Iben Tinning

Iben Tinning
— Golfer —

Tinning at the 2010 Women's British Open
Personal information
Born (1974-02-04) 4 February 1974
Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Nationality  Denmark
Career
Turned professional 1994
Retired 2010
Former tour(s) Ladies European Tour (joined 1996)
LPGA Tour (joined 2004)
Professional wins 6
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour 6
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration T35: 2004
Women's PGA C'ship CUT: 2004
U.S. Women's Open CUT: 2006
du Maurier Classic DNP
Women's British Open T3: 2001
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Order of Merit		 2005
Ladies European Tour
Player of the Year		 2005

Iben Tinning (born 4 February 1974 in Copenhagen) is a Danish professional golfer. Her first two wins on the Ladies European Tour (LET) came in 2002. In 2003 she won the LPGA Tour's Qualifying Tournament, but her 2004 LPGA rookie season was disappointing and she lost her card. Back in Europe, in 2005 she finished top of the Order of Merit, becoming the first Danish golfer to top the money list on any major international tour. As of the end of the 2005 season she had won five tournaments on the LET. She was a member of the European Solheim Cup team in 2002, 2003 and 2005.

In 2007 Tinning played in the Solheim Cup losing her singles match to Juli Inkster.

Tinning also led the Dubai Ladies Masters after 70 holes, before Annika Sörenstam sunk a 17-foot birdie putt on 17 to tie Tinning who missed an 8-footer for birdie. On the par-5 18th, Tinning hit her approach onto the green, only to have it spin back into the water, allowing Sörenstam the tournament victory.

In 2010 Tinning announced that she would be retiring at the end of the season due to a lingering hip injury. She played her last tournament at the season-ending Omega Dubai Ladies Masters on the Ladies Europe Tour and won the tournament.

Ladies European Tour (6)

Team appearances

Professional

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