List of Swedish professional golfers
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This is a list of Swedish professional golfers with one or more professional tour wins or holding a PGA, LPGA, Ladies European Tour (LET) or European Tour card.
Updated as of 20 December 2015.
Contents
Male golfers
Player | Birth | Main Tour wins | Other wins | OWGR[1] | Order of Merit | Qualification | Awards and Notes | |||||||||||
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MAJ | WGC | PGA | EUR | First-Last | ASA | AFR | WEB | CHA | TLA | SEN | ||||||||
Henrik Stenson | 1976 | (RU) | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2001–2014 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2014 | #1 | 2013 | 2013 Golfer of the Year 2013 Harry Vardon Trophy 2013 FedEx Cup #1 |
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Robert Karlsson | 1969 | 11 | 1995–2010 | 6 | 2008 | #1 | 2008 | 2008 Harry Vardon Trophy | ||||||||||
Jesper Parnevik | 1965 | (2xRU) | 5 | 4 | 1993–2001 | 7 | 2000 | 1988Q (Winner) | British Open runner-up (1994 · 1997) | |||||||||
Fredrik Jacobson | 1974 | 1 | 3 | 2003–2011 | 16 | 2004 | ||||||||||||
Peter Hanson | 1977 | 6 | 2005–2012 | 1 | 17 | 2012 | ||||||||||||
Niclas Fasth | 1972 | 6 | 2000–2007 | 4 | 18 | 2007 | 5 | 2007 | 1996Q (Winner) | |||||||||
Carl Pettersson | 1977 | (T3) | 5 | 1 | 2002–2012 | 23 | 2006 | European Amateur Champion 2000 | ||||||||||
Anders Forsbrand | 1961 | 6 | 1987–1995 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Per-Ulrik Johansson | 1966 | 6 | 1991–2007 | 1991 Rookie of the Year | ||||||||||||||
Jonas Blixt | 1984 | 2 | 2012–2013 | 33 | 2014 | 2011 Tour | ||||||||||||
Joakim Haeggman | 1969 | 3 | 1993–2004 | 2 | 42 | 2004 | 2008Q · 2008Q | |||||||||||
Johan Edfors | 1975 | 3 | 2006 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 2006 | 2005Q | ||||||||||
Alexander Norén | 1982 | 4 | 2009–2015 | 1 | 48 | 2012 | 2006 Tour | |||||||||||
Patrik Sjöland | 1971 | 2 | 1998–2000 | 1 | 48 | 1998 | 2006Q · 2007Q · 2009Q · 2013Q | |||||||||||
Jarmo Sandelin | 1967 | 5 | 1995–2001 | 1 | 59 | 1999 | 2005Q · 2009Q | 1995 Rookie of the Year | ||||||||||
Daniel Chopra | 1973 | 2 | 2007–2008 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 2008 | 2011 Tour · 2013 Tour | |||||||||
Gabriel Hjertstedt | 1971 | 2 | 1997–1999 | First Swedish PGA Tour win (1997) | ||||||||||||||
Kristoffer Broberg | 1986 | 1 | 2015 | 4 | 65 | 2015 | 2012 Tour | 100th Swedish European Tour win (2015) | ||||||||||
Mathias Grönberg | 1970 | 4 | 1995–2003 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 2003 | 2009 Tour | ||||||||||
Fredrik Andersson Hed | 1972 | 1 | 2010 | 2 | 68 | 2010 | 2006Q · 2009Q | |||||||||||
David Lingmerth | 1987 | 1 | 2015 | 1 | 40 | 2015 | 2012 Tour · 2014 Tour | |||||||||||
Pierre Fulke | 1971 | 3 | 1999–2000 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Peter Hedblom | 1970 | 3 | 1997–2009 | 4 | 77 | 2008 | ||||||||||||
Richard S. Johnson | 1976 | 1 | 2 | 2002–2010 | 1 | 94 | 2006 | |||||||||||
Mats Lanner | 1961 | 3 | 1987–1998 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Rikard Karlberg | 1986 | 1 | 2015 | 2 | 121 | 2015 | 2014Q | |||||||||||
Pelle Edberg | 1979 | (2xRU) | 144 | 2007 | 51 | 2007 | 2006Q · 2011 Tour · 2014Q | |||||||||||
Christian Nilsson | 1979 | 1 | 2009 | 1 | 150 | 2010 | 2005Q · 2008 Tour | |||||||||||
Mikael Lundberg | 1973 | 3 | 2005–2014 | 3 | 158 | 2008 | 2007 Tour · 2011Q · 2012Q · 2013Q | |||||||||||
Ove Sellberg | 1959 | 3 | 1986–1990 | First Swedish European Tour win (1986) | ||||||||||||||
Michael Jonzon | 1972 | 2 | 1997–2009 | 2 | 159 | 1997 | 2012Q | |||||||||||
Johan Carlsson | 1986 | 1 | 166 | 2014 | 2013 Tour | |||||||||||||
Chris Hanell | 1973 | 1 | 2004 | |||||||||||||||
Magnus A. Carlsson | 1980 | (RU) | 1 | 176 | 2008 | 2007 Tour · 2010 Tour · 2012 Tour | ||||||||||||
Oskar Henningsson | 1985 | 1 | 2009 | 192 | 2009 | 2008Q | ||||||||||||
Adam Mednick | 1966 | 1 | 2002 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Oscar Florén | 1984 | 1 | 203 | 2011 | 2010 Tour · 2012Q | |||||||||||||
Peter Gustafsson | 1976 | (2xRU) | 1 | 237 | 2005 | 46 | 2005 | 2004Q (Winner) · 2011Q | 2009 Tour de las Américas Order of Merit #1 | |||||||||
