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Brayden Conover

Photos: Maja Stark through the years

Maja Stark may just be the next face of Scandinavian golf.

The Swedish star made her professional debut in August of 2021, establishing herself on the Ladies European Tour. After a highly successful amateur career that included three wins at Oklahoma State, All-American honors, Big 12 Player of the Year (2021), a Junior Solheim Cup, Arnold Palmer Cup and multiple Augusta National Women’s Amateur appearances, Stark used her experience to quickly adapt to the pro game.

From September of 2021 to August of 2022, Stark racked up five wins on the LET, the final win doubling as her first LPGA Tour win – the ISPS Handa World Invitational.

In her first full season on the LPGA Tour, Stark is closing in on a top-30 world ranking and is comfortably inside the top 25 in the Race to CME Globe.

With strong showings over the past couple of seasons, look for Stark to carry the strong Swedish influence on the LPGA for time to come.

WEST DES MOINES, IA - AUGUST 16: Maja Stark of Sweden and the European team in…
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Maja Stark of Sweden plays her first shot on the 1st…
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 06: Maja Stark of Sweden plays a shot on the second hole…
HOUSTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 12: Amateur Maja Stark of Sweden plays her shot from the third…
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 03: Maja Stark of Sweden plays her shot from the third tee…
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - MAY 26: Maja Stark of the Oklahoma State Cowgirls putts the ball during…
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 05: Maja Stark of Sweden hits her tee shot on the…
SITGES, SPAIN - OCTOBER 02: Maja Stark of Sweden in action during the Estrella Damm Ladies…
SITGES, SPAIN - OCTOBER 02: Maja Stark of Sweden in action during the Estrella Damm Ladies…
SITGES, SPAIN - OCTOBER 03: Maja Stark of Sweden in action during the Estrella Damm Ladies…
HALMSTAD, SWEDEN - JUNE 08: Maja Stark of Sweden in action during a practice round prior…
HALMSTAD, SWEDEN - JUNE 10: Maja Stark of Sweden in action during Day Two of the…
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, FRANCE - JULY 21: Maja Stark of Sweden plays their second shot on the 11th…
GULLANE, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 05: Maja Stark of Sweden plays her second shot on the 2nd…
GALGORM, NORTHERN IRELAND - AUGUST 14: Maja Stark of Sweden poses for a photograph with the…
CHON BURI, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 23: Maja Stark of Sweden smiles before teeing off at the…
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 5: Maja Stark (L) and Madelene Sagstrom (R) of Team Sweden…
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 5: Maja Stark of Team Sweden plays her shot on the…
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 7: Maja Stark of Team Sweden lines up a putt on…
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - JUNE 16: Maja Stark of Sweden hits a tee shot on the…
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