Fredrik Lindgren (born 28 March 1966) is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the

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. He was runner-up at the 1992

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Amateur career

Lindgren was born 1966 in

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and represented

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throughout his career. Lindgren was on the National Team and won silver in 1982 and gold in 1983 at the

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, with a team that included

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. He earned a bronze alongside

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and

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at the 1984

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, held at Hermitage GC in Ireland. He was tapped to represent the Continent of Europe against Great Britain & Ireland, first at the 1983

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at Glenbervie Golf Club in Scotland. He also played in the 1984

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alongside

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, and in the 1988 edition held at the

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, Scotland. Lindgren played in the

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, held on home soil at Ullna Golf Club near Stockholm, where his team with

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, Cristian Härdin and John Lindberg finished 4th and he tied for 8th individually. In 1987, he won the French Open Amateur Championship at Golf Club de Nimes Campagne, winning the final against Éric Giraud 4 and 3.

Professional career

Lindgren turned professional in 1989 and joined the

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, where he won the 1990

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and earned promotion to the

. He played in 202 events on the

between 1991 and 2000, where his best performance was finishing runner-up at the 1992 Murphy's English Open at

. He also finished in third place at the 1994 Italian Open held at

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.Fredrik Lindgren Bio
European Tour, accessed 8 September 2016 Lindgren finished runner-up at the 1997 Alianca UAP Challenger in Portugal and the 1998 Open de Cote d'Ivoire, before securing a second Challenge Tour victory at the 1998 Albarella International Open in Venice, Italy. After retiring from the tour, Lindgren became head of the ETPI, The European Tour Performance Institute, which combines golf coaching and sports science in order to optimize golfer's capabilities.The European Tour Performance Institute
European Tour, 6 March 2012

Amateur wins

*1987 French Open Amateur Championship (Trophée Gordon Bennett)

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Sweden): 1982, 1983 (winners) *

(representing Sweden): 1984 *

(representing the Continent of Europe): 1983 *

(representing the Continent of Europe): 1984, 1988 *

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(representing Sweden):

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(representing Sweden):

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindgren, Fredrik Swedish male golfers European Tour golfers Golfers from Malmö 1966 births Living people 20th-century Swedish sportsmen