Philip Eriksson

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Philip Eriksson
Personal information
Full nameKarl Philip Christer Eriksson
Born (1991-11-22) 22 November 1991 (age 31)
Hallstavik, Sweden
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Borås, Sweden
PartnerEmma Westin
Career
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s) Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Nordic Golf League
Professional wins7

Philip Eriksson (born 22 November 1991) is a Swedish professional golfer.

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In 2016, Eriksson missed out on European Tour qualification after winning the first stage of Q-School. [1] In 2018 he qualified for the South Africa-based Sunshine Tour and got his first win at the Dimension Data Pro-Am in February 2019. [2] The win qualified him for the 2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. [3]

Professional wins (7)

Sunshine Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
117 Feb 2019 Dimension Data Pro-Am −21 (66-67-67-68=268)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Justin Walters

Other wins (6)

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2019
Championship
Match Play
Invitational T51
Champions
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

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References

  1. "Eriksson and Cazaubon Lead European Tour Hopefuls". European Tour. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. "Eriksson cruises to Dimension Data Pro-Am title". Sport24. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. "2019 Qualifiers for majors, The Players, WGCs". PGA Tour. Retrieved 18 February 2019.