Johan Edfors (born 10 October 1975) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays primarily on the

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Early life and amateur career

Edfors was born in

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. He attended the

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on a Division I athletic scholarship for men's golf. He played for the team under the coaching of Barry Denton for two years.

Professional career

Edfors turned professional in 1997. He spent several years playing the second tier

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, but failed to make the top hundred on the Order of Merit until 2003, when he won twice and topped the Challenge Tour Order of Merit. He narrowly failed to hold on to his tour card in 2004, but at the end of 2005 he regained it at the Final Qualifying School. In 2006, Edfors achieved a maiden European Tour win at the

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and quickly followed up by winning the more prestigious

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and the Scottish Open. His three victories took him into the top 50 of the

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in July 2006, and he finished the year placed 10th on the European Order of Merit. Edfors had to wait almost three years for his next victory, which he achieved at the inaugural Black Mountain Masters in

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on the

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. Edfors is known for being a big hitter averaging over 300 yards.

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (3)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Asian Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Sunshine Tour wins (1)

''*Note: The 2003 Stanbic Zambia Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.''
¹Co-sanctioned by the

Challenge Tour wins (4)

''*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.''
¹Co-sanctioned by the

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Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Nordic Golf League wins (1)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing the Continent of Europe): 1993 Professional *

Royal Trophy The Royal Trophy was a men's professional team golf tournament which was played between 2006 and 2013. The competing teams represented Europe and Asia. Eight man teams played a series of 16 matches involving foursomes, four-ball and singles for the ...

(representing Europe):

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(winners),

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, 2011 (winners) *

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(representing Sweden):

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References

External links

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