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Linn Grant parents: Meet John Grant

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Linn Grant’s professional career is off to a tremendous start. She enjoyed one of the most memorable Rookie seasons in recent memory, establishing herself as one of the top up-and-coming female golfers in the World. Big things are expected out of her as the new LET campaign gets underway and Sun Devil Nation will be following along the way. From the trophies, to the prize money, to the history-making moments, take a look back at all of Linn Grant’s success this season.

Linn Grant parents: Meet John Grant

 

Grant is the grand-daughter of James Grant, a Scottish golf professional who emigrated from Inverness in Scotland to Helsingborg in Sweden.The Grant family has had a fair bit of success on Catriona Matthew’s home track, North Berwick Golf Club. James won the Scottish Boys Championship on the course, and Linn won the British Amateur Stroke Championship there, 49 years later. James died when Linn was 6 years old. Her father John played on the Swedish Golf Tour and has seven wins on the Swedish Senior Tour.