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Anton Karlsson (golfer)
Karl Oskar Anton Karlsson (born 11 September 1993) is a Swedish professional golfer who has played on the European Tour. He won the 2020 RAM Cape Town Open on the Challenge Tour. His best finish on the European Tour was runner-up at the 2019 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. Early life and amateur career Karlsson started playing golf in the year 2000, when his father enrolled him in the junior golf academy at Vassunda Golf Club, near his home town of Uppsala. Following his success on tour, the club later made him Honorary Member. Karlsson started competing on the junior circuits in 2007, and won his first of several titles on the Skandia Tour in his first season. He won the Vassunda Junior Open in the Junior Masters Invitational series in 2007 and 2012, and was runner-up in 2013 behind Adam Blommé, and again in 2014 when he lost a playoff to Viktor Jensen. In 2014, he won the Junior Masters Invitational season finale. As an amateur, he also won a professional event in the SGF Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uppsala
Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inhabitants in 2019. Located north of the capital Stockholm it is also the seat of Uppsala Municipality. Since 1164, Uppsala has been the ecclesiology, ecclesiastical centre of Sweden, being the seat of the Archbishop of Uppsala, Archbishop of the Church of Sweden. Uppsala is home to Scandinavia's largest cathedral – Uppsala Cathedral, which was the frequent site of the coronation of the Swedish monarch until the late 19th century. Uppsala Castle, built by King Gustav I of Sweden, Gustav Vasa, served as one of the royal residences of the Swedish monarchs, and was expanded several times over its history, making Uppsala the secondary capital of Sweden during its Swedish Empire, greatest extent. Today it serves as the residence of the Gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Harding
Justin Adam Harding (born 9 February 1986) is a South African professional golfer. Amateur career Harding attended Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch, South Africa, and played college golf at Lamar University in Texas and represented his country as an amateur golfer. Professional career Having graduated, he earned a place on the Sunshine Tour at the first attempt, finishing third at the 2009 qualifying school while still an amateur. He won a tournament in each of his first three seasons on the tour, 2010, 2011 and 2012. He won again in 2015 and 2016 and then twice in two weeks in 2018. In July 2018 Harding made a rare appearance outside Africa and won the Bank BRI Indonesia Open on the Asian Tour by a stroke from Scott Vincent (golfer), Scott Vincent. Two weeks later he won the Royal Cup in Thailand by 6 strokes, his fourth win in three months. Alan Burns has caddied full time for Harding since October 2018. In March 2019, Harding got his first European Tour victory by winnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportspeople From Uppsala
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European Tour Golfers
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Swedish Male Golfers
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Axel Bóasson
Axel Bóasson (born 3 June 1990) is an Icelandic professional golfer. In 2017, he became Iceland's first winner on the Nordic Golf League and won the Nordic Golf League Order of Merit. He also won the mixed team gold and the men's silver at the 2018 European Golf Team Championships at Gleneagles, Scotland. Early life and amateur career Bóasson was born in Reykjavík. He won the Icelandic Championship in 2011 and represented Iceland at the 2011 European Amateur Team Championship and the 2012 Eisenhower Trophy. In 2015, he won both the Icelandic Match Play Championship and the Icelandic Stroke Play Championship. Bóasson attended Mississippi State University between 2010 and 2014 and played with the Mississippi State Bulldogs golf team in the Southeastern Conference. Professional career Bóasson turned professional in 2016 and joined the Nordic Golf League. He became the first ever Icelandic winner of the Nordic Golf League in 2017 when he won the SM Match in Sweden. He also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Nordic Golf League
The 2023 Nordic Golf League was the 25th season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2023 season. Order of Merit The Order of Merit was titled as the GolfBox Road to Europe and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2024 Challenge Tour The 2024 Challenge Tour will be the 36th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2024 season. Notes References External links * { .... See also * 2023 Danish Golf Tour * 2023 Finnish Tour * 2023 Swedish Golf Tour Notes References {{Nordic Golf League seasons Nordic Golf League Nordic Golf League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Manley
Stuart Manley (born 15 January 1979) is a Welsh professional golfer. Early life Manley was born in Mountain Ash in the historic county of Glamorgan. He showed sporting promise at an early age, and at age 16 had trials with the football clubs Manchester United, Crystal Palace and Luton Town. However, he chose to concentrate on golf, taking a four-year scholarship to the University of West Florida. The highlight of his amateur career was playing in the 2003 Walker Cup. Professional career Manley turned professional in later 2003, and immediately joined the Challenge Tour, finishing 90th in his first season. At the end of that year he came through the qualifying school to earn a place on the European Tour for the first time. However, Manley has consistently failed to establish himself at the highest level; he is yet to retain his card by finishing in the top 115 at season's end, and has only regained it via the Challenge Tour in 2007 and qualifying school in 2008, 2010 and 2013. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Challenge Tour
The 2018 Challenge Tour was a series of professional golf tournaments collectively known as the Challenge Tour. The Challenge Tour is Europe's official developmental tour and is organised by the PGA European Tour. It was introduced in 1986 and was originally called the Satellite Tour, before being renamed with its present title in 1990. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2018 season. Challenge Tour Rankings ''For full rankings, see 2018 Challenge Tour graduates.'' The rankings were titled as the Road to Ras Al Khaimah and were based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top 15 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour. See also *2018 European Tour Notes References External linksSchedule on the European Tour's official site {{Challenge Tour seasons [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrick Higgo
Garrick Higgo (born 12 May 1999) is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour, European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He has won three times on the European Tour, winning the 2020 Open de Portugal and the Gran Canaria Lopesan Open as well as the Canary Islands Championship in 2021. He won his first PGA Tour title in his second start, at the Palmetto Championship. Amateur career Higgo attended the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in 2017 and 2018, turning professional during his sophomore year. Professional career Higgo turned professional in early 2019 and won twice in his first full season on the Sunshine Tour, at the Sun City Challenge and the season-ending Tour Championship. He also recorded a runner-up finish in the Challenge Tour co-sanctioned Cape Town Open during the 2019–20 season and finished 6th on the Order of Merit. Higgo secured a place on the Challenge Tour for the 2020 season by making the cut at the European Tour Qualifying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019–20 Sunshine Tour
The 2019–20 Sunshine Tour was the 20th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region. The tour is based predominantly in South Africa with other events being held in Eswatini, Zambia, Mauritius and Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , .... Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2019–20 season. Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand. Awards Notes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:2019-20 Sunshine Tour Sunshine Tour Sunshine Tour Sunshine Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Challenge Tour
The 2020 Challenge Tour is a series of professional golf tournaments collectively known as the Challenge Tour. The Challenge Tour is Europe's official developmental tour and is organised by the PGA European Tour. It was introduced in 1986 and was originally called the Satellite Tour, before being renamed with its present title in 1990. After beginning with three tournaments in South Africa co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour, the remainder of the season was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many tournaments being cancelled or postponed. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2020 season. Challenge Tour Rankings The rankings were titled as the Road to Mallorca and were based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top five players on the tour earned limited status to play on the 2021 European Tour. See also *2020 European Tour Notes References External linksSchedule on the European Tour's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
