Johan Carlsson (golfer)
Johan Gustav Carlsson (born 29 August 1986) is a Swedish former professional golfer who played five seasons on the European Tour. He won the 2013 Kazakhstan Open on the Challenge Tour.[1]
Career
In 2006, Carlsson played for the national team at the European Youths' Team Championship in Italy and won the Gambro Open on the Swedish Golf Tour as an amateur.[2]
He attended San Diego State University from 2007 to 2011 and played with the San Diego State Aztecs men's golf team.[3]
Carlsson turned professional after graduating in 2011 and joined and Nordic Golf League mid-season. In 2012, he won the Nordea Tour Championship and finished second in the NGL Order of Merit, to earn one of five places on the Challenge Tour in 2013.[4]
He captured his maiden Challenge Tour title in September 2013 at the Kazakhstan Open, outpacing Tyrrell Hatton, Adrián Otaegui and Duncan Stewart in second by seven strokes. He finished his rookie season fifth in the Challenge Tour standings, to graduate to the European Tour for 2014.[5]
Carlsson played on the European Tour five season from 2014 to 2018. His best season was in 2016 when he finished 75th on the Order of Merit, and his best individual performance came in 2017 when he finished third in the Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play, behind only Adrián Otaegui and Marcel Siem.[1] He retired from professional golf in 2020.[6]
Amateur wins
- 2004 Sotenäs Junior Open
- 2005 Sotenäs Junior Open
- 2006 Deloitte Sotenäs Junior Open
Source:[2]
Professional wins (3)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Sep 2013 | Kazakhstan Open | −18 (69-67-67-67=270) | 7 strokes |  Tyrrell Hatton,  Adrián Otaegui, Duncan Stewart
|
Nordic Golf League wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 May 2006 | Gambro Open (as an amateur) |
−6 (69-69-66=204) | Playoff |  Per Barth
|
| 2 | 30 Sep 2012 | Nordea Tour Championship | −9 (69-67-71=207) | Playoff | Pontus Leijon
|
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2006[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Player profile Johan Carlsson". European Tour. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Johan Carlsson". Golfdata. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ "Golf Roster: Johan Carlsson". San Diego State University Athletics. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ "2012 Nordic Golf League Ranking". Danish Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Meet the Rookies: Johan Carlsson". European Tour. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Carlssons karriär över: "Stolt över det jag gjort"". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). August 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "European Youths Team Championship". European Golf Association.
External links
- Official website (in Swedish)
- Johan Carlsson at the European Tour official site
- Johan Carlsson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Johan Carlsson at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)