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Johan Carlsson (golfer)

Johan Gustav Carlsson (born 29 August 1986) is a Swedish former professional golfer who played five seasons on the European Tour. He won the 2013 Kazakhstan Open on the Challenge Tour.


Johan Carlsson
Johan Gustav Carlsson
(1986-08-29) 29 August 1986Gothenburg, Sweden
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
89 kg (196 lb; 14.0 st)
Sweden
Gothenburg, Sweden
San Diego State University
2011
European TourChallenge TourNordic Golf LeagueSwedish Golf Tour
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Swedish Golf TourOrder of Merit winner20122012
2012

Johan Gustav Carlsson (born 29 August 1986) is a Swedish former professional golfer who played five seasons on the European Tour. He won the 2013 Kazakhstan Open on the Challenge Tour.

In 2006, Carlsson played for the national team at the European Youths' Team Championship in Italy and won the Gambro Open on the Swedish Golf Tour as an amateur.

He attended San Diego State University from 2007 to 2011 and played with the San Diego State Aztecs men's golf team.

Carlsson turned professional after graduating in 2011 and joined and Nordic Golf League mid-season. In 2012, he won the Nordea Tour Championship and finished second in the NGL Order of Merit, to earn one of five places on the Challenge Tour in 2013.

He captured his maiden Challenge Tour title in September 2013 at the Kazakhstan Open, outpacing Tyrrell Hatton, Adrián Otaegui and Duncan Stewart in second by seven strokes. He finished his rookie season fifth in the Challenge Tour standings, to graduate to the European Tour for 2014.

Carlsson played on the European Tour five season from 2014 to 2018. His best season was in 2016 when he finished 75th on the Order of Merit, and his best individual performance came in 2017 when he finished third in the Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play, behind only Adrián Otaegui and Marcel Siem. He retired from professional golf in 2020.

  • 2004 Sotenäs Junior Open
  • 2005 Sotenäs Junior Open
  • 2006 Deloitte Sotenäs Junior Open

Source:

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up
122 Sep 2013Kazakhstan Open−18 (69-67-67-67=270)7 strokesTyrrell Hatton, Adrián Otaegui, Duncan Stewart
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up
119 May 2006Gambro Open(as an amateur)−6 (69-69-66=204)PlayoffPer Barth
230 Sep 2012Nordea Tour Championship−9 (69-67-71=207)PlayoffPontus Leijon

Amateur

  • European Youths' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2006

  • 2013 Challenge Tour graduates

  • Official website (in Swedish)

  • Johan Carlsson at the European Tour official site

  • Johan Carlsson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

  • Johan Carlsson at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)

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