Johan Carlsson (golfer)
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| Johan Carlsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Johan Gustav Carlsson | ||
| Born | 29 August 1986 Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb; 14.0 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden | ||
| Residence | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Career | |||
| College | San Diego State University | ||
| Turned professional | 2011 | ||
| Current tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 3 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Challenge Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 2 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Johan Gustav Carlsson (born 29 August 1986) is a Swedish former professional golfer.
Carlsson turned professional in 2011. He played on the Nordea Tour and Nordic Golf League. In 2012, he finished second in the Nordic Golf League Order of Merit, to earn one of five places on the Challenge Tour in 2013.
Carlsson won his first Challenge Tour event in September 2013 at the Kazakhstan Open.[1] He finished 2013 in fifth place in the Challenge Tour standings, graduating to the European Tour for 2014.
His best season on the European Tour was in 2016 when he finished 75th on the Order of Merit. His best individual performance came in 2017 when he finished third in the Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play. He retired from professional golf in 2020.[2]
Professional wins (3)
[edit]Challenge Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Sep 2013 | Kazakhstan Open | −18 (69-67-67-67=270) | 7 strokes |  Tyrrell Hatton,  Adrián Otaegui, Duncan Stewart
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Nordic Golf League wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 May 2006 | Gambro Open (as an amateur) |
−6 (69-69-66=204) | Playoff | Per Barth
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| 2 | 30 Sep 2012 | Nordea Tour Championship | −9 (69-67-71=207) | Playoff | Pontus Leijon
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Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2006[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Meet the Rookies: Johan Carlsson". European Tour. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Carlssons karriär över: "Stolt över det jag gjort"". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). August 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "European Youths Team Championship". European Golf Association.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Swedish)
- Johan Carlsson at the European Tour official site
- Johan Carlsson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- San Diego State Aztec's profile
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