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Tobias Jonsson (golfer)

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Tobias Jonsson
Personal information
Born (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 24)
Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sporting nationality Sweden
Career
CollegeYoung Harris College
Mercer University
Turned professional2024

Tobias Jonsson (born 12 June 2000) is a Swedish professional golfer. He won the individual title at the 2022 Eisenhower Trophy, the World Amateur Team Championship.[1]

Amateur career

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Jonsson accepted a scholarship to Young Harris College and spent two years playing with the Young Harris Mountain Lions men's golf team, 2019–2021, winning the 2021 Bobcat Invitational.[2] He spent his next three years at Mercer University playing with the Mercer Bears men's golf team, where he won six tournaments.[3]

In 2021, he finished solo third at the Göteborg Open on the Nordic Golf League, two strokes behind winner Jonathan Ågren.[4]

Jonsson joined the Sweden national team in 2022.[5] He won silver at the 2022 European Amateur Team Championship in England, after Sweden lost the final to Spain 412 to 212.[6] He birdied the final hole for a score of 17-under 269, a stroke ahead of Japan's Taiga Semikawa, to become the individual leader at the 2022 Eisenhower Trophy.[7] His team, which also consisted of Ludvig Åberg and Adam Wallin, finished in second place behind Italy and ahead of the United States in third.[8]

Jonsson played in the Scandinavian Invitation at Ullna Golf & Country Club on the 2023 European Tour, and made the cut.[9]

In 2023, he represented Europe at the Bonallack Trophy at La Manga Club. Teaming up with Albert Hansson for the foursomes and fourballs he recorded a score of 3–2–0 (W–L–D) for the event.[10] Jonsson made it to match play at the U.S. Amateur and the quarterfinals at The Amateur Championship,[11] to find himself on the 2023–24 Haskins Award pre-season watch list.[12]

In 2024, he won the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational, earning a start at the PGA Tour's 3M Open.[13]

Professional career

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Jonsson turned professional after the U. S. Amateur in 2024, and made his pro debut at the Indoor Golf Group Challenge where he finished tied 18th.[14]

Amateur wins

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  • 2020 Vikingaskeppet, Richard S Johnson Junior Open
  • 2021 Bobcat Invitational, Hagge Open, Richard S Johnson Junior Open
  • 2022 Wexford Intercollegiate, Eisenhower Trophy (individual), The Carolina Cup, Pinetree Intercollegiate
  • 2023 The Cleveland Golf Palmetto, Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational
  • 2024 Augusta Haskins Award Invitational

Sources:[9][15]

Team appearances

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Amateur

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References

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  1. ^ "Mercer's Jonsson wins individual title at World Amateur Team Championship". SoCon Sports. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Men's Golf Roster: Tobias Jonsson". Young Harris College Athletics. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Men's Golf: Tobias Jonsson". Mercer University Athletics. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  4. ^ "2021 Göteborg Open presented by Enkla Elbolaget". OWGR. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  5. ^ "National Team Roster: Tobias Jonsson". Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  6. ^ "European Team Championships". EGA. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Mercer golfer takes individual title at World Amateur". Mercer Athletics. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  8. ^ Jourdan, Cameron (25 October 2023). "Italy captures men's World Amateur Team Championship, beats Sweden by one stroke for first medal ever". Golfweek. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Tobias Jonsson". Golfdata. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  10. ^ "2023 Bonallack Trophy". European Golf Association. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  11. ^ Huggan, John (25 June 2023). "It's a tall order to win the British Amateur". Golf Digest Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  12. ^ Jourdan, Cameron (5 September 2023). "Meet the golfers on the 2023-24 Haskins Award preseason watch list". Golfweek. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Jonsson Picks Up His Second Tournament Title Of The Year". Mercer Bears. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Toursvepet: Perfekt start för Norén". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 23 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Tobias Jonsson". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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