Christofer Blomstrand (born 9 December 1991) is a Swedish

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. He has played on the

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where he was runner-up at 2018

Porsche European Open The European Open is a European Tour golf tournament. Founded in 1978, up to 1994 it was played at various courses in England, including Sunningdale and Walton Heath, except for the 1979 event, which was held at Turnberry in Scotland. Bet ...

Career

Blomstrand was born in

Höör Höör (formerly spelled Hör, , old da, Hør) is a locality and the seat of Höör Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 7,865 inhabitants in 2010. Name The town was previously known as Hørg (in the 12th century), Hørgh (in the 15th cent ...

and is attached to

Falsterbo Golf Club Falsterbo Golf Club is a links golf club located in Falsterbo, Skåne County in Sweden. It has hosted the PLM Open on the European Tour. History Falsterbo was founded in 1909 and is Sweden's third oldest golf club. In 1911 it was moved a few ...

. He turned professional in 2011 and joined the

Nordic Golf League The Nordic Golf League is one of the four PGA European Tour-recognised third-tier men's professional golf tours that are known as the Satellite Tours. The top five players on the rankings list at the end of each season earn a place on the second t ...

. In 2015, he tied for 3rd at the ECCO German Masters and won his first professional title at the Race to HimmerLand in Denmark. He also won the Muscat Hills Golf Citizen Championship in Oman on the

MENA Tour The MENA Tour is a golf tour in the Middle East and North Africa. It was founded in 2011 by the Dubai-based Shaikh Maktoum Golf Foundation. It was previous affiliated to The R&A and the Arab Golf Federation. The previous iteration of the tour was ...

. Blomstrand earned a

2016–17 Sunshine Tour The 2016–17 Sunshine Tour was the 17th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000, and the 10th since the tour switched a calendar based season in 2007. It marked a return to a mu ...

card through

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, and won the

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in April 2016 with a final round 63. He spent 2017 on the

Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with on the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe. History ...

, where his best finish was a tie for 4th place at the

Finnish Challenge The Finnish Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, Europe's second tier men's professional golf tour. It was first played at Golf Talma in Talma, Finland, from 2001 to 2003, but took a hiatus from 2004 to 2011. The 2012–14 editio ...

and the Bridgestone Challenge. Blomstrand tied for 25th at

to capture the last available card for the

2018 European Tour The 2018 European Tour is the 47th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972 and the 10th edition of the Race to Dubai. The Race to Dubai was won by Italian Francesco Molinari, who was also named Golfer of the ...

, where he saw immediate success at

Joburg Open The Joburg Open is a men's professional golf tournament that is held in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is an event on the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour and co-sanctioned by the European Tour, which attracts a larger prize fund and stronger ...

, finding himself in solo second place, after a third round of 62, where he was 11-under-par for the day after 14 holes to raise hopes of an historic 59. He ultimately finished in a tie for 8th with a final round 75. Later in the year he finished runner-up at

, one stroke behind

Richard McEvoy Richard McEvoy (born 13 June 1979) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. In July 2018, he had his third Challenge Tour win, the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge and then won the Porsche European Open, on the European Tour ...

. In 2020, Blomstrand tied for 3rd at the

Euram Bank Open The Euram Bank Open is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It was first played in July 2018 at Golf Club Adamstal in Ramsau, Austria. Adamstal hosted the MAN NÖ Open on the Challenge Tour from 2006 to 2008. In 2020, the tournament was a d ...

, a dual ranking European and Challenge Tour event, and was runner-up at the

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. He won multiple times on the

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, and was runner-up at the Sand Valley Polish Masters.

Professional wins (5)

Sunshine Tour wins (1)

Nordic Golf League wins (3)

MENA Golf Tour wins (1)

References

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