Per-Ulrik Johansson (born 6 December 1966) is a Swedish

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, who won six times on the European Tour and played in two winning European Ryder Cup teams.

Early life

Johansson grew up in Västervik in

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, and was a promising

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player at 14 years of age, when he decided to give priority to golf training instead. He won the unofficial Swedish Youth Championship, the Colgate Cup, at his age level and represented his country on boys and youth level.

Amateur career

In 1983, 15 years old, Johansson was a member of the Swedish team winning the

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, for players up to 18 years of age, at Helsinki Golf Club, Finland. In August 1986, Johansson won the Leven Gold medal at Leven Links,

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, with a 72-hole score of 9-under-par 275, 2 strokes ahead on

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. Like many European golfers, Johansson took a golf scholarship in the United States as sports scholarships did not exist in Europe. He attended

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in 1986 and was a member of the same 1990 NCAA Championship winning team as

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Professional career

Johansson turned professional in late 1990 and won a

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card on his first visit to

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. His first year on tour, he was the 1991 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year. Within the span of a month, he was a member of winning Swedish teams at the

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Dunhill Cup, together with

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and Mats Lanner, and the 1991 World Cup, together with Anders Forsbrand. Together with Forsbrand, Johansson was chosen to defend the 1991 World Cup title, from

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for Sweden, in

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, but the Swedish team finished second, one shot behind the United States team of

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and

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. In his first ten seasons on the European Tour, Johansson made the top 20 of the Order of Merit four times, with a best ranking of 11th in 1997. He won five European Tour events between 1991 and 1997 and has featured in the top 50 of the

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. Johansson was the first Swede to play in the Ryder Cup twice (

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and

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); he finished on the winning side both times. In his Sunday singles match in 1995, he played collegiate teammate

. In 2001, Johansson moved to the United States to play on the

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, after successfully negotiating the 2000 Qualifying School. He was a member of the PGA Tour for four seasons, but failed to make the same impact as he had in Europe. His best PGA Tour finish was tied for sixth, which by coincidence he achieved once in each of those four seasons. In 2001 and 2002 he only just held onto his card via his money list placing. In 2003 he failed to do so, but he made a successful return trip to the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. In 2004 he lost six months to injury and ended the year with a failed trip to the Qualifying Tournament. In 2005 and 2006 he played on the

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with appearances on the PGA Tour and the European Tour without recovering his form. In 2007, Johansson had to rely on wild card entries to play on the

. Ten years after his last win, a six shot victory, with a new tournament record 23 under par, at the Russian Open, secured his playing rights until 2009. He retired in August 2009 because of injury and came back to play three tournaments, where he was invited, on the European Tour in 2011, before he finally retired.

Awards and honors

* In 1991, Johansson's earned the Swedish Golfer of the Year award. * In 1992, he earned Elite Sign No. 92 by the Swedish Golf Federation, on the basis of national team appearances and national championship performances. * In 1992, the three teammates at the 1991 Dunhill Cup victory, Johansson, Mats Lanner and

was each, by the Swedish Golf Federation, awarded the Golden Club, the highest award for contributions to Swedish golf, as the 11th, 12th and 13th recipients. * In 1998, Johansson was awarded honorary membership of the PGA of Sweden.

Private life

Johansson is married to Jill, a sister of

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, and they have three daughters, Stella, Nova and Luna. They formerly lived in

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, United States, but when Johansson retired from his PGA Tour career, they moved back to Sweden, to live in Åkersberga outside Stockholm. Johansson left tournament play to work, first at

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, then at Ullna Golf Club, north of Stockholm, and since 2015 as CEO at Wermdö Golf & Country Club, east of Stockholm.

Amateur wins

*1986 Leven Gold Medal (Leven Links, Scotland) *1989 Nordic Amateur Championship

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (6)

''*Note: The 1994 Chemapol Trophy Czech Open was shortened to 66 holes due to frost.'' European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

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

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1996 PGA – 1998 U.S. Open) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Sweden): 1983 (winners), 1984 *

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(representing Sweden):

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* EGA Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1987 (winners) Source: Professional *

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(representing Europe):

(winners),

(winners) *

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(representing Sweden):

(winners),

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(representing Sweden):

(winners),

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Johansson, Per-Ulrik Swedish male golfers Arizona State Sun Devils men's golfers European Tour golfers PGA Tour golfers Ryder Cup competitors for Europe Golfers from Uppsala Golfers from West Palm Beach, Florida 1966 births Living people 20th-century Swedish sportsmen

Early life

Amateur career

Professional career

Awards and honors

Private life

Amateur wins

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (6)

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Summary

Results in The Players Championship

Results in World Golf Championships

Team appearances

See also

References

External links