Wilhelm Schauman (golfer)

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Wilhelm Schauman
Personal information
NicknameVille
Born (1979-11-21) 21 November 1979 (age 45)
Danderyd, Sweden
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
ResidenceDanderyd, Sweden
Career
College University of Minnesota
Turned professional2004
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Nordic Golf League
Swedish Golf Tour
NGA Hooters Tour
Professional wins6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2005
Achievements and awards
Swedish Golf Tour
Order of Merit winner 		2010
Nordic Golf League
Order of Merit winner 		2010

Wilhelm Schauman (born 21 November 1979) is a Swedish professional golfer and former European Tour player. [1]

Contents

Amateur career

Schauman attended University of Minnesota 1999–2003, where he was part of the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's golf team that won the 2002 NCAA Division I men's golf championship. [2] [3] As a sophomore, he won two tournaments back-to-back and was named All-American. [4] He won the 2003 Palmer Cup with the European team against the American team. [5]

He tied for 4th at the 2002 Volvo Finnish Open, a Challenge Tour event, three strokes behind winner Thomas Nørret. [1]

Schauman won bronze with the Sweden national team at the 2003 European Amateur Team Championship in the Netherlands, alongside Kalle Edberg, Per Nilsson, Steven Jeppesen, Niklas Lemke and Alex Norén. [6]

Professional career

Schauman turned professional in 2004 and joined the NGA Hooters Tour, where he won an event in Sikeston, Missouri. [7] He was an alternate in the 2004 Scandinavian Masters at Barsebäck Golf & Country Club, only securing a spot on the Monday after Camilo Villegas dropped out. After rounds of 68and 67, he sat in second place on the leaderboard at the halfway stage, and played the third round with leader and eventual winner Luke Donald, before finishing tied 24th after a final round 75. [8] [9]

Schauman qualified at Canoe Brooks, New Jersey, for the 2005 Open Championship but did end up not making the cut in the 134th Open, held at Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland. [10] [11]

Schauman earned his European Tour card for the 2006 season through Q School. [12] His career best performance on the tour ended up being his tie for 11th in the 2005 Scandinavian Masters at Kungsängen Golf Club near Stockholm. [1]

In 2009, he joined the Nordic Golf League where he recorded five wins over two seasons and topped the 2010 Order of Merit ahead of Björn Åkesson, to earn a return to the Challenge Tour. [13]

Broadcast career

In 2012, Schauman became a golf broadcaster at Viasat Golf, and joined C More Sport in 2015 to host their PGA Tour coverage. [14] [15]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (6)

Nordic Golf League wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
116 May 2009 Sturup Park Masters−4 (71-71-70=212)Playoff Flag of Denmark.svg Thorbjørn Olesen
210 Oct 2009Volkswagen Kallfors Open−9 (70-67-70=207)4 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Niklas Bruzelius, Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Rask
329 May 2010 Fredrik Jacobson Masters−6 (71-71-68=210)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Jeff Karlsson
411 Jul 2010Gant Open−13 (68-67-65=200)4 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Bjerhag, Flag of Sweden.svg Kristoffer Broberg
525 Sep 2010Krone Golf Tours Open−13 (66-67-70=203)1 stroke Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Nørret

NGA Hooters Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
118 Jul 2004Health Facilities Rehab Classic−21 (65-69-66-67=267)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Sean Dougherty

Results in major championships

Tournament2005
The Open Championship CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Schauman only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

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