Madelene Sagstrom will now take a break. The 33-year-old Swede, now seven months pregnant, teamed up with longtime friend Dani Holmqvist at the Dow Championship – Team 2 ½ Swedes – where they closed with a 64 to sneak into the top 10.
Sagstrom had initially planned to compete in the KPMG Women’s PGA later this month at Hazeltine but decided instead to begin her maternity leave after this week’s event in Midland, Michigan.
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“When the low left starting coming on the front nine today I was like, yeah, you know, it’s time,” said Sagstrom, a two-time winner on the LPGA. “But I’m playing decent golf still, but just the stamina is not there.”
Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden walks on the third hole during the third round of the Dow Championship 2026 at Midland Country Club on June 13, 2026 in Midland, Michigan.
Sagstrom and husband Jack Clarke will welcome their first child, a boy, in September. She hopes to return to the tour after the swing Asian swing in 2027.
“The most fun has actually been all the adjustments I’ve had to make,” said Sagstrom of playing pregnant. “I changed all my clubs. Even this morning I did make a little bit of an adjustment on the putting. I was like, do I go a little bit more on top of the belly now or go around it?
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“It’s been fun. You have to like stay away – get away from that perfect golf, and just be a little bit more flexible.”
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: LPGA Dow: Madelene Sagstrom, 7 months pregnant, posts top 10
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