Mats Lanner
| Mats Lanner | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Mats Lanner |
| Born |
5 March 1961 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb; 13 st) |
| Nationality |
 Sweden |
| Residence | Mölnlycke, Sweden |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1981 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 17 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 3 |
| Challenge Tour | 4 |
| Other | 10 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T28: 1992 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Mats Lanner (born 5 March 1961) is a Swedish professional golfer.
Lanner was born in Gothenburg. He turned professional in 1981 and qualified for the European Tour on his first visit to Qualifying School. He was a member of the European Tour until 2001, with just a couple of breaks when he failed to retain his card, and his best Order of Merit finish was nineteenth in 1987. He won three times on the main tour and four times on the second tier Challenge Tour, as well as picking up several wins in non-Tour events in his home country. He was a member of the winning Swedish team at the 1991 Alfred Dunhill Cup.
Professional wins (17)
European Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 May 1987 | Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship |
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| 2 | 16 Jan 1994 | Madeira Island Open | −10 (70-67-69=206) | 2 strokes |  Howard Clark, Mathias Grönberg, Peter Hedblom |
| 3 | 21 Jun 1998 | Madeira Island Open | −11 (70-66-68-73=277) | 1 stroke |  Stephen Scahill |
Challenge Tour wins (4)
- 1989 Gevalia Open, Teleannons Grand Prix
- 1991 Gefle Open
- 1998 Telia Grand Prix
Other wins (10)
- 1983 Swedish PGA Championship
- 1984 Siab Grand Prix, Kullenburg Open, Ingaro Mastermote, Svenska Mästerskapet Match Play
- 1985 Owell Open, Wang Open
- 1986 Trygg-Hansa Open, Gevalia Open
- 1987 Gevalia Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T50 | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT | T28 | DNP | T51 |
Note: The Open Championship was the only major Lanner played in.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Sweden): 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991 (winners)
- World Cup of Golf (representing Sweden): 1987, 1989, 1990
- Europcar Cup: 1988 (winners)
External links
- Mats Lanner at the European Tour official site
- Mats Lanner at golfdata.se (Swedish)
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