Amateur Career
Pettersen was born in Oslo, Norway. Both her parents, Axel and Mona, participated in sports. Suzann Pettersen is a distant relative of merchant Gunerius Pettersen (1826–1892).
She was a successful amateur golfer. She is a five-time Norwegian Amateur Champion (1996–2000), and won the British Girls Championship in 1999. She represented Norway in the Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Team Championship in 1998 and 2000, becoming World Amateur Champion in her second appearance. She also represented Europe in the 1997 and 1999 Junior Ryder Cup Matches.
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