Johan Edfors

Johan Edfors
Personal information
Born	(1975-10-10) 10 October 1975 (age 50) Varberg, Sweden
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality	Sweden
Residence	Dubai, UAE
Career
College	University of Texas at San Antonio
Turned professional	1997
Current tour	European Senior Tour
Former tours	European Tour Sunshine Tour Challenge Tour Nordic Golf League
Professional wins	10
Highest ranking	44 (7 January 2007) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	3
Asian Tour	2
Sunshine Tour	1
Challenge Tour	4
Other	2
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.

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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	19 Mar 2006	TCL Classic 1	−25 (66-66-63-68=263)	1 stroke	Andrew Buckle
2	14 May 2006	Quinn Direct British Masters	−11 (68-69-70-70=277)	1 stroke	Gary Emerson, Stephen Gallacher, Jarmo Sandelin
3	16 Jul 2006	Barclays Scottish Open	−13 (65-69-74-63=271)	2 strokes	Luke Donald, Andrés Romero, Charl Schwartzel

¹Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Asian Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	19 Mar 2006	TCL Classic 1	−25 (66-66-63-68=263)	1 stroke	Andrew Buckle
2	29 Mar 2009	Black Mountain Masters	−17 (64-68-71-68=271)	2 strokes	Prayad Marksaeng, Chris Rodgers

¹Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	9 Mar 2003	Stanbic Zambia Open 1	−13 (70-70-66=206) [a]	4 strokes	Michael Kirk

¹Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	9 Mar 2003	Stanbic Zambia Open 1	−13 (70-70-66=206) [a]	4 strokes	Michael Kirk
2	25 May 2003	Fortis Challenge Open	−15 (67-67-69-70=273)	2 strokes	Kalle Brink
3	19 Oct 2014	Shankai Classic	−15 (69-66-66=201) [a]	3 strokes	Mike Lorenzo-Vera
4	9 Oct 2016	Terre dei Consoli Open	−13 (70-70-66-69=275)	3 strokes	Alexander Björk, Jordi García Pinto

¹Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2003	Challenge Tour Grand Final	José Manuel Carriles	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Nordic Golf League wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	15 May 2002	Telia Grand Opening	−5 (65-70=135)	4 strokes	Hampus von Post

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	6 Apr 2013	Black Mountain Invitational	−10 (67-70-69=206)	2 strokes	Jacob Glennemo

Results in major championships

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Masters Tournament		CUT
U.S. Open		CUT	CUT	T27		T19
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	T52
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT		CUT		T39

  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2006	2007
Match Play		R64
Championship	T22	T45
Invitational	T62

  Did not play

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

Team appearances

Amateur

• Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1993

Professional

• Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2007 (winners), 2009, 2011 (winners)
• European Championships (representing Sweden): 2018

See also

• 2005 European Tour Qualifying School graduates

Notes

1. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

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

External links

• Johan Edfors at the European Tour official site
• Johan Edfors at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
• Johan Edfors at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)