Charlie Lindh

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Charlie Lindh
Personal information
Full nameSven Anders Charlie Lindh
Born (1997-08-01) 1 August 1997 (age 27)
Kristianstad, Sweden
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Färlöv, Sweden
Career
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
Challenge Tour
Former tour(s) Nordic Golf League
Professional wins3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2024
Achievements and awards
PGA of Sweden Future Fund Award2024

Charlie Lindh (born 1 August 1997) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the Challenge Tour. He won three times on the 2023 Nordic Golf League to earn battlefield promotion for the Challenge Tour.

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Early life

Lindh was born in Kristianstad and is attached to Kristianstad Golf Club. [1]

Professional career

Lindh turned professional in 2018 and joined the Nordic Golf League. In 2019, he tied for 3rd at the Bravo Tours Open in Denmark and finished solo 3rd at the Swedish PGA Championship, where he lost out on joining the playoff by one stroke. In 2020, he was runner-up at the Stockholm Trophy behind Mikael Lindberg, and in 2021 he finished 2nd at the MoreGolf Mastercard Tour Final. In 2022, he was runner-up at the Junet Open at Sand Golf Club. [2] In late 2022 Lindh had to drop out of European Tour Q-School after having won the First Stage in Austria, as he fell off a horse and broke a clavicle. [3] [4]

In 2023, he won three tournaments on the Nordic Golf League, one in Poland and two in Denmark, to earn battlefield promotion to the Challenge Tour. [5] [6] He made nine Challenge Tour starts in 2023 and finished top-5 at the Copenhagen Challenge and Indoor Golf Group Challenge. [7]

In January 2024 he finished 6th at Q-School in Cha-Am, Thailand, and joined the Asian Tour, with eligibility for the International Series events. [8] [9]

In July 2024, Lindh qualified for his first major championship, the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club, Scotland, through final qualifying at Burnham & Berrow Golf Club, after coming through a playoff with Abraham Ancer and Anirban Lahiri for third and fourth place. [10] [11]

Professional wins (3)

Nordic Golf League wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
115 Apr 2023 Gebwell Championship−14 (66-67-69=202)3 strokes Flag of Iceland.svg Axel Bóasson
228 Apr 2023Bravo Tours Open−4 (67-74-71=212)2 strokes Flag of Denmark.svg Alexander George Frances
36 Oct 2023Aarhus Alliance−12 (67-67-70=204)2 strokes Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Severin Tøttenborg (a)

Results in major championships

Tournament2024
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

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References

  1. ↑ "Succé för Charlie Lindh i Thailand – klar för Asian Tour". Norra Skånes Tidningar (in Swedish). 21 January 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Charlie Lindh Results". Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Tillbaka med besked efter ridolyckan: "Galet sugen"" (in Swedish). Norra Skånes Tidningar. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Lindh leads twelve to progress from Q School in Austria". European Tour. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Åkesson secures Challenge Tour return through Nordic Golf League". European Tour. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Strömberg, Martin (15 April 2023). "Lindh vann på Sand Valley". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Fyra svenskar topp-10 i Köpenhamn". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 28 May 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "Broberg vann kvalskolan". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "2024 Asian Tour Qualifying School (Final Stage)". Asian Tour. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  10. ↑ Åsgård, Olof (3 July 2024). "Lindh ready for The Open – will make major debut at Royal Troon" [Lindh klar för The Open – gör majordebut på Royal Troon]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Final Qualifying / Rose headlines 16 qualifiers on day of high drama". The Open Championship. The R&A. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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