Pontus Widegren
| Pontus Widegren | |||
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 Widegren in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 14 October 1990 Danderyd, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of California, Los Angeles | ||
| Turned professional | 2013 | ||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour Swedish Golf Tour | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Pontus Widegren (born 14 October 1990) is a Swedish professional golfer and European Tour player.[1]
Amateur career
[edit]Widegren has played golf since he was seven and began competing when he was 12. At 13, he became the youngest Club Champion at Stockholm Golf Club. He ranked as high as sixth on the AJGA circuit where he was runner-up at the 2008 Junior Players Championship. In November 2008, he was awarded the AJGA Jerry Cole Sportsmanship Award for his "respect for fellow players, as well as tournament staff and volunteers."[2]
Widegren became a member of the Swedish National Team in 2005. He won the 2007 Junior Golf World Cup in Japan with scores of 68-65-74-68=275, and won the silver in 2006 and 2008. He also won the bronze at the 2008 Eisenhower Trophy in Australia with Jesper Kennegård and Henrik Norlander. In 2010, he won the St Andrews Trophy with the Continental European team.
Individually, he lost the final of the 2006 French International Boys Championship to Sean Einhaus 1 up. Widegren won the 2009 Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship with scores of 76-65-68-72=281 (–9) following a play-off. In 2012, he finished 4th at the European Amateur in Ireland.
Widegren attended the University of California, Los Angeles 2009–13 and played for the UCLA Bruins men's golf team, where he won twice and was named All-American.[2] He played in four consecutive Palmer Cups, recording 3-1-0 in matches against U.S. competition in his first appearance.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Widegren turned professional after he graduated in 2013 and joined the Challenge Tour. He finished runner-up at the 2013 Norwegian Challenge, and had a one shot advantage heading into the final day of the 2015 Madeira Islands Open, a dual-ranked Challenge Tour and European Tour event, ultimately tying for fourth.[4]
Widegren secured his European Tour card at the 2016 European Tour Qualifying School.[5] In his rookie season in 2017, Widegren finished tied for third at the D+D Real Czech Masters.[6][7]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2006 Mälarö Junior Open
- 2009 Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship
- 2010 Ping-Golfweek Preview
- 2012 CSU San Marco Fall Classic
Source[8]
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2006, 2007[9]
- Junior Golf World Cup: 2006, 2007 (winners), 2008
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 2008, 2012
- Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2010, 2011, 2012 (winners), 2013
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2010 (winners)
Source[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pontus Widegren Biography". European Tour. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Men's Golf Roster: Pontus Widegren". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Pontus Widegren". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Widegren Chasing Dream Victory in Madeira". European Tour. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Sex svenskar klarade Europatourkval". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 17 November 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Johansson, Jesper (2 September 2017). "Pontus Widegren trea i Tjeckien". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Huggan, John (3 September 2017). "South African overcomes a year full of struggles to claim Czech Masters title". Golf Digest. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Pontus Widegren". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Pontus Widegren at the European Tour official site
- Pontus Widegren at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Pontus Widegren at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)