Jens Fahrbring (born 20 April 1984) is a Swedish

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and

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player. He has won the Norwegian Challenge and the

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Amateur career

Fahrbring played college golf at

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in the United States.

Professional career

Fahrbring turned professional in 2007 and played on the

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from 2007 to 2012. He finished third on the

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rankings which earned him his 2013

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card. In August 2013, he won his first Challenge Tour event, the Norwegian Challenge. In 2015, Fahrbring won the

and tied for third at the Kazakhstan Open, to finishing 10th amongst the Challenge Tour graduates. He shared the half-way lead at the

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, ultimately finishing third, one stroke away from joining the playoff between

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and

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. On the 2016

his best finish was 12th in the

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, and he went through Q School to regain his card. In 2017 he was fifth at the

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, but finished 126th in the season rankings. Back on the Challenge Tour, Fahrbring lost a playoff at the 2018 Barclays Kenya Open, and in 2020 he was third at the Northern Ireland Open. Fahrbring came through Q-School again to join the 2023

, where he was in contention almost immediately at the South African Open. After an opening round of 65 he played in the final group on Sunday and ultimately finished third, two strokes behind winner

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. He made a hole-in-one on his way to a tie for third at the 2024 Acciona Open de España in Madrid, behind

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and Ángel Hidalgo.

Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Nordic Golf League wins (1)

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