Maria Hjorth

Maria Anna McBride (née Hjorth born 15 October 1973) is a Swedish professional golfer. She has won five times on the LPGA Tour and twice finished second in major championships. As a senior, after turning 50, she completed the "senior slam" winning both of the two senior women's major championships in the same year, the 2026 U.S. Senior Women's Open and the 2026 LPGA Legends Championship.

Early years Hjorth was born in Falun. As the youngest of three daughters to Kjell and Monica Hjorth, she first gripped a golf club at three years of age. Six years old, she traveled with her family, to compete in the unofficial Swedish Championship for children, the Colgate Cup, for girls up to 10 years of age. After the round, her elder sister helped her to count the score.

Nordic skiing was a main interest during winter time. At ten years of age, Hjorth also began playing curling and later became the youngest ever individual winner of the Swedish Championship in curling.

On the golf course, she usually practiced with boys older than her, why she soon find it natural to play from the same tee as the men. During her amateur career she always represented Falun-Borlänge Golf Club.

Amateur career Hjorth won many individual amateur titles including the 1995 European Ladies Amateur Championship at Wannsee, Berlin, Germany.

Hjorth attended the University of Stirling in Scotland.

Professional career Hjorth turned professional in 1996 and won the Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit that year. She played mainly on the Ladies European Tour (LET) in 1996 and 1997. In late 1997, she finished fourth at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to gain exempt status on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour for the 1998 season. Since 1998 she played mainly on the LPGA Tour, while continuing to play in Europe several times each year.

She has won two individual titles on the LET and five on the LPGA. Winning her second LPGA title in 1999, the Mizuno Classic in Japan, she played with a mix-matched set of clubs because her clubs were lost by an airline.

Major championships She once finished second in the Women's PGA Championship, losing in a playoff, and once tied second in the Women's British Open. She was also sole or tied second in the Evian Masters in France three times before it was recognized as a major championship.

Professional team appearaces She was a member of five European Solheim Cup teams in 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 and played three times in the Praia d'El Rey European Cup, a team competition sanctioned by the LET.

Senior career As a senior, after turning 50, Hjorth, now playing under her last name McBride, won both of the two senior women's major championships in the same year, the 2026 U.S. Senior Women's Open and the 2026 Senior LPGA Championship, completing the same "senior slam" as Laura Davies achieved in 2018 and Hjorth's fellow country women Helen Alfredsson in 2019.

Private life, awards, honors In 1996, she earned Elite Sign No. 107 by the Swedish Golf Federation, on the basis of national team appearances and national championship performances.

In 2001, she was awarded honorary member of the PGA of Sweden.

In 1995, three weeks before winning the European Ladies Amateur Championship, she was diagnosed with diabetes.

Swedish Golf Tour (7)

Other wins (1) 1997 A.V. Rubbish Classic (Players West Tour)

Legends of the LPGA wins (2) LegendLegends Tour major championships (2)Other Legends Tour (0)

Results in LPGA majors ^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001 ^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place

Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (twice) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (nine times)

LPGA Tour career summary official through the 2022 season

Team appearances Amateur European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1993, 1995 European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1992, 1994 (winners) Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Sweden): 1992, 1994

Professional Praia d'El Rey European Cup (representing Ladies European Tour): 1997, 1998 (tie), 1999 (winners) Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 (winners) Lexus Cup (representing International team): 2007 World Cup (representing Sweden): 2008

Solheim Cup record Year Totalmatches TotalW–L–H SinglesW–L–H FoursomesW–L–H FourballsW–L–H Pointswon Points%Career216–10–50–4–14–3–12–3–38.540.5%200231–2–00–1–0 lost to K. Robbins 5&30–0–0 1–1–0 lost w/ A. Sörenstam 2&1,won w/ I. Tinning 1 up1.033%200541–3–00–1–0 lost to N. Gulbis 2&11–1–0 won w/ L. Davies 2&1,lost w/ L. Davies 3&20–1–0 lost w/ I. Tinning 3&21.025%200751–1–30–1–0 lost to P. Creamer 2&11–0–1 won w/ G. Nocera 3&2,halved w/ G. Nocera0–0–2 halved w/ A. Sörenstam,halved w/ L. Wessberg2.550%200952–1–2 0–0–1 halved w/ C. Kerr1–1–0 won w/ A. Nordqvist 3&2,lost w/ A. Nordqvist 1 dn1–0–1 halved w/ C. Matthew,won w/ G. Nocera 1 up3.060%201141–3–00–1–0 lost to C. Kim 4&21–1–0 lost w/ A. Nordqvist 2&1,won w/ A. Nordqvist 3&20–1–0 lost w/ A. Muñoz 3&11.025%