Klas Eriksson

Klas Eriksson
Klas Eriksson
Personal information
Born	30 July 1971 (age 53); Växjö, Sweden
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sporting nationality	Sweden
Residence	Växjö, Sweden
Spouse	Marina (m. 2004)
Children	2
Career
Turned professional	1991
Former tour(s)	European Tour; Challenge Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	5 (Tied-7th all-time)
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T41: 1996
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour; Rankings winner
Challenge Tour; Rankings winner	1993

Klas Eriksson (born 30 July 1971) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Eriksson was born in Växjö and turned professional in 1991 having won the European Amateur and the French Amateur Stoke Play Championship the previous year. He finished 45th on the Order of Merit in his rookie season, but injuries and putting problems meant he failed to retain his card at the end of the 1998 season and he was back on the Challenge Tour in 1999.

Eriksson graduated from the Challenge Tour for a second time in 2001 by finishing 7th on the Rankings having won for the fourth time on the tour at the Talma Finnish Challenge.^[1] He maintained his playing status on the European Tour for four seasons before again returning to the Challenge Tour. In 2008 he won his fifth Challenge Tour title at the Trophée du Golf Club de Genève as he secured promotion to the top level for the third time. In 2009 he again failed to win sufficient money to retain his European Tour card and was back on the Challenge Tour in 2010.

On 30 October 1994, Eriksson achieved a highest world ranking of 226.

Amateur wins

1990 European Amateur, Coupe Murat (French Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship)

Professional wins (5)

Challenge Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	29 Mar 1993	Club Med Open	−10 (71-68-70-69=278)	2 strokes	Neal Briggs
2	4 Jul 1993	Bank Austria Open	−10 (69-72-70-67=278)	1 stroke	Stephen Hamill, Jean-François Remésy
3	26 Sep 1993	Challenge Novotel	−12 (68-69-70-69=276)	1 stroke	Michel Besanceney
4	12 Aug 2001	Talma Finnish Challenge	−16 (69-72-66-65=272)	4 strokes	Gary Clark
5	17 Aug 2008	Trophée du Golf Club de Genève	−14 (68-70-73-63=274)	Playoff	Wil Besseling, Alexandre Rocha

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1999	NCC Open	Thomas Nørret, Per G. Nyman	Nyman won with bogey on second extra hole Nørret eliminated by par on first hole
2	2008	Trophée du Golf Club de Genève	Wil Besseling, Alexandre Rocha	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Rocha eliminated by par on third hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
The Open Championship	T41	CUT							CUT

Note: Eriksson only played in The Open Championship.

Did not play

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

Team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 1990 (winners)
St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1990
European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1991

References

^ "Eriksson ends victory drought in Finland". London Evening Standard. 12 August 2001. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 2010-07-28.

External links

Klas Eriksson at the European Tour official site
Klas Eriksson at the PGA Tour official site
Klas Eriksson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
Klas Eriksson at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)

[1] "Eriksson ends victory drought in Finland". London Evening Standard. 12 August 2001. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 2010-07-28.

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