Mårten Olander

Mårten Olander
Personal information
Born	5 November 1971 (1971-11-05) (age 40) Uppsala, Sweden
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	85 kg (190 lb; 13.4 st)
Nationality	Sweden
Residence	Kalmar, Sweden
Career
College	University of Alabama
Turned professional	1995
Former tour(s)	European Tour Challenge Tour
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T66: 2004
PGA Championship	DNP
Achievements and awards
Ben Hogan Trophy	1993

Mårten Olander (born 5 November 1971) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Olander attended the University of Alabama for four years, and was awarded the Ben Hogan Trophy for the best student golfer nationwide in 1993. He turned professional in 1995, and joined the Challenge Tour in 1996, winning promotion to the European Tour in his debut season. He returned to the Challenge Tour for 1999, and spent three further seasons there before winning his first professional tournament at the 2001 Hardelot Challenge de France, sealing his return to the full European Tour^[1]. He spent a further five seasons at the highest level, before a dramatic slump in form saw him make only three cuts in 2006, since when he has played rarely.

Olander's best result on the European Tour was a four-way tie for second at the 2003 Telefonica Open de Madrid. 2003 was also his most successful season, as he ended 61st on the Order of Merit.

In 2008, Olander was joint captain of the successful European Palmer Cup team.^[2]

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	14 Oct 2001	Hardelot Challenge de France	-16 (68–68–62–70=268)	1 stroke	Scott Drummond

Results in major championships

Tournament	2003	2004
The Masters	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	T66
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP

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

See also

• Alabama Crimson Tide golf

References

1. ^ "Olander secures maiden victory in Hardelot - Challenge Tour". Europeantour.com. 14 October 2001. http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/season=2001/tournamentid=2001770/news/newsid=106161.html#olander+secures+maiden+victory+hardelot. Retrieved 18 October 2011. 
2. ^ "Former Tide Golfer Olander Coaches Europe to Victory Vs. UA's Thompson & USA". Rolltide.com. 27 June 2008. http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/062708aaa.html. Retrieved 18 October 2011. 

External links

• Mårten Olander at the European Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Olander, Mårten
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	17 November 1971
Place of birth	Uppsala, Sweden
Date of death
Place of death