Linn Grant will start her 2023 season next week in Morocco on the Ladies European Tour. Grant is one of the best young players in the game and was forced to play a restricted LPGA schedule last season due to U.S travel restrictions. She is not vaccinated for COVID-19.
Grant is currently No. Grant, currently ranked 28 in the Rolex Rankings will be able compete in LPGA’s Asian swing. However, her agent Pelle Kruger stated that they are not optimistic she’ll be available to compete at the Chevron Championship, the year’s first major.
Novak Djokovic, a tennis star, was unable to compete at the U.S. Open last year for the same reason.
The U.S. government increased its COVID-19 restrictions in January. This requires international visitors to be fully immunized against the virus. Kruger stated to Golfweek that while they are still working on obtaining a pass for certain circumstances, they don’t see things opening up until at most early May. The Chevron is scheduled for April 20-23.
The Biden administration announced Monday plans to end the national emergency and public emergency declarations for May 11th.
Linn Grant holds the trophy after she won the 2022 Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed hosted by Annika and Henrik at Halmstad Golf Club, Sweden. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images).
Grant won the LET four times in 2022, including the historic Scandinavian Mixed in which she beat all the men of the DP World Tour. She was also the winner of the season-long Race to Costa del Sol.
Grant finished in six LPGA starts last year, scoring four top-eight finishes as well as a T-19 at AIG Women’s British Open.
Worst case scenario: Grant will participate in all LPGA events outside the U.S. (around ten or eleven) and the same number of LET events between.
Sweden was one of eight countries to qualify for the Hanwha Lifeplan International Crown. It will take place at TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, May 4-7. The event will be open to the top four Swedish players according to the Rolex Rankings, which were published on April 3. Grant currently ranks second in the Rolex Rankings behind Madelene Sagstrom (25th).
