Jesper Sandborg

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Jesper Sandborg
Personal information
Born (1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 (age 32)
Linköping, Sweden
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Sturefors, Sweden
Career
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s) Challenge Tour
Former tour(s) Nordic Golf League
Professional wins10
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2025
Achievements and awards
Nordic Golf League
Order of Merit winner 		2024
PGA of Sweden Future Fund Award2025

Jesper Sandborg (born 8 June 1993) is a Swedish professional golfer and Challenge Tour player. In 2024, he topped the Nordic Golf League Order of Merit and was runner-up at the Indoor Golf Group Challenge. [1]

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Career

Sandborg competed on the Swedish Junior Tour between 2010 and 2013, and started playing on the Nordic Golf League in 2014. He earned a place on the Challenge Tour at the 2019 European Tour Qualifying School. [2]

In 2023. he returned to the Nordic Golf League, where he won two tournaments in 2024. [3] His opening round 64 at the Forsbacka Open set a new course record. [4] Winning the Swedish PGA Championship earned him a start at the 2024 Indoor Golf Group Challenge on the Challenge Tour, where he finished runner-up, a stroke behind Joakim Lagergren and a stroke ahead of Mikael Lindberg and Jack Senior in third. [5]

Sandborg topped the 2024 Nordic Golf League Order of Merit to graduate to the Challenge Tour for the 2025 season. [6]

In 2025, he shared the overnight lead at the Delhi Challenge in India after he shot a seven-under-par opening round of 65, ultimately settling for a tied 19th place. [7]

Amateur wins

Source: [8]

Professional wins (10)

Nordic Golf League wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
129 Jun 2024 PGA Championship Landeryd Masters −11 (70-70-70-67=277)3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Albin Bergström, Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Lilliedahl,
Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Pålson, Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Kristian Thysted
29 Aug 2024Forsbacka Open−12 (64-68=132)*3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Alfons Bondesson (a), Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Gillberg,
Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Jacobsen, Flag of Sweden.svg Hugo Townsend

*Note: The 2024 Forsbacka Open was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

Ligma Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
12 Jun 2023Finspång Open−6 (71-67=138)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Jonsson
231 May 2024Dormy Challenge−10 (65-69=134)5 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Gillberg
31 Aug 2024Finspång Open−9 (71-64=135)5 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Rosin

Other wins (5)

Source: [8]

Results in major championships

Tournament2025
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

References

  1. ↑ "Jesper Sandborg Bio". European Tour. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Holmqvist, Carl (20 August 2024). "Var nära att sluta – nu är Landerydskillen bättre än någonsin". Östgöta Correspondenten (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Prestigefylld seger för Jesper Sandborg" (in Swedish). PGA of Sweden. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Nytt banrekord på Forsbacka Open by Folksam av Jesper Sandborg" (in Swedish). Cutter & Buck Tour. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Richter, Fredrik (26 August 2024). "Lagergren vann på Vesterby efter stor dramatik". Golfbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Sandborg set for Challenge Tour return following Nordic Golf League promotion". European Tour. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sandborg one of five leaders in Delhi". European Tour. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Jesper Sandborg". Golfdata. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
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