Pernilla Lindberg wrote down a list of goals in high school: win a major and leave a mark on history.

It’s not often that a player can leave the tour having achieved childhood dreams. But at age 39, Lindberg finds herself among the fortunate few.

With husband Daniel Taylor by her side last week in Hawaii for the Lotte Championship, Lindberg put the finishing touches on a 16-year LPGA career that included a victory at the 2018 ANA Inspiration (now Chevron Championship), 12 top-10 finishes, 340 starts and $3.4 million in earnings. She also represented Sweden in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

“It’s gone by in a flash,” said Lindberg, who is due to give birth to her first child in March 2026.

The warmhearted Lindberg said she might play in a future Chevron as a past champion, but it won’t happen next year.

“I want to be a full time mom, said Lindberg. “I’ve given it my all out here for 16 years and ready for the next chapter in life.”

Lindberg turned professional in 2009 after graduating with a degree in international business from Oklahoma State. The two-time first-team All-American joined the LPGA the following year and traveled with longtime friend and fellow rookie Azahara Munoz.

“I’ve shed a lot of happy tears in the last 30 minutes, hour, and it’s because I’m going to miss all the memories I’ve created out here, all the people,” said Lindberg. “I have created some of my best friendships for life out here on tour.”

Seven years ago, Lindberg became the fourth player to go wire-to-wire at the ANA, defeating LPGA Hall of Famer Inbee Park in a eight-hole playoff that extended to Monday for the first time in tournament history.

Lindberg drained a 30-foot birdie putt to clench the title in front of 1,500 fans who came out to Mission Hills on Monday for bonus golf.

“The putt Pernilla made on the last was a champion’s putt,” Park said at the time. “You really can’t beat that.”

Growing up, Lindberg split her time between competitive golf and skiing until age 16. She wrote in her bio that she could’ve easily made her living on the slopes were it not for the time she watched a top skier break both legs in a devastating accident.

From then on, she wrote, golf had her full attention.

Lindberg is the second major champion to announce her retirement this season. Former No. 1 Stacy Lewis, a two-time major champion, also played her final event of 2025 in Hawaii. Lewis plans to play once more at the Chevron next spring in The Woodlands, Texas, where she grew up.

Like Lewis, the thoughtful Lindberg also served as a Player Director on the LPGA Board of Directors.

“Don’t be too hard on yourself,” said Lindberg of the advice she’d give the next generation. “You’re going to have so many ups and downs out here. Enjoy the journey. Take care of the tour. Try to do something good for the tour where you leave it in a better place than you found it.”