Henric Sturehed (born 9 October 1990) is a Swedish professional golfer who has played on the

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Professional career

Sturehed had his breakthrough competing on the 2017 MENA Golf Tour where he won the season-ending MENA Tour Championship by a convincing nine strokes, setting a course record of 63 in the process. Sturehed became the fourth Swede after Per Barth,

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and Fredrik From to win a MENA Tour event. He finished the season second on the MENA Tour Order of Merit which earned him cards on the

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and the

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, along with starts at the

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and

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on the

. In November 2017, Sturehed became one of 33 players to earn

cards through Q School, and he made his debut at the

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a few weeks later. On the

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, Sturehed finished T5 at

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in April, five strokes behind winner

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. In July at

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, a 48

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point Rolex Series event with the season's strongest field in continental Europe, he finished T12 and four strokes behind victorious compatriot

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. He ended the season 151st on the Order of Merit, to spend 2019 on the

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. There he recorded top-10 finishes at the

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, Irish Challenge and

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, where he was co-leader ahead of the last round after a seven-under-par 65 third round and finished T5. In the strongly reduced 2020 season his best finish was T5 at

. He has continued to make the occasional MENA Tour start and finished T2 at the 2019 Journey to Jordan Tour Championship and T3 at the 2020 Royal Golf Club Bahrain Open.

Professional wins (3)

Nordic Golf League wins (1)

MENA Golf Tour wins (1)

Evolve Pro Tour wins (3)

Playoff record

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1) Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

References

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