List of Swedish professional golfers
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.
Swedish golfers with victories on main tours
Updated as of 24 March 2015.
| Name | PGA | ET | LPGA | LET | First-Last | Majors | Ryder Cup/ Solheim Cup |
Awards/Notes | Order of Merit/ Best ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Alfredsson | 7 | 11 | 1990–2008 | Nabisco Dinah Shore 1993 Women's British Open[1] 1990; Evian[1] 1994, 1998, 2008 | 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2009 | LET Rookie of the Year 1989 LPGA Rookie of the Year 1992 LET Life Membership Solheim Cup Captain 2007 | LET Order of Merit: #1 1998 | ||
| Joakim Bäckström | 1 | 2005 | |||||||
| Jonas Blixt | 2 | 2012–2013 | |||||||
| Daniel Chopra | 2 | 2007–2008 | |||||||
| Johan Edfors | 3 | 2006 | |||||||
| Kärstin Ehrnlund | 2 | 1980–1984 | First Swedish win on WPGET (LET)(1980) | ||||||
| Cecilia Ekelundh | 3 | 2004–2006 | |||||||
| Niclas Fasth | 6 | 2000–2007 | 2002 | ||||||
| Anders Forsbrand | 6 | 1987–1995 | |||||||
| Louise Friberg | 1 | 2008 | |||||||
| Pierre Fulke | 3 | 1999–2000 | 2002 | ||||||
| Åsa Gottmo | 1 | 2002 | |||||||
| Mathias Grönberg | 4 | 1995–2003 | |||||||
| Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore | 3 | 1989–1999 | |||||||
| Sophie Gustafson | 5 | 14 | 1996–2010 | Women's British Open[1] 2000 | 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 | LET Player of the Year 1998, 2000, 2003 | LET Order of Merit: #1 2000, 2003, 2007, 2009 | ||
| Joakim Haeggman | 3 | 1993–2004 | 1993 | ||||||
| Chris Hanell | 1 | 2004 | |||||||
| Peter Hanson | 6 | 2005–2012 | 2010, 2012 | World ranking: 17th (October 2012)[2] | |||||
| Fredrik Andersson Hed | 1 | 2010 | |||||||
| Marlene Hedblom | 1 | 2003 | |||||||
| Peter Hedblom | 3 | 1997–2009 | |||||||
| Caroline Hedwall | 5 | 2011–2012 | 2011, 2013 | LET Player of the Year 2011 LET Rookie of the Year 2011 | |||||
| Oskar Henningsson | 1 | 2009 | |||||||
| Gabriel Hjertstedt | 2 | 1997–1999 | First Swedish win on PGA Tour (1997) | ||||||
| Maria Hjorth | 5 | 2 | 1999–2011 | 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 | |||||
| Fredrik Jacobson | 1 | 3 | 2003–2011 | ||||||
| Per-Ulrik Johansson | 6 | 1991–2007 | 1995, 1997 | Rookie of the Year 1991 | |||||
| Richard S. Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2002–2010 | ||||||
| Michael Jonzon | 2 | 1997–2009 | |||||||
| Robert Karlsson | 11 | 1995–2010 | 2006, 2008 | European Tour Order of Merit: #1 2008 List of golfers with most European Tour wins | |||||
| Carin Koch | 2 | 1 | 2000–2005 | 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005 | |||||
| Mats Lanner | 3 | 1987–1998 | |||||||
| Camilla Lennarth | 1 | 2014 | |||||||
| Mikael Lundberg | 3 | 2005–2014 | |||||||
| Adam Mednick | 1 | 2002 | |||||||
| Liselotte Neumann | 13 | 8 | 1985–2004 | U.S. Women's Open 1988 Women's British Open[1] 1994 | 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 | LET Life Membership LPGA Rookie of the Year 1988 First Swedish win on LPGA (1988) Solheim Cup Captain 2013 | LET Order of Merit #1 1994 | ||
| Catrin Nilsmark | 1 | 2 | 1994–1999 | Evian 1999[1] | 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 | Solheim Cup Captain 2003, 2005 | |||
| Christian Nilsson | 1 | 2009 | |||||||
| Anna Nordqvist | 4 | 2009–2014 | LPGA 2009 | 2009, 2011, 2013 | LET Rookie of the Year 2009 | World ranking: 7th (Dec. 2009)[3] | |||
| Alexander Norén | 3 | 2009–2011 | |||||||
| Anna Oxenstierna | 1 | 1989 | |||||||
| Jesper Parnevik | 5 | 4 | 1993–2001 | 1997, 1999, 2002 | Twice runner-up in British Open, 1994 and 1997. | World ranking: 7th (May 2000) | |||
| Carl Pettersson | 5 | 1 | 2002–2012 | ||||||
| Jarmo Sandelin | 5 | 1995–2001 | 1999 | Rookie of the Year 1995 | |||||
| Ove Sellberg | 3 | 1986–1990 | First Swedish win on European Tour (1986) | ||||||
| Patrik Sjöland | 2 | 1998–2000 | |||||||
| Annika Sörenstam | 72 | 17 | 1995–2008 | U.S. Women's Open 1995, 1996, 2006 Nabisco 2001, 2002, 2005; LPGA 2003, 2004, 2005 Women's British Open 2003 Evian[1] 2000, 2002 =10+2 | 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 | 8 LPGA Player of the Year (record) 6 Vare Trophies (lowest avg. score) World Golf Hall of Fame 2003 3rd most LPGA Tour wins | LPGA #1 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 LET #1 1995 | ||
| Charlotta Sörenstam | 1 | 2000 | 1998 | ||||||
| Henrik Stenson | 4 | 9 | 2001–2014 | 2006, 2008, 2014 | European Tour Golfer of the Year 2013 | Order of Merit: #1 2013 FedEx Cup: #1 2013 World ranking: 2nd (May 2014) | |||
| Lotta Wahlin | 2 | 2008 | |||||||
| Marie Wennersten-From | 1 | 1985 | |||||||
| Linda Wessberg | 3 | 2006–2009 | 2007 | ||||||
| Johanna Westerberg | 1 | 2009 | Name changed to Johanna Johansson | ||||||
| Emma Zackrisson[4] | 1 | 2008 | |||||||
| Total | 22 | 96 | 111 | 80 |
Female golfer with 8 or more LPGA or LET wins Male golfer with 8 or more PGA or European Tour wins Major victories in bold
Swedish professional golfers without victory on main tours
Anytime holder of PGA, LPGA, Ladies European Tour (LET) or European Tour card.
