Jesper Parnevik

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Jesper Bo Parnevik (born March 7, 1965) is a professional golfer. He is the son of the Swedish entertainer Bo Parnevik.

Parnevik was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His place in the pantheon of golf stars stems from both his playing achievements and his unusual taste in fashion.

His on-course trademark was the upturned bill on his baseball cap. This became so much his trademark that when he played on the European Ryder Cup team, he received a customized team cap with the Ryder Cup logo on the bottom of the bill instead of the front, so that it could be seen when he turned up the bill. He has since stopped wearing the flipped-bill hat, and is now wearing a visor with a normal bill. His flamboyant fashion sense, featuring disco-style purple trousers and other golf apparel designed by Johan Lindeberg, has been politely described as "eclectic," and he's been known to change outfits at the halfway stage of a round of tournament golf. As of 2006, one of his new trademark on-course fashion statements is a necktie worn under a vest.

He is also famous for eating volcanic dust as a dietary supplement. [1]

Parnevik turned professional in 1986 and scored four wins in his early years on the European Tour. Based in Florida, he joined the PGA TOUR in the mid-90s, subsequently winning five events. His playing career also includes three Ryder Cup appearances - in 1997, 1999, and 2002. He has twice been a runner-up in The Open, in 1994 and 1997. He has featured in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

He is also credited with introducing fellow professional golfer Tiger Woods to Swedish model Elin Nordegren (previously employed as a nanny by Parnevik) who Woods would eventually marry.