Jonas Blixt

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.

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

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. 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. 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.

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

• 2002 Wermland Junior Open
• 2003 Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship, Nordic Amateur Championship
• 2005 Gator Invitational, Wermland Junior Open, Swedish Junior Matchplay Championship
• 2006 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate
• 2007 Inverness Intercollegiate, ACC Championship

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (3)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

• Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2013 Open Championship – 2014 Masters)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2013 PGA – 2014 Masters)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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

"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Boys' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2001 (winners), 2002
• European Youths' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2004
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2005, 2007
• Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2007, 2008 (winners)

Professional

• World Cup (representing Sweden): 2013

References

References

1. Milligan, Del. (July 10, 2013). "Former 'Nole Blixt Wins Twice in Eight Months".
2. Porter, Kyle. (13 April 2014). "Bubba Watson wins 2014 Masters". CBS Sports.
3. (1 May 2017). "Cameron Smith-Jonas Blixt team wins Zurich Classic in a playoff". ESPN.
4. "Blågula segrar". Swedish Golf Federation.
5. Jansson, Anders. (2004). "Golf - Den Stora Sporten'". Swedish Golf Federation 100 Years.
6. (19 October 2015). "European Youths Team Championship". European Golf Association.
7. (19 October 2015). "European Amateur Team Championship". European Golf Association.