Martin Erlandsson

Martin Erlandsson
Personal information
Born	12 February 1974 (1974-02-12) (age 37) Malmö, Sweden
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Nationality	Sweden
Residence	Bunkeflostrand, Sweden
Spouse	Annika (m. 2004)
Children	Emma (b. 2007)
Career
Turned professional	1997
Current tour(s)	European Tour Challenge Tour
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T68: 2004
PGA Championship	DNP

Martin Erlandsson (born 12 February 1974) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Career

Erlandsson was a top amateur golfer, representing Sweden in the 1996 Eisenhower Trophy before turning professional the following year. He joined the Challenge Tour, where he spent seven seasons before winning his first tournament in 2003 at the Izki Challenge de España^[1] and earning promotion to the European Tour for 2004. He spent a further seven seasons at this level, despite finishing three places shy of automatic qualification in his debut season and having to visit qualifying school. However, after a poor 2010 season, Erlandsson returned to the Challenge Tour in 2011.

Erlandsson's best finishes on the European Tour are a pair of runner-up placings in the 2005 Celtic Manor Wales Open and the 2009 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.^[2][3] His best season was 2005, when he finished 67th on the Order of Merit.

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runners-up
1	18 May 2003	Izki Challenge de España	-15 (64–68–70–71=273)	3 strokes	José Manuel Carriles, Scott Drummond, Peter Hanson, Martin LeMesurier

Other wins (1)

• 2002 St. Arild Open (Nordic League)

Results in major championships

Tournament	2004
The Masters	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T68
PGA Championship	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 1996

References

1. ^ Erlandsson completes wire-to-wire victory in Spain
2. ^ Jimenez conquers the Roman road
3. ^ Hedblom captures Johnnie Walker Championship

External links

• Martin Erlandsson at the European Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Erlandsson, Martin
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	12 February 1974
Place of birth	Malmö, Sweden
Date of death
Place of death