Johan Edfors facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Johan Edfors
Personal information
Born	(1975-10-10) 10 October 1975 (age 49) Varberg, Sweden
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb; 13.2 st)
Nationality	Sweden
Residence	Dubai, UAE
Career
College	University of Texas at San Antonio
Turned professional	1997
Current tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour Sunshine Tour
Professional wins	10
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	3
Asian Tour	2
Sunshine Tour	1
Challenge Tour	4
Other	2
Best results in Major Championships
The Masters Tournament	CUT: 2007
U.S. Open	T19: 2011
The Open Championship	T52: 2009
PGA Championship	T39: 2011
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour Rankings winner	2003
Sunshine Tour Rookie of the Year	2003–04

Johan Edfors (born October 10, 1975) is a professional golfer from Sweden. He is known for playing mostly on the European Tour, which is one of the biggest golf tours in the world.

Early life and amateur career

Johan Edfors grew up in Varberg, Sweden. He went to the University of Texas at San Antonio in the United States. He received a special scholarship to play golf for the university team. He played golf there for two years.

Professional career

Edfors became a professional golfer in 1997. For several years, he played on the Challenge Tour. This is a golf tour just below the main European Tour. In 2003, he won two tournaments on the Challenge Tour. This helped him become the top player on that tour for the year.

In 2006, Johan had a fantastic year! He won his first tournament on the European Tour, called the TCL Classic. Soon after, he won two more big tournaments: the Quinn Direct British Masters and the Scottish Open. These three wins helped him become one of the top 50 golfers in the world. He finished that year as the 10th best player on the European Tour.

About three years later, in 2009, Edfors won again. This time, he won the first-ever Black Mountain Masters in Thailand. This tournament was part of the Asian Tour.

Johan Edfors is known for hitting the golf ball very far. He usually hits it over 300 yards!

Professional wins

Johan Edfors has won a total of 10 professional golf tournaments.

European Tour wins (3)

He won three times on the European Tour:

• The TCL Classic in 2006.
• The Quinn Direct British Masters in 2006.
• The Barclays Scottish Open in 2006.

Asian Tour wins (2)

He won two times on the Asian Tour:

• The TCL Classic in 2006 (this win was also part of the European Tour).
• The Black Mountain Masters in 2009.

Sunshine Tour wins (1)

He won one tournament on the Sunshine Tour:

• The Stanbic Zambia Open in 2003. This tournament was shorter than usual because of bad weather.

Challenge Tour wins (4)

He won four times on the Challenge Tour:

• The Stanbic Zambia Open in 2003 (this win was also part of the Sunshine Tour).
• The Fortis Challenge Open in 2003.
• The Shankai Classic in 2014. This tournament was also shorter due to weather.
• The Terre dei Consoli Open in 2016.

Other wins

Johan Edfors also won two other tournaments:

• The Telia Grand Opening in 2002, which was part of the Nordic Golf League.
• The Black Mountain Invitational in 2013, which was part of the Swedish Golf Tour.

Major championships

Johan Edfors has played in some of golf's biggest tournaments, known as major championships. These include the Masters Tournament, the U.S. Open, The Open Championship, and the PGA Championship. His best finish was tied for 19th place at the U.S. Open in 2011.

Team appearances

Johan Edfors has also represented his country and continent in team golf events.

Amateur

• Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1993

Professional

• Royal Trophy (representing Europe): He helped Europe win in 2007 and 2011. He also played in 2009.
• European Championships (representing Sweden): 2018

See also

• 2005 European Tour Qualifying School graduates