Martin Erlandsson (born 12 February 1974) is a Swedish professional golfer.
| Martin Erlandsson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 12 February 1974 Malmö, Sweden |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb; 13 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Bunkeflostrand, Sweden |
| Spouse | Annika (m. 2004) |
| Children | Emma (b. 2007) |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1997 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T68: 2004 |
Career
editErlandsson 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.
On 10 September 2006, Erlandsson achieved a career highest world ranking of 248.
Professional wins (3)
editChallenge Tour wins (1)
edit| 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
|
Nordic Golf League wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Sep 2002 | St Arild Open | −13 (66-67-70=203) | 3 strokes | Fredrik Orest
|
Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Jul 1996 | Uno-X Skövde Open | −8 (67-71-70=208) | 3 strokes | Andreas Jernberg, Henrik Nyström
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Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2004 |
|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T68 |
Note: Erlandsson only played in The Open Championship.
"T" = tied
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 1996
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1996
References
editExternal links
edit- Martin Erlandsson at the European Tour official site
- Martin Erlandsson at the PGA Tour official site
- Martin Erlandsson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Martin Erlandsson at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)