?
| Popular As |
Anna Carin Pernilla Hjalmarsson |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
53 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
| Born |
23 February 1971 |
| Birthday |
23 February |
| Birthplace |
Kungälv, Sweden |
| Nationality |
Sweden
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She is a member of famous professional with the age 53 years old group.
Carin Koch Height, Weight & Measurements
At 53 years old, Carin Koch height is 5ft 6in .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
5ft 6in |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Carin Koch's Husband?
Her husband is Stefan Koch (m. 1995)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Stefan Koch (m. 1995) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
2 |
Carin Koch Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Carin Koch worth at the age of 53 years old? Carin Koch’s income source is mostly from being a successful professional. She is from Sweden. We have estimated Carin Koch's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
professional |
Carin Koch Social Network
Timeline
Anna Carin Pernilla Hjalmarsson Koch (née Hjalmarsson; born 23 February 1971) is a Swedish professional golfer who previously played on the Ladies European Tour and on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.
Between 1987 and 1991 she played eight times on the Swedish Golf Tour, at the time named the Telia Tour, as an amateur, never finishing outside the top ten.
She was the 1988 Swedish Junior 18 Match-play Champion.
She represented Sweden on both junior level and in the national amateur team during the period 1988–1991.
She was part of the winning Swedish team at the 1990 European Lady Junior's Team Championship at Shannon Golf Club on Ireland, with, among others, Annika Sörenstam.
Koch enrolled at the University of Tulsa and was named Second-Team All-American in 1990 and Scholar All-American in 1991.
She turned professional in 1992.
1992 was her rookie year on the Ladies European Tour.
She won the Swedish Golf Tour (at the time named the Telia Tour) Order of Merit in both 1992 and 1993, winning three tournaments each year.
In 1994, she finished fourth on the Asian Order of Merit and tied for fifth at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 1995 LPGA season.
In 1995, her rookie season, her best LPGA finish was a tie for second at the JAL Big Apple Classic.
She also gained two top ten finishes on the Ladies European Tour.
In 1996 she almost gained her maiden LPGA victory, losing the Edina Realty Classic to Liselotte Neumann in a playoff.
In the 1999 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic, Koch had a two shot lead with just the final hole to play.
Her caddie gave her the wrong club and she made a double bogey to drop into a six-way sudden death playoff, won by Se Ri Pak.
In 2000, Koch won her maiden European title at the 2000 Chrysler Open.
In 2001, she became an LPGA maiden winner at the LPGA Corning Classic.
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
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At the start of 2002, Carin topped a Playboy internet poll as the sexiest women on the LPGA but declined to pose for them nude.
This was the year Koch recorded a career-best 13 top-10 finishes, including three runner-up finishes and was a captain's pick for the European Solheim Cup team.
In 2003, Koch gave birth to her second child, but still played well enough to be a captain's pick for the 2003 Solheim Cup, won by the Europeans in her native Sweden.
In 2005, she won her second career LPGA event at the Corona Morelia Championship.
and was again a captain's pick for the 2005 Solheim Cup.
She teamed up with Sophie Gustafson to represent Sweden at the inaugural Women's World Cup of Golf and was also a member of the International team at the inaugural Lexus Cup.
In April 2014, Koch was named European team captain for the 2015 Solheim Cup.
In 2014, Koch became an honorary member of Hills Golf and Sports Club in Mölndal, south of Gothenburg, Sweden, where she was appointed head of the Hills Business Club.
She was formerly married to golf professional Stefan Koch.
During her LPGA Tour career, they lived in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, with their two children, Oliver and Simzon.
She now lives in Mölndal, Sweden and uses her maiden name Carin Hjalmarsson.
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
She was captain of the 2015 European Solheim Cup team.
Carin Koch had a successful amateur career.
She represented Gullbringa Golf & Country Club, in Kungälv, north of Gothenburg, Sweden, just as elder Swedish female stars Kärstin Ehrnlund and Helen Alfredsson.
The 2015 match, played at Golf Club St. Leon-Rot, Germany, ended in a U.S. win 14½–13½, after a strong American come-back the last day.
In 2021 Koch fulfilled the age requirement for the U.S. Senior Women's Open, and gained exemption by virtue of her position on the LPGA Tour all-time money list.
She was a member of the victorious European Solheim Cup Team, where she went 3-0 as a "rookie" and sank an eight-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole to win her match against Michele Redman to clinch the European Team's victory.
She also teamed with Sophie Gustafson to win the inaugural TSN Ladies' World Cup of Golf.