Joel Sjöholm | 1985 | 258 | 2010 | 2010 Tour | ||||||||||||||
Joakim Bäckström | 1978 | 1 | 2005 | 1 | 276 | 2006 | 2007Q | |||||||||||
Johan Axgren | 1975 | 4 | 2006 Tour | |||||||||||||||
Kalle Brink | 1975 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Dennis Edlund | 1965 | (2xRU) | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Klas Eriksson | 1971 | 5 | 45 | 1994 | 2008 Tour | European Amateur Champion 1990 | ||||||||||||
Mårten Olander | 1971 | (RU) | 1 | 61 | 2003 | 1993 Ben Hogan Award | ||||||||||||
Martin Erlandsson | 1974 | (2xRU) | 1 | 67 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
Henrik Nyström | 1969 | (3xRU) | 94 | 2002 | 2005Q · 2006Q · 2008Q | |||||||||||||
Leif Westerberg | 1974 | 2 | 131 | 2006 | 2005Q · 2007 Tour | |||||||||||||
Fredrik Widmark | 1975 | 3 | 297 | 2005 | 2005 Tour | |||||||||||||
Henrik Norlander | 1987 | 1 | 266 | 2015 | 2012Q · 2015 Tour | |||||||||||||
Jens Fahrbring | 1984 | 2 | 267 | 2015 | 2015 Tour | |||||||||||||
Joakim Lagergren | 1991 | 1 | 274 | 2015 | 2011Q · 2012Q · 2014Q | |||||||||||||
Jens Dantorp | 1989 | 1 | 316 | 2013 | 2013Q | |||||||||||||
Mattias Eliasson | 1975 | 230 | 2006 | 2005Q | ||||||||||||||
Steven Jeppesen | 1984 | 357 | 2006 | 2005 Tour · 2009Q | ||||||||||||||
Anders Haglund | 1964 | European Amateur Champion 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
Fredrik Henge | 1974 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Per Nyman | 1968 | 4 | 2002Q (Winner) | |||||||||||||||
Fredrik Ohlsson | 1979 | 2009Q · 2010Q | ||||||||||||||||
Total | — | 1 | 23 | 100 | 1986–2015 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 59 | 1 | 1 |
Female golfers
Player | Birth | Main Tour wins | Other wins | WWGR[2] | Order of Merit | Awards and Notes | |||||||||
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MAJ | M.E.1 | LPGA | LET | First-Last | JPN | AUS | KOR | ASA | LEG | ||||||
Annika Sörenstam | 1970 | 10 | 2 | 72 | 17 | 1995–2008 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2006 | LPGA #1 1995 · 1997 · 1998 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 LET #1 1995 |
8 LPGA Player of the Year (record) 6 Vare Trophies (lowest avg. score) World Golf Hall of Fame 2003 3rd most LPGA Tour wins |
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Helen Alfredsson | 1965 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1990–2008 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2008 | LET: #1 1998 LPGA: #5 2008 |
LET Rookie of the Year 1989 LPGA Rookie of the Year 1992 LET Life Membership Solheim Cup Captain 2007 |
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Liselotte Neumann | 1966 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 1985–2004 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 2005 | LET #1 1994 | LET Life Membership LPGA Rookie of the Year 1988 First Swedish LPGA win (1988) Solheim Cup Captain 2013 |
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Sophie Gustafson | 1973 | (2xRU) | 1 | 5 | 16 | 1996–2011 | 1 | 17 | 2003 | LET: #1 2000 · 2003 · 2007 · 2009 | LET Player of the Year 1998 · 2000 · 2003 | ||||
Anna Nordqvist | 1987 | 1 | 5 | 2009–2015 | 7 | 2009 | LPGA: #7 2014 · #10 2015 | LET Rookie of the Year 2009 | |||||||
Maria Hjorth | 1973 | (2xRU) | 5 | 2 | 1999–2011 | 16 | 2008 | LPGA: #5 2001 | Also played as Maria McBride | ||||||
Caroline Hedwall | 1989 | (T3) | 5 | 2011–2012 | 3 | 23 | 2013 | LET Player of the Year 2011 LET Rookie of the Year 2011 |
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Catrin Nilsmark | 1967 | (T4) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1994–1999 | 81 | 2002 | Solheim Cup Captain 2003 · 2005 | ||||||
Carin Koch | 1971 | (T5) | 2 | 1 | 2000–2005 | 9 | 2002 | LPGA: #8 2002 | Solheim Cup Captain 2015 | ||||||
Cecilia Ekelundh | 1978 | 3 | 2004–2006 | ||||||||||||
Linda Wessberg | 1980 | 3 | 2006–2009 | ||||||||||||
Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore | 1965 | 3 | 1989–1999 | ||||||||||||
Karstin Ehrnlund | 1958 | 2 | 1980–1984 | First Swedish LET win (1980) | |||||||||||
Lotta Wahlin | 1983 | 2 | 2008 | LET #7 2008 | |||||||||||
Charlotta Sörenstam | 1973 | (5) | 1 | 2000 | 1 | 79 | 2002 | ||||||||
