Carl Suneson

Carl José Suneson (born 22 July 1967) is a Spanish professional golfer. He won the 2007 Open de Saint-Omer, his only European Tour success.

Carl Suneson
Personal information
Full nameCarl José Suneson
Born (1967-07-22) 22 July 1967
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Nationality Spain
ResidenceLas Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain
Career
CollegeOklahoma State University
Turned professional1990
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour6 (Tied 3rd all time)
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT64: 1996
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour
Rankings winner		1999

Early life and amateur career

Suneson was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria to a Swedish father and an English mother. He represented England in amateur competition, and attended Oklahoma State University in the United States, but in 1996 he took Spanish citizenship.

Professional career

Suneson turned professional in 1990. He has played extensively on the European Tour and the second tier Challenge Tour. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit through 2008 is 48th in 1996, but he has often had difficulty holding onto his tour card. He has been successful at qualifying school on several occasions, but has dropped down to the Challenge Tour more than once, where he finished on top of the season ending rankings in 1999, also finishing second in 2005.

Suneson had to wait 18 years, until his 256th start before he finally claimed his first European Tour title at the 2007 Open de Saint-Omer.[1] Played during the same week as the U.S. Open, the tournament was dual ranking event with the Challenge Tour, and brought his tally of wins on that tour to six.

Since 2017 Suneson has played a number of events on the European Senior Tour. In January 2020 Seneson gained a place on the 2020 European Senior Tour through Q-school. He gained the fifth and final qualifying place after a three-man playoff, making a birdie at the first extra hole.[2]

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 17 Jun 2007 Open de Saint-Omer1 −8 (67-70-70-69=276) 3 strokes François Calmels, Peter Fowler,
Marcus Higley

1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour wins (6)
Legend
Grand Finals (1)
Other Challenge Tour (5)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 6 Aug 1995 Rolex Pro-Am −16 (66-70-69-67=272) 1 stroke Simon Burnell
2 2 May 1999 Community Valenciana Challenge de España −8 (73-68-71-68=280) 2 strokes Manuel Moreno
3 18 Jul 1999 Rolex Trophy (2) −20 (68-68-67-65=268) 6 strokes Adam Mednick
4 8 Aug 1999 Beazer Homes Challenge Tour Championship −16 (68-68-70-66=272) 8 strokes Bradley Dredge, Maarten Lafeber,
Benoît Teilleria
5 22 Oct 2005 Apulia San Domenico Grand Final −15 (69-71-65-68=273) 1 stroke Daniel Vancsik, Marc Warren
6 17 Jun 2007 Open de Saint-Omer1 −8 (67-70-70-69=276) 3 strokes François Calmels, Peter Fowler,
Marcus Higley

1Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Results in major championships
Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
The Open Championship T96 T64 CUT

Note: Suneson only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

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

See also

References
  1. "Suneson ends long wait for title". BBC Sport. 17 June 2007. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
  2. "Long wins as fab five seal Staysure Tour cards". PGA European Tour. 30 January 2020.
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