Jesper Svensson (golfer)

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Jesper Svensson
Personal information
Full nameBo Jesper Svensson
Born (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28)
Uppsala, Sweden
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Uppsala, Sweden
PartnerAngelica Damberg
Career
College Campbell University
Turned professional2019
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Nordic Golf League
Professional wins3
Highest ranking 94 (8 September 2024) [1]
(as of 24 November 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T53: 2024
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2024
Achievements and awards
Big South Golfer of the Year2017, 2019
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year 		2024

Bo Jesper Svensson (born 14 March 1996) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. In 2023, he won the B-NL Challenge Trophy on the Challenge Tour. In 2024, he won the Porsche Singapore Classic. [2] [3]

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Early life and amateur career

Svensson was born in Uppsala, Sweden. As a junior golfer, he won both the Swedish Junior Matchplay Championship at Vasatorp Golf Club, and the Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship at Sollentuna Golf Club.

He represented Sweden at the European Amateur Team Championship in 2017 and 2018, and played in the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Scotland, where he finished 13th overall. He placed third at the 2015 Campenato de Castellón in Spain. [4]

Svensson played college golf at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina, between 2015 and 2019. He majored in Business Administration and was Big South Conference Golfer of the Year in 2017 and 2019. [4] He won four tournaments, including the Big South Championship twice, the first of which he won with a 14-under-par 202 (67-66-69), breaking a 10-year-old record of 204 set by Dustin Johnson of Coastal Carolina. [5]

Professional career

Svensson turned professional in the summer of 2019 and joined the Nordic Golf League, where he won the 2020 Race to Himmerland, the season finale in Denmark. [6] In 2021, he was runner-up in the season opener, the Lindbytvätten Grand Opening, and again runner-up at the Stockholm Trophy in June, one stroke behind Jesper Kennegård.

In August 2021, he was runner-up at the Finnish Challenge on the Challenge Tour, two strokes behind winner Marcus Helligkilde of Denmark. [7] The following week, he took a one-stroke lead into day three of the Made in Esbjerg Challenge, another Challenge Tour event, where he ultimately finished T10. [8] The results propelled him into the top 45 of Challenge Tour Rankings, earning exemption in category 3c for the fall tournaments on the tour. [9]

Svensson was again in contention at the Empordà Challenge in Spain. After a run of seven birdies in the final round he was co-leader with Julien Brun at the 16th hole, but a bogey-bogey finish sent him down the leaderboard to a tie for 3rd. [10] The result lifted him to 33rd place in the Challenge Tour Rankings, approaching a spot in the top 20 that secures a European Tour card for 2022, with two tournaments left of the season. [11]

Svensson finished the 2021 Challenge Tour season ranked 36th on the rankings, enabling him a few starts on the 2022 European Tour where his best finish was a T19 in the Hero Open at Fairmont St Andrews.

In 2023, Svensson claimed his maiden Challenge Tour win at the 2023 B-NL Challenge Trophy in the Netherlands, after taking the outright lead with a birdie on the 17th before parring the final hole. [12] He was also runner-up at the Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz and the Swiss Challenge, to finish the season 5th in the rankings and graduate to the European Tour.

2024 European Tour: Breakout season

In December 2023, in his second start as a full member on the European Tour, he led the Investec South African Open Championship at the halfway stage, ultimately finishing runner-up. [13]

In February 2024, Svensson again finished second in a European Tour event, this time joint runner-up at the Bahrain Championship, two strokes behind winner Dylan Frittelli, after holding the lead with eight holes to go. [14] In March, Svensson claimed his first European Tour win at the Porsche Singapore Classic. After tying the course record 63 in the last round, he won in a sudden-death playoff over Kiradech Aphibarnrat playing the par-5 18th hole three times. [3]

Svensson played in his first major championship in May 2024, the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, through invitation. [15] In July, Svensson qualified for his second major championship, The Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club, via his position on the 2024 Race to Dubai Rankings. [16]

Svensson finished the season 10th on the Race to Dubai rankings, earning a PGA Tour card for the 2025 season. [17] He was also named the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year for the 2024 season. [18]

Amateur wins

Sources: [19] [20]

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
124 Mar 2024 Porsche Singapore Classic −17 (68-73-67-63=271)Playoff Flag of Thailand.svg Kiradech Aphibarnrat

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2024 Porsche Singapore Classic Flag of Thailand.svg Kiradech Aphibarnrat Won with par on third extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
121 May 2023 B-NL Challenge Trophy −14 (69-68-67-66=270)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Brandon Stone

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2023 Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz Flag of France.svg Clément Berardo, Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Celli,
Flag of England.svg Sam Hutsby, Flag of Denmark.svg Nicolai Kristensen,
Flag of France.svg Julien Sale 		Hutsby won with par on third extra hole
Berardo, Celli, Kristensen and Svensson eliminated by birdie on first hole
22023 Swiss Challenge Flag of Sweden.svg Adam Blommé Lost to bogey on first extra hole

Nordic Golf League wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
14 Oct 2020 Race to HimmerLand−16 (64-67-69=200)3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Martin Eriksson, Flag of Denmark.svg Lasse Jensen

Source: [6]

Results in major championships

Tournament2024
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T53
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

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