| M/F | Name | Birth | Professional | Prof. wins | Tour | Awards/Order of Merit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | Johan Axgren | 1975 | 1995- | 6 | European Tour (2007) | Four Challenge Tour wins | |
| M | Kalle Brink | 1975 | 1994- | 6 | European Tour (1998) | Three Challenge Tour wins | |
| M | Magnus A. Carlsson | 1980 | 2001- | 2 | European Tour (joined 2008) | Runner-up: Joburg Open 2008. One Challenge Tour win (Challenge of Ireland 2007). | |
| M | Jens Dantorp | 1989 | 2008- | 9 | European Tour (joined 2014) | One Challenge Tour win | |
| M | Pelle Edberg | 1979 | 1997- | 5 | European Tour (joined 2004) | Order of Merit: 51st (2007) | Runner-up: Scandinavian Masters 2008, Saint-Omer Open 2010 |
| M | Klas Eriksson | 1971 | 1991- | 5 | European Tour (joined 1994) | Order of Merit: 45th (1994) | Five Challenge Tour wins |
| M | Martin Erlandsson | 1974 | 1997- | 2 | European Tour (2004–2011) | Order of Merit: 67th (2005) | One Challenge Tour win Runner-up: Wales Open 2005 and Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles (1 stroke) 2009 |
| M | Oscar Florén | 1984 | 2007- | 1 | European Tour (joined 2011) | One Challenge Tour win | |
| M | Peter Gustafsson | 1976 | 1999- | 8 | European Tour (2005–2007, 2012–) | Order of Merit: 46th (2005) Tour de las Américas: 2009 Order of Merit #1 | Runner-up: Open de España (playoff) and Omega European Masters (1 stroke) 2005 One Tour de las Américas win |
| M | Rikard Karlberg | 1986 | 2006- | 7 | European Tour (joined 2015) | Two Asian Tour wins: SAIL Open 2010, Hero Honda Indian Open 2010 | |
| M | Joakim Lagergren | 1991 | 2010- | 5 | European Tour (joined 2012) | One Challenge Tour win | |
| F | Pernilla Lindberg | 1986 | 2009- | 9 | LPGA Tour (joined 2010) LET (joined 2010) | World Rankings 2014: 93rd LET Order of Merit 2011/2012/2013: 18th | Runner up International Crown 2014. LET runner-up: Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open 2011 |
| F | Pia Nilsson | 1954 | 1982- | 5 | LPGA Tour (1983–1987) | Non-playing captain 1998 Solheim Cup | |
| M | Henrik Nyström | 1969 | 1994- | — | European Tour (joined 1997) | Order of Merit: 94th (2002) | Runner-up: Scottish PGA Championship 2000, Hong Kong Open 2002 and Saint-Omer Open 2006 |
| F | Mikaela Parmlid | 1980 | 2003- | — | LPGA Tour (joined 2004) | LET Order of Merit 2013: 12th[5] | Runner up International Crown 2014. LET runner-up: Austrian Ladies Open 2012, Open de Espana 2013 |
| F | Nina Reis[6] | 1980 | 2002- | 6 | |||
| F | Karin Sjödin | 1983 | 2003- | — | LPGA Tour (joined 2006) | ||
| F | Louise Stahle | 1985 | 2005- | — | LPGA Tour (joined 2006) | LET Rookie of the Year 2007 | |
| M | Johan Tumba[7] | 1964 | 1987- | — | European Tour (joined 1992) | Best result: #5 in Indonesia Open 1995[8] | |
| M | Leif Westerberg | 1974 | 1997 | 2 | European Tour (joined 2005) | Order of Merit: 131st (2006) | Two Challenge Tour wins |
| M | Fredrik Widmark[9][10] | 1975 | 1998 | 9 | European Tour (2003–2006) | Three Challenge Tour wins |
Participation in Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup
Ryder Cup
| 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Europe Captain Non-playing assistant captain Player – Automatic qualifier Player – Captain's pick 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 At the time only LET major. Evian turns major on both tours 2013, Women's British Open turned major on both tours 2001.
- ↑ Peter Hanson reaches new high in golf rankings after BMW Masters victory, RTE, 2012-10-29
- ↑ Rolex World Rankings, 2009-12-07
- ↑ http://www.ladieseuropeantour.info/profiles/120251.htm
- ↑ LET Order of Merit 2013
- ↑ Golfdata: Nina Reis
- ↑ http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/players/playerid=870/index.html europeantour.com: Johan Tumba
- ↑ http://www.golfdata.se/tournytt/resultatlista.asp?TID=B9511XX Golfadata: Indonesia Open Results
- ↑ Golfdata: Fredrik Widmark
- ↑ European Tour: Fredrik Widmark
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