Robin Petersson

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Robin Petersson
Personal information
Full nameJan Olle Robin Petersson
Born (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 (age 33)
Helsingborg, Sweden
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Helsingborg, Sweden
Career
College Augusta University
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s) Challenge Tour
Former tour(s) Nordic Golf League
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins6
Achievements and awards
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Player of the Year		2016
Michael Carter Award 2016
PGA of Sweden Future Fund Award2020

Robin Petersson (born 12 May 1992) is a Swedish professional golfer and Challenge Tour player. He tied for 3rd at the 2022 Cazoo Classic, a European Tour event. [1]

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Amateur career

Petersson started playing golf at 11 and won several titles on the junior circuits in Sweden, including the 2013 PGA Junior Open. He appeared for the National Team at the 2016 Eisenhower Trophy in Mexico and the 2016 European Amateur Team Championship at Golf de Chantilly in France, securing the silver medal after they lost the final 2–5 to a Scottish team that included Grant Forrest, Craig Howie, Connor Syme and Robert MacIntyre. [2]

Representing Europe, he won the 2016 Bonallack Trophy against Asia/Pacific and tied the 2016 St Andrews Trophy against Great Britain and Ireland. [3]

Petersson shot a second-best opening round of 65 to advance to match play at the 2016 U.S. Amateur at Oakland Hills Country Club, where he lost to Jimmy Stanger. [4]

In 2016, Petersson reached a World Amateur Golf Ranking of 24, making him his country's best-ranked male amateur. [5] For the year his match play record in team competition stood at 10-3-2 (W-L-D). [6]

College career

Petersson attended Augusta University from 2011 to 2016, and excelled with the Augusta Jaguars men's golf team. He had three individual wins in his senior season and was ranked 29th nationally by Golfstat. [7] He represented Team Europe at the 2016 Arnold Palmer Cup alongside Sam Horsfield, Adrian Meronk and Antoine Rozner. He beat Doug Ghim 6 & 5 in singles to help win the cup for Europe, and received the Michael Carter Award. [8]

He was named All-America Scholar in 2015 and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2016 as he won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship for a second time, and received All-American honors. [9] [10]

Professional career

Petersson turned professional in January 2017 and joined the Nordic Golf League. He earned status for the 2020 Challenge Tour at Qualifying School, and his best finish in his rookie season was a tie for 5th at the Challenge Tour Grand Final, two strokes behind winner Ondřej Lieser. [1]

In 2022, he tied for 3rd at the Cazoo Classic, a European Tour event in England, two strokes behind winner Richie Ramsay, and a few weeks later he finish tied 10th at the ISPS Handa World Invitational in Northern Ireland. [11] [12]

Amateur wins

Sources: [13] [14]

Professional wins (6)

Nordic Golf League wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
114 Aug 2020 Landeryd Masters−21 (67-62-66=195)3 strokes Flag of Denmark.svg Marcus Helligkilde

Swedish Future Series wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
113 Jul 2015Uppsala Open
(as an amateur)		−7 (72-65=137)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Christian Modin
29 Jul 2018Saltsjöbadskannan−4 (65-75=140)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Nisse Ström

Other wins (3)

Source: [13]

Team appearances

Amateur

Source: [14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Robin Petersson – Profile". European Tour. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "European Team Championships". EGA. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Strömberg, Martin (4 March 2016). "Fina uppdrag för Frida och Robin". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Petersson Tied For Second To Start U.S. Amateur With A 65 (-5)". Augusta University. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sweden's Leading Amateur and World No.24 Turns Professional". P4M Golf Management. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  6. ↑ Hall, Stuart (17 August 2016). "Petersson Puts Pro Career on Hold to Play Elite Amateur Events". USGA. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Men's Golf Roster: Robin Petersson". Augusta University. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Europe Reclaims Arnold Palmer Cup at Formby Golf Club". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Augusta's Petersson Named PING All-American Honorable Mention". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Georgia Regents Petersson Named All-America Scholar". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  11. ↑ Hjälm, Mattias (26 August 2022). "Avslappnad Robin Petersson: "Ekonomiskt var det fantastiskt"". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  12. ↑ Steffensen, Bo (24 August 2022). "CT-proffset tog chansen – säkrade hela säsongen". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Robin Petersson". Golfdata. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Robin Petersson". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
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