Martin Erlandsson

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Martin Erlandsson
Personal information
Born (1974-02-12) 12 February 1974 (age 48)
Malmö, Sweden
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Bunkeflostrand, Sweden
SpouseAnnika (m. 2004)
ChildrenEmma (b. 2007)
Career
Turned professional1997
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T68: 2004

Martin Erlandsson (born 12 February 1974) is a Swedish professional golfer.

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Career

Erlandsson was a top amateur golfer, representing Sweden in the 1996 Eisenhower Trophy before turning professional the following year. He joined the Challenge Tour, where he spent seven seasons before winning his first tournament in 2003 at the Izki Challenge de España [1] and earning promotion to the European Tour for 2004. He spent a further seven seasons at this level, despite finishing three places shy of automatic qualification in his debut season and having to visit qualifying school. However, after a poor 2010 season, Erlandsson returned to the Challenge Tour in 2011.

Erlandsson's best finishes on the European Tour are a pair of runner-up placings in the 2005 Celtic Manor Wales Open and the 2009 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. [2] [3] His best season was 2005, when he finished 67th on the Order of Merit.

On 10 September 2006, Erlandsson achieved a career highest world ranking of 248.

Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
118 May 2003 Izki Challenge de España −15 (64-68-70-71=273)3 strokes Flag of Spain.svg José Manuel Carriles, Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Drummond,
Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hanson, Flag of England.svg Martin LeMesurier

Nordic Golf League wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
122 Sep 2002 St Arild Open−13 (66-67-70=203)3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Orest

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
17 Jul 1996 Uno-X Skövde Open−8 (67-71-70=208)3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Jernberg, Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Nyström

Results in major championships

Tournament2004
The Open Championship T68

Note: Erlandsson only played in The Open Championship.
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

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