Jonas Blixt

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Jonas Blixt
Personal information
Full nameJonas Fredrik Blixt Berglund
Born (1984-04-24) 24 April 1984 (age 40)
Nässjö, Sweden
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight164 lb (74 kg; 11.7 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Jacksonville Beach, Florida, U.S.
Career
College Florida State University
Turned professional2008
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
Former tour(s) Nationwide Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking 33 (13 April 2014) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T2: 2014
PGA Championship 4th: 2013
U.S. Open CUT: 2014, 2022
The Open Championship T26: 2013

Jonas Fredrik Blixt Berglund (born 24 April 1984) is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He is a three-time winner on the PGA Tour, with his most recent win coming at the 2017 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

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Amateur career

Blixt was born in Nässjö, in the province of Småland, Sweden, but moved with his parents to Karlstad in the province of Värmland. Representing Hammarö Golf Club, he won the 2003 Swedish Junior Stroke-play Championship at Finspång Golf Club and the 2005 Swedish Junior Match-play Championship at Ängsö Golf Club. He also won the 2003 Nordic Championship individually as well as with the Swedish team. [2]

He represented Sweden twice at the European Boys' Team Championship, in 2001 in the winning team, and twice at the European Amateur Team Championship. [3]

He played golf at Florida State University during which time he was a second-team All-American selection in 2007 and a first-team All-American in 2008. He was All-ACC as a junior and a first team All-ACC in 2008. He was a Ping All Southeast Region in 2008. He won the 2007 Inverness intercollegiate event and had five top fives along with two sixth-place finishes at other collegiate events in 2008. He won four career collegiate events and was a 2008 all-Nicklaus honoree.

Blixt competed in the Palmer Cup in 2007 and 2008.

Professional career

Blixt turned professional in 2008 and competed in one Nationwide Tour event that season. [4] In 2009, Blixt competed in more than 20 events, earning over $120,000. Although primarily based in the United States, he also played on the European Challenge Tour.

Blixt earned a place on the PGA Tour in 2012 by finishing fifth on the Nationwide Tour standings in the 2011 season. In May 2012, Blixt finished in a tie for third at the HP Byron Nelson Championship, having been tied for the lead until he bogeyed the 71st hole. After the Memorial Tournament in June, Blixt missed two months of the season due to a rib injury. He started the PGA Tour Fall Series well with another third-place finish at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

The following week at the 2012 Frys.com Open, Blixt beat rookie Jason Kokrak and veteran Tim Petrovic by one stroke for his maiden PGA Tour win in his 19th PGA Tour start.

In a rare visit to Sweden, he finished runner-up at the European Tour tournament Nordea Masters at Bro Hof Slott Golf Club in June 2013. A month later, Blixt won again, this time the Greenbrier Classic by two strokes over four players, including Johnson Wagner, who was four ahead of Blixt after three rounds. Blixt finished in fourth place at the 2013 PGA Championship.

Blixt played in the 2014 Masters Tournament, his first visit to Augusta, and finished in a tie for second place with Jordan Spieth, three shots behind Bubba Watson. [5] He played all four rounds under par, shooting 70-71-71-71 for a five-under-par total. The result elevated Blixt to a career-high of 33rd in the Official World Golf Ranking.

In 2015, Blixt was added as a new golfer on EA Sports' Rory McIlroy PGA Tour Game.

On 1 May 2017, Blixt partnered with Cameron Smith to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the first team event on the PGA Tour since 1981. The pair did not make a bogey during the tournament and defeated Scott Brown and Kevin Kisner in a playoff. It was Blixt's third career PGA Tour win. [6]

During the 2017–18 season, Blixt only had one top-25 finish in 23 events, and finished 173rd in the FedEx Cup points list. He still retained full playing privileges for the following season due to his 2017 Zurich Classic of New Orleans victory.

Blixt barely held onto his PGA Tour card during the 2018–19 season after he finished 124th on the FedEx Cup points list. He had 4 top-25 finishes, including a solo 5th at the Charles Schwab Challenge.

Due to medical issues, Blixt only competed in 8 events during the 2020–21 season, and finished 222nd on the FedEx Cup points list.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
114 Oct 2012 Frys.com Open 66-68-66-68=268−161 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jason Kokrak, Flag of the United States.svg Tim Petrovic
27 Jul 2013 Greenbrier Classic 66-67-67-67=267−132 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Bowditch, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Jones,
Flag of the United States.svg Johnson Wagner, Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Walker
31 May 2017 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
(with Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Smith)		67-62-68-64=261−27Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Scott Brown and Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Kisner

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2017 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
(with Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Smith)		 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Brown and Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Kisner Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
14 Jul 2008Lyckorna Scratch−7 (70-67=137)4 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Leijon, Flag of Sweden.svg Claes Nilsson

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament T2T28
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship T26CUTCUTCUT
PGA Championship 4T35CUTCUT
Tournament2019202020212022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship NT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 01011122
U.S. Open 00000020
The Open Championship 00000041
PGA Championship 00011142
Totals010222125

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament201320142015201620172018
The Players Championship 77T75CUTT19CUTCUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20132014
Match Play R32
Championship T16
Invitational T59T58
Champions T63T14
  Did not play

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

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

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