Mattias Daniel Eliasson (born 2 April 1975) is a Swedish professional golfer.
| Mattias Eliasson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Mattias Daniel Eliasson |
| Born | 2 April 1975 Borås, Sweden |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb; 13 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Skanör, Sweden |
| Spouse | Jenny Eliasson |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1997 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2002, 2007 |
Career
editEliasson turned professional in 1997. He played on the second-tier Challenge Tour from 1998 to 2004, with three runners-up finishes, in 1998, 1999, and 2004. During this period he also was successful at qualifying school on three occasions, allowing him to play limited events on the main European Tour in 2000, 2002, and 2003.
In 2004 Eliasson finished in eleventh place on the Challenge Tour rankings, which gave him full promotion to the European Tour. He went on to play at that level for three seasons, from 2005 to 2007.
He then suffered a slump in form, however, and has played only sporadically on either tour since 2008.[1] Nonetheless, he has recorded three wins on the third-tier Nordic League in that time.[2]
Eliasson's best result on the European Tour was a third place in the 2006 Open de España. 2006 was also his best season at the highest level, as he finished 75th in the Order of Merit, with five top-ten finishes in his first seven tournaments.
Professional wins (3)
editNordic Golf League wins (3)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 May 2009 | Danfoss Masters | −3 (70-70-63=213) | 2 strokes |  Anders Schmidt Hansen, Kasper Linnet Jørgensen
|
| 2 | 21 Jun 2009 | Unibake Masters | −9 (65-63-67=195) | 3 strokes | Søren Juul
|
| 3 | 23 Jun 2011 | Nordea Open | −16 (65-66-63=194) | Playoff |  Paul Nilbrink
|
Playoff record
editChallenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 | Bouygues Telecom Grand Final |  David Drysdale
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
Note: Eliasson only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances
editAmateur
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1995, 1997
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1996[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ European Tour statistics
- ^ Nordic League results
- ^ "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
External links
edit- Mattias Eliasson at the European Tour official site
- Mattias Eliasson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Mattias Eliasson at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)