Johan Edfors

Johan Edfors (born 10 October 1975) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays primarily on the European Tour.

Johan Edfors
Personal information
Full nameJohan Edfors
Born (1975-10-10) 10 October 1975
Varberg, Sweden
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb; 13.2 st)
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceDubai, U.A.E.
Career
CollegeUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins10
Highest ranking44 (7 January 2007)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Asian Tour2
Challenge Tour4
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2007
PGA ChampionshipT39: 2011
U.S. OpenT19: 2011
The Open ChampionshipT52: 2009
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour
Rankings winner		2003

Edfors was born in Varberg. He attended the University of Texas at San Antonio on a Division I athletic scholarship for men's golf. He played for the team under the coaching of Barry Denton for two years.

Edfors turned professional in 1997. He spent several years playing the second tier Challenge Tour, but failed to make the top hundred on the Order of Merit until 2003, when he won twice and topped the Challenge Tour Order of Merit. He narrowly failed to hold on to his tour card in 2004, but at the end of 2005 he regained it at the Final Qualifying School.

In 2006, Edfors achieved a maiden European Tour win at the TCL Classic and quickly followed up by winning the more prestigious Quinn Direct British Masters and the Scottish Open. His three victories took him into the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings in July 2006, and he finished the year placed 10th on the European Order of Merit.

Edfors had to wait almost three years for his next victory, which he achieved at the inaugural Black Mountain Masters in Thailand on the Asian Tour.

Edfors is known for being a big hitter averaging over 300 yards.

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 19 Mar 2006 TCL Classic1 −25 (66-66-63-68=263) 1 stroke Andrew Buckle
2 14 May 2006 Quinn Direct British Masters −11 (68-69-70-70=277) 1 stroke Gary Emerson, Stephen Gallacher,
Jarmo Sandelin
3 16 Jul 2006 Barclays Scottish Open −13 (65-69-74-63=271) 2 strokes Luke Donald, Andrés Romero,
Charl Schwartzel

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Asian Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 19 Mar 2006 TCL Classic1 −25 (66-66-63-68=263) 1 stroke Andrew Buckle
2 29 Mar 2009 Black Mountain Masters −17 (64-68-71-68=271) 2 strokes Prayad Marksaeng, Chris Rodgers

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Challenge Tour wins (4)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 9 Mar 2003 Stanbic Zambia Open −13 (70-70-66=206) 4 strokes Michael Kirk
2 25 May 2003 Fortis Challenge Open −15 (67-67-69-70=273) 2 strokes Kalle Brink
3 19 Oct 2014 Shankai Classic −15 (69-66-66=201) 3 strokes Mike Lorenzo-Vera
4 9 Oct 2016 Terre dei Consoli Open −13 (70-70-66-69=275) 3 strokes Alexander Björk, Jordi García Pinto

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2003 Challenge Tour Grand Final José Manuel Carriles Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Nordic Golf League wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 15 May 2002 Telia Grand Opening Herrar −5 (65-70=135) 4 strokes Hampus von Post

Other wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 6 Apr 2013 Black Mountain Invitational by Nordea −10 (67-70-69=206) 2 strokes Jacob Glennemo

Results in major championships
Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUT CUT T27 T19
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT T52
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT T39
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament20062007
Match Play R64
Championship T22 T45
Invitational T62
  Did not play

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

Team appearances

Professional

See also

References
  1. "Week 1 2007 Ending 7 Jan 2007" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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