Per-Ulrik Johansson

Per-Ulrik Johansson (born 6 December 1966) is a Swedish professional golfer. Like many European golfers he took a golf scholarship in the United States as sports scholarships do not exist in Europe. He attended Arizona State University and was a member of the same NCAA Championship winning team as Phil Mickelson.

Per-Ulrik Johansson
Personal information
Full namePer-Ulrik Johansson
Born (1966-12-06) 6 December 1966
Uppsala, Sweden
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceÅkersberga, Sweden;
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.;
Marbella, Spain
SpouseJill (m. 2002)
ChildrenStella, Nova, Luna
Career
CollegeArizona State University
Turned professional1990
Former tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Professional wins7
Highest ranking40 (24 August 1997)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour6
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT12: 1997, 1998
PGA ChampionshipT8: 1996
U.S. OpenT25: 1998
The Open ChampionshipT15: 1995
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year		1991

Johansson turned professional later in 1990 and won a European Tour card on his first visit to Qualifying School. He was the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year in 1991. In his first ten seasons on the European Tour he made the top twenty of the Order of Merit four times, with a best ranking of eleventh in 1997. He won five European Tour events between 1991 and 1997 and has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

In 2001, Johansson moved to the United States to play on the PGA Tour, after successfully negotiating the 2000 Qualifying School. He was a member of the PGA Tour for four seasons, but failed to make the same impact as he had in Europe. His best PGA Tour finish is tied sixth, which by coincidence he achieved once in each of those four seasons. In 2001 and 2002 he only just held onto his card via his money list placing. In 2003 he failed to do so, but he made a successful return trip to the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. In 2004 he lost six months to injury and ended the year with a failed trip to the Qualifying Tournament. In 2005 and 2006 he played on the Nationwide Tour with appearances on the PGA Tour and the European Tour without recovering his form.

In 2007, Johansson had to rely on wild card entries to play on the European Tour, but a six shot victory at the Russian Open secured his playing rights until 2009.

Johansson was the first Swede to play in the Ryder Cup twice (1995 and 1997) and he finished on the winning side both times. He was a member of winning Swedish teams at the 1991 Alfred Dunhill Cup and the 1991 World Cup.

Family

Johansson is married to Jill, a sister of Jesper Parnevik.

Amateur wins
  • 1987 Leven Gold Medal
  • 1989 Nordic Amateur Championship[2]

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (6)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 16 Jun 1991 Renault Belgian Open –12 (68-70-70-68=276) Playoff Paul Broadhurst
2 23 Oct 1994 Chemapol Trophy Czech Open –11 (61-56-54-66=237) 3 strokes Klas Eriksson
3 29 Sep 1996 Smurfit European Open –11 (71-70-66-70=277) 1 stroke Costantino Rocca
4 18 May 1997 Alamo English Open –19 (70-68-64-67=269) 2 strokes Dennis Edlund
5 24 Aug 1997 Smurfit European Open (2) –21 (68-64-66-69=267) 6 strokes Peter Baker
6 5 Aug 2007 Russian Open Golf Championship –23 (69-62-67-67=265) 6 strokes Robert-Jan Derksen

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1991 Renault Belgian Open Paul Broadhurst Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 3 Nov 1991 World Cup
(with Anders Forsbrand)		 –13 (142-148-134-139=563) 1 stroke  Wales – Phillip Price and Ian Woosnam

Results in major championships
Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Masters Tournament T12 T12 T24
U.S. Open CUT T25 CUT CUT
The Open Championship T68 CUT T60 T15 CUT T66 CUT CUT T64
PGA Championship T58 T8 T67 T23 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000333
U.S. Open00000141
The Open Championship00000195
PGA Championship00001254
Totals0000172113
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1996 PGA – 1998 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 199819992000200120022003
The Players Championship T54 CUT T48
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2001
Match Play R32
Championship NT1
Invitational

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:[3][4][5][6]

Professional

See also

References
  1. "Week 34 1997 Ending 24 Aug 1997" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. Nordiska Mästerskapen, En värdig mästare (in Swedish) Svensk Golf magazine 8/1989, p. 67
  3. "European Amateur Team Championship". European Golf Association.
  4. "Herrarnas EM: Svenskarna blåste bort". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). August 1989. pp. 46–47.
  5. "Golf – Den stora sporten" (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. 1 January 2004. p. 225.
  6. "Youths International". The Guardian. 20 August 1987. p. 24 – via Newpapers.com.
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