Fredrik Lindgren (golfer)

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Fredrik Lindgren
Personal information
Born (1966-03-28) 28 March 1966 (age 57)
Malmö, Sweden
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Career
Turned professional1989
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 1991, 1994

Fredrik Lindgren (born 28 March 1966) is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the European Tour. He was runner-up at the 1992 English Open at The Belfry.

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Amateur career

Lindgren was born 1966 in Malmö and represented Falsterbo Golf Club throughout his career.

Lindgren was on the National Team and won silver in 1982 and gold in 1983 at the European Boys' Team Championship, with a team that included Per-Ulrik Johansson. [1] He earned a bronze alongside Jesper Parnevik and Johan Ryström at the 1984 European Youths' Team Championship, held at Hermitage GC in Ireland. [2]

He was tapped to represent the Continent of Europe against Great Britain & Ireland, first at the 1983 Jacques Léglise Trophy at Glenbervie Golf Club in Scotland. He also played in the 1984 St Andrews Trophy alongside José María Olazábal, and in the 1988 edition held at the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland.

Lindgren played in the 1988 Eisenhower Trophy, held on home soil at Ullna Golf Club near Stockholm, where his team with Anders Haglund, Cristian Härdin and John Lindberg finished 4th and he tied for 8th individually. [3]

In 1987, he won the French Open Amateur Championship at Golf Club de Nimes Campagne, winning the final against Éric Giraud 4 and 3.

Professional career

Lindgren turned professional in 1989 and joined the Challenge Tour, where he won the 1990 Scandinavian Tipo Trophy and earned promotion to the European Tour. [4]

He played in 202 events on the European Tour between 1991 and 2000, where his best performance was finishing runner-up at the 1992 Murphy's English Open at The Belfry. He also finished in third place at the 1994 Italian Open held at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. [4]

Lindgren finished runner-up at the 1997 Alianca UAP Challenger in Portugal and the 1998 Open de Cote d'Ivoire, before securing a second Challenge Tour victory at the 1998 Albarella International Open in Venice, Italy. [4]

After retiring from the tour, Lindgren became head of the ETPI, The European Tour Performance Institute, which combines golf coaching and sports science in order to optimize golfer's capabilities. [5]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
115 Jul 1990 Scandinavian Tipo Trophy −1 (72-71-72=215)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Sterner
216 May 1998 Albarella International Open −21 (69-66-66-66=267)3 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mathew Goggin, Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo González

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1990 Scandinavian Tipo Trophy Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Sterner Won with par on third extra hole
2 1997 Alianca UAP Challenger Flag of Finland.svg Anssi Kankkonen, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Vanhootegem

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. 1 2 "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association" . Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Golf - Den Stora Sporten". Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  3. ↑ Hennessy, John (19 September 1988). "McEvoy's proudest moment - Eisenhower Trophy". The Times.
  4. 1 2 3 Fredrik Lindgren Bio, European Tour, accessed 8 September 2016
  5. ↑ The European Tour Performance Institute, European Tour, 6 March 2012
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