Klas Eriksson

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

Klas Eriksson
Personal information
Full nameKlas Eriksson
Born (1971-07-30) 30 July 1971
Växjö, Sweden
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceVäxjö, Sweden
SpouseMarina (m. 2004)
ChildrenEmma, Lukas
Career
Turned professional1991
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT41: 1996

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.

Amateur wins (2)

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 12 Aug 2001 Talma Finnish Challenge −16 (69-72-66-65=272) 4 strokes Gary Clark
2 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.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
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

See also

References
  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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