Carl Suneson

Carl Suneson
Personal information
Full name Carl José Suneson
Born (1967-07-22) 22 July 1967
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Nationality  Spain
Residence Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain
Career
College Oklahoma State University
Turned professional 1990
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins 6
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 1
Challenge Tour 6 (tied 3rd all time)
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T64: 1996
PGA Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour
Rankings winner		 1999

Carl José Suneson (born 22 July 1967) is a Spanish professional golfer.

Suneson was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria to a Swedish father and an English mother. He represented England in amateur competition, and attended Oklahoma State University in the United States, but in 1996 he took Spanish citizenship.

Suneson turned professional in 1990. He has played extensively on the European Tour and the second tier Challenge Tour. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit through 2008 is 48th in 1996, but he has often had difficulty holding onto his tour card. He has been successful at qualifying school on several occasions, but has dropped down to the Challenge Tour more than once, where he finished on top of the season ending rankings in 1999, also finishing second in 2005.

Suneson had to wait 18 years, until his 256th start before he finally claimed his first European Tour title at the 2007 Open de Saint-Omer.[1] Played during the same week as the U.S. Open, the tournament was dual ranking event with the Challenge Tour, and brought his tally of wins on that tour to six.

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 17 Jun 2007 Open de Saint-Omer* −8 (67-70-70-69=276) 3 strokes France François Calmels, Australia Peter Fowler,
England Marcus Higley

* Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour wins (6)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 6 Aug 1995 Rolex Pro-Am −16 (66-70-69-67=272) 1 stroke England Simon Burnell
2 2 May 1999 Community Valenciana Challenge de España −8 (73-68-71-68=280) 2 strokes Spain Manuel Moreno
3 18 Jul 1999 Rolex Trophy (2) −20 (68-68-67-65=268) 6 strokes Sweden Adam Mednick
4 8 Aug 1999 Beazer Homes Challenge Tour Championship −16 (68-68-70-66=272) 8 strokes Wales Bradley Dredge, Netherlands Maarten Lafeber,
France Benoît Teilleria
5 22 Oct 2005 Apulia San Domenico Grand Final −15 (69-71-65-68=273) 1 stroke Argentina Daniel Vancsik, Scotland Marc Warren
6 17 Jun 2007 Open de Saint-Omer* −8 (67-70-70-69=276) 3 strokes France François Calmels, Australia Peter Fowler,
England Marcus Higley

* Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Results in major championships

Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
The Open Championship T96 T64 CUT

Note: Suneson only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Suneson ends long wait for title". BBC Sport. 17 June 2007. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
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