His best finish on the PGA TOUR in 2013 is T4th at the Wells Fargo Championship.
He ranks 70th in Driving Distance - Fairway Woo on the PGA TOUR.
height6-5
weight210
birthDateSeptember 3, 1969
age43
birthPlaceKatrineholm, Sweden
residenceCharlotte, North Carolina
familyWife, Ebba; Thea (2001), Ceasar (2004)
splInterestFamily, sports
trndProYear1989
cityPlaysFrmCharlotte; NC; United States
combTourMoney4,247,246
jndTourYear2007
exmtStatusT14 at 2012 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament
otherVics(1): 2008 OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup [with Henrik Stenson].
intlVics(11): 1995 Turespana Open Mediterrania [Eur]. 1997 BMW International [Eur]. 1999 Belgacom Open [Eur]. 2001 Via Digital Open de Espana [Eur]. 2002 Omega European Masters [Eur]. 2006 The Celtic Manor Wales Open [Eur], Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe [Eur]. 2008 Mercedes-Benz Championship [Eur], Alfred Dunhill Links Championship [Eur]. 2010 Commercialbank Qatar Masters [Eur], Dubai World Championship [Eur].
curYearHighFinished T4 at the Wells Fargo Championship in his home city of Charlotte, N.C.. Recorded his first top-10 on TOUR since a T4 at the 2011 PGA Championship. Previous-best finish at Quail Hollow Club was T24 in 2007.
carHigh2012: Finished T14 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to regain his TOUR card for 2013...Finished No. 160 on the TOUR money list in 17 starts, while managing a pair of top-30 finishes. Claimed T29 honors at the U.S. Open and Travelers Championship a week later. With two events remaining in the Regular Season to move from No. 154 in the FedExCup standings to inside the top 125 and earn a berth into the FedExCup Playoffs, missed the cut at the PGA Championship and Wyndham Championship and settled in at No. 158 on the money list...In an effort to make the top 125, played in all four events in the fall, with a T28 at the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic his best finish.
2011: Career-best numbers produced in 2011 include top-10s (three), top-25s (six) and made cuts (14)...Playing in his first Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, posted four sub-70 rounds to finish T5, his first top 10 since losing in a playoff in June at the 2010 St. Jude Classic...Entered the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Classic with a one-shot lead and forced a playoff with Harrison Frazar at 13-under by converting an 8-foot par putt on the 72nd hole. Fell to Frazar with a bogey on the third-extra hole (No. 12) and lost in a playoff at TPC Southwind for the second consecutive year. Posted four consecutive rounds in the 60s for the second year in a row. Is the first player on TOUR to finish runner-up in consecutive years at the same event since Tim Clark at the 2008-2009 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Struggled over the final three holes in both the third and final round, playing Nos. 16-18 in 3-over. In his first six rounds at TPC Southwind, he played Nos. 16-18 in 7-under. Moved to No. 41 in the FedExCup standings, the highest position of his career, after collecting his second top 10 of the season...Equaled his best finish in 36 major championship starts with a T4 at the PGA Championship (2008 U.S. Open). Closed with matching 3-under 67s on the weekend to finish three strokes out of the Keegan Bradley-Jason Dufner playoff...Shot four rounds in the 60s at the Nedbank Challenge in Sun City, South Africa, in December to finish solo second, two strokes behind Lee Westwood. 2010: Played a limited PGA TOUR schedule, entering 11 events...Finished T2 at the St. Jude Classic, his career-best finish in a TOUR event. Reached a playoff with Lee Westwood and Robert Garrigus at 10-under after Garrigus made triple bogey on the final hole of regulation. After Garrigus was eliminated on the first playoff hole with a bogey, Westwood won with a birdie on the fourth playoff hole, the par-4 18th. Made the cut in all four major championships, with his best peformance, a T14 at the British Open...Finished sixth in the European Tour Race to Dubai on the strength of two victories including the season-ending Dubai World Championship...Won the Commercialbank Qatar Masters in late January by three strokes over defending champion Alvaro Quiros. Victory moved him back into the top 20 in the Official World Golf Ranking...Contended in Japan in November, finishing T4 at the Dunlop Phoenix and closed his season the following week by winning the Dubai World Championship. Shot weekend rounds of 67-67 at the Earth Course at Jumeirah Estates to get into a playoff with Ian Poulter and then defeated the Englishman with a birdie on the second playoff hole. 2009: One season after the best year of his career, was hampered by a left-eye injury that forced him to miss four months. Had fluid behind the retina of his left eye that affected his vision and forced him out from late May until returning in early October...Best PGA TOUR finish was a T14 at the Shell Houston Open...Had a T4 at the Dubai Desert Classic on the European Tour and teamed with Henrik Stenson in defense of his OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup title. 2008: Became the first Swedish player to win the European Tour order of merit...Won the Mercedes-Benz Championship and the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Europe, as well as 10 other top-10s, including the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open. Only player to record top-10s in the first three majors (T8 at the Masters, T4 at the U.S. Open and T7 at the British Open). Finished T20 at the PGA Championship after sharing the first-round lead...The week before making his second Ryder Cup appearance, won the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Germany on the European Tour for his first victory in two years...Followed that at the Ryder Cup with a 1-1-2 record, including a singles victory over Justin Leonard...Won the Alfred Dunhill Links title in early October...A T32 at Valderrama in the Volvo Masters was good enough to maintain his top position against main challengers Padraig Harrington and Lee Westwood. 2007: Top PGA TOUR finish was a T6 at THE PLAYERS Championship...Almost pulled off a victory at the Portugal Masters, finishing second, two strokes behind Steve Webster. 2006: Two titles made him Sweden's most-prolific champion, surpassing the record of Anders Forsbrand...Took his victory tally to seven with a win in the Deutsche Bank Players' Championship of Europe...That followed an earlier win in the Celtic Manor Wales Open...Joined the European Tour in 1991 and won his first five titles between 1995 and 2002.
personalIn 2003 he decided to make a fresh start after years of feeling frustrated with both his game and life situation. Since then has worked hard with his attitude, as he has become more relaxed and content both on and off the course. His work with his Swedish coach, Annchristine Lundstrom, has helped enormously and he credits her for the hints she has given him to fully start taking personal leadership...At 6-5, one of the tallest players in golf...Son of a superintendent.
ntlTeamsRyder Cup (2), 2006, 2008; World Cup (5), 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011; Seve Trophy (4), 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009.