- Johan Edfors
Johan Edfors (born
10 October 1975 ) is a Swedish professionalgolf er who plays primarily on the European Tour.Edfors was born in
Varberg . He attended theUniversity 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 prestigiousQuinn Direct British Masters and the Scottish Open. His three victories took him into the top 50 of theOfficial World Golf Rankings in July 2006 and he finished the year placed tenth on the Order of Merit.Edfors is known for being a big hitter averaging over 300 yards.
Professional wins (5)
European Tour wins (3)
*2006
TCL Classic ,Quinn Direct British Masters , Scottish OpenChallenge Tour wins (2)
*2003 Fortis Challenge Open, Stanbic Zambia Open
Results in major championships
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.Team appearances
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Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2007 (winners)External links
* [http://www.europeantour.com/publish.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7B20E6AA6B%2D0225%2D4C71%2DBD89%2D2ACBEE615D69%7D&playerId=3480 Profile on the European Tour's official site]
* [http://www.owgr.com/players/bio.sps?ID=6852 Results in ranking events for the last two years from the Official World Ranking site]
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