Christian Nilsson
| Christian Nilsson | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
 Nilsson at the 2010 KLM Open | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Christian Lars Nilsson |
| Born |
25 May 1979 Karlstad, Sweden |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st) |
| Nationality |
 Sweden |
| Residence | Karlstad, Sweden |
| Spouse | Johanna (m. 2009) |
| Children | Thea (b. 2008) |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1999 |
| Retired | 2012 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 4 |
Christian Lars Nilsson (born 25 May 1979) is a Swedish former professional golfer.
Professional career
Nilsson was born in Karlstad, Sweden. He turned professional in 1999 with a plus 3 handicap. Nilsson played on the Challenge Tour full-time since 2004, playing few events before then. His first event on the European Tour was the 2005 Open Championship where he missed the cut. His first full season on the European Tour was 2006, and his second in 2007. In 2008 he played on both the Challenge and European Tours with his best finish a runner-up to David Dixon at the Saint-Omer Open, but he did not break through until 2009 at the same event. At the 2009 Saint-Omer Open in June, a week opposite the U.S. Open, Nilsson won his first European Tour event by 6 strokes over Portugal's José-Filipe Lima. The win was Nilsson's first professional win on a recognized major golf tour.[1]
After a disappointing season in 2012 where he finished 149th in the Race to Dubai, Nilsson let it be known that he was retiring from professional golf to focus more on his family.[2]
Professional wins (5)
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Jun 2009 | Saint-Omer Open (co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour) |
-13 (68-69-65-69=271) | 6 strokes |  José-Filipe Lima |
Other wins (4)
- 2000 Vattenfall Berga Open (Swedish Mini-Tour)
- 2002 Telehuset Larvik Open (Nordic League)
- 2005 Øresund Masters (Telia Tour), Hydro-Texaco Open (Nordic League)
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 1998
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- Christian Nilsson at the European Tour official site
- Christian Nilsson at golfdata.se (Swedish)
- Christian Nilsson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site