Louise Friberg | 1980 | 1 | 2008 | ||||||||||||
Åsa Gottmo | 1971 | 1 | 2002 | 52 | 2002 | ||||||||||
Marlene Hedblom | 1972 | 1 | 2003 | ||||||||||||
Camilla Lennarth | 1988 | 1 | 2014 | ||||||||||||
Anna Oxenstierna | 1963 | 1 | 1989 | ||||||||||||
Marie Wennersten-From | 1958 | 1 | 1985 | ||||||||||||
Johanna Johansson/Westerberg | 1977 | 1 | 2009 | Name changed to Johanna Johansson | |||||||||||
Emma Zackrisson | 1979 | 1 | 2008 | ||||||||||||
Mikaela Parmlid | 1980 | (2xRU) | LET #12 2013 | Runner up International Crown 2014. | |||||||||||
Louise Stahle | 1985 | (2xRU) | LET Rookie of the Year 2007 | ||||||||||||
Pernilla Lindberg | 1986 | (T5) | (2xRU) | 93 | 2014 | LET #18 2011 · 2012 · 2013 | Runner up 2014 International Crown. | ||||||||
Nina Reis | 1980 | (RU) | |||||||||||||
Karin Sjödin | 1983 | (T4) | |||||||||||||
Daniela Holmqvist | 1988 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Pia Nilsson | 1954 | Solheim Cup Captain 1998 | |||||||||||||
Total | 13 | 9 | 112 | 85 | 1980–2015 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
1 M.E. = LET major only. Women's British Open turned major on both tours 2001, Evian turned major on both tours 2013.
Participation in international team tournaments
Ryder Cup
1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | |
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Host country | |||||||||||
Winning team | |||||||||||
Joakim Haeggman | |||||||||||
Per-Ulrik Johansson | |||||||||||
Jesper Parnevik | |||||||||||
Jarmo Sandelin | |||||||||||
Niclas Fasth | |||||||||||
Pierre Fulke | |||||||||||
Robert Karlsson | |||||||||||
Henrik Stenson | |||||||||||
Peter Hanson | |||||||||||
Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Player – Automatic qualifier Player – Captain's pick Winner in bold
Solheim Cup
1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | |
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Host country | ||||||||||||||
Winning team | ||||||||||||||
Helen Alfredsson | ||||||||||||||
Liselotte Neumann | ||||||||||||||
Catrin Nilsmark | ||||||||||||||
Annika Sörenstam | ||||||||||||||
Sophie Gustafson | ||||||||||||||
Charlotta Sörenstam | ||||||||||||||
Pia Nilsson | ||||||||||||||
Carin Koch | ||||||||||||||
Maria Hjorth | ||||||||||||||
Linda Wessberg | ||||||||||||||
Anna Nordqvist | ||||||||||||||
Caroline Hedwall | ||||||||||||||
Total | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Europe Captain Non-playing assistant captain Player – Automatic qualifier Player – Captain's pick Winner in bold
Seve Trophy
2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | |
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Host country | ||||||||
Winning team | ||||||||
Robert Karlsson | ||||||||
Jarmo Sandelin | ||||||||
Niclas Fasth | ||||||||
Fredrik Jacobson | ||||||||
Peter Hanson | ||||||||
Henrik Stenson | ||||||||
Alexander Norén | ||||||||
Jonas Blixt | ||||||||
Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — |
Player – Automatic qualifier Qualified but did not play Winner in bold
Royal Trophy
2006 | 2007 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
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Host country | |||||||
Winning team | Asia | Asia | |||||
Henrik Stenson | |||||||
Niclas Fasth | |||||||
Robert Karlsson | |||||||
Johan Edfors | |||||||
Peter Hanson | |||||||
Alexander Norén | |||||||
Fredrik Andersson Hed | |||||||
Total | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — |
Player Winner in bold
See also
- List of female golfers
- List of male golfers
- List of golfers with most European Tour wins
- List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins
- List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins
- List of men's major championships winning golfers
- List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins
References
- ↑ Career best. Official World Golf Ranking website includes archive of weekly ranking lists of Top-200 from 1987 on.
- ↑ Career best. Officially introduced in February 2006, calculated from 2002. Full list of all ranked players at the official WWGR site.
External links
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