Johan Edfors

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Johan Edfors
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Personal information
Born (1975-10-10) 10 October 1975 (age 48)
Varberg, Sweden
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Dubai, UAE
Career
College University of Texas at San Antonio
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s) Challenge Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Professional wins10
Highest ranking 44 (7 January 2007) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Asian Tour2
Sunshine Tour1
Challenge Tour4
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2007
PGA Championship T39: 2011
U.S. Open T19: 2011
The Open Championship T52: 2009
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour
Rankings winner 		2003
Sunshine Tour
Rookie of the Year 		2003–04

Johan Edfors (born 10 October 1975) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays primarily on the European Tour.

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Early life and amateur career

Edfors was born in Varberg. He attended the University of Texas at San Antonio on a Division I athletic scholarship for men's golf. He played for the team under the coaching of Barry Denton for two years.

Professional career

Edfors turned professional in 1997. He spent several years playing the second tier Challenge Tour, but failed to make the top hundred on the Order of Merit until 2003, when he won twice and topped the Challenge Tour Order of Merit. He narrowly failed to hold on to his tour card in 2004, but at the end of 2005 he regained it at the Final Qualifying School.

In 2006, Edfors achieved a maiden European Tour win at the TCL Classic and quickly followed up by winning the more prestigious Quinn Direct British Masters and the Scottish Open. His three victories took him into the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings in July 2006, and he finished the year placed 10th on the European Order of Merit.

Edfors had to wait almost three years for his next victory, which he achieved at the inaugural Black Mountain Masters in Thailand on the Asian Tour.

Edfors is known for being a big hitter averaging over 300 yards.

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
119 Mar 2006 TCL Classic 1−25 (66-66-63-68=263)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Buckle
214 May 2006 Quinn Direct British Masters −11 (68-69-70-70=277)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Gary Emerson, Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Gallacher,
Flag of Sweden.svg Jarmo Sandelin
316 Jul 2006 Barclays Scottish Open −13 (65-69-74-63=271)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Luke Donald, Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Romero,
Flag of South Africa.svg Charl Schwartzel

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Asian Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
119 Mar 2006 TCL Classic 1−25 (66-66-63-68=263)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Buckle
229 Mar 2009 Black Mountain Masters −17 (64-68-71-68=271)2 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng, Flag of England.svg Chris Rodgers

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
19 Mar 2003 Stanbic Zambia Open 1−13 (70-70-66=206)*4 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Michael Kirk

*Note: The 2003 Stanbic Zambia Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
19 Mar 2003 Stanbic Zambia Open 1−13 (70-70-66=206)*4 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Michael Kirk
225 May 2003 Fortis Challenge Open −15 (67-67-69-70=273)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Kalle Brink
319 Oct 2014 Shankai Classic −15 (69-66-66=201)*3 strokes Flag of France.svg Mike Lorenzo-Vera
49 Oct 2016 Terre dei Consoli Open −13 (70-70-66-69=275)3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Björk, Flag of Spain.svg Jordi García Pinto

*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2003 Challenge Tour Grand Final Flag of Spain.svg José Manuel Carriles Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Nordic Golf League wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
115 May 2002 Telia Grand Opening −5 (65-70=135)4 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Hampus von Post

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
16 Apr 2013 Black Mountain Invitational −10 (67-70-69=206)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Jacob Glennemo

Results in major championships

Tournament200620072008200920102011
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUTCUTT27T19
The Open Championship CUTCUTCUTT52
PGA Championship CUTCUTCUTT39
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20062007
Match Play R64
Championship T22T45
Invitational T62
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 1 2007 Ending 7 Jan 2007" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 3, 2019.
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