Dennis Edlund
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| Dennis Edlund | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Dennis Edlund |
| Born | 24 September 1965 Strängnäs, Sweden |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Sporting nationality | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
| Residence | Trangsund, Sweden |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1988 |
| Former tours | European Tour Challenge Tour Swedish Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 5 (Tied-8th all-time) |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1997 |
Dennis Edlund (born 24 September 1965) is a Swedish professional golfer.
Career
[edit | edit source]In 1965, Edlund was born in Strängnäs.
Edlund turned professional in 1988. He played on the European Tour and its official development tour, the Challenge Tour, between 1990 and 2003. He won five times on the Challenge Tour, including twice in 1996, when he won the English Challenge Tour Championship and Rolex Trophy Pro-Am on his way to second place on the tour's end of season rankings. His best finishes on the European Tour were as runner-up at both the 1997 Alamo English Open and the 1998 Standard Life Loch Lomond.
Amateur wins
[edit | edit source]- 1987 Biarittz Cup (France)[1]
Professional wins (7)
[edit | edit source]Challenge Tour wins (5)
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Jul 1993 | Open des Volcans | −12 (70-70-64-72=276) | 1 stroke | Spain Ignacio Gervás, Sweden Peter Hedblom |
| 2 | 28 May 1995 | Compaq Open | −1 (72-71-73-71=287) | 3 strokes | Denmark Thomas Bjørn, Norway Thomas Nielsen |
| 3 | 4 Aug 1996 | English Challenge Tour Championship | −6 (75-71-66-70=282) | 1 stroke |  Rob Edwards
|
| 4 | 10 Aug 1996 | Rolex Trophy Pro-Am | −14 (66-66-68-74=274) | Playoff | Carl Watts
|
| 5 | 7 Oct 2000 | San Paolo Vita Open | −15 (73-68-69-63=273) | 1 stroke | Italy Marcelo Santi |
Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Aug 1988 | Gevalia Open | −11 (73-66-67-71=277) | 3 strokes | Sweden Per-Arne Brostedt, Sweden Peter Dahlberg |
Other wins (1)
[edit | edit source]- 2007 Älvkarleby Open (Swedish mini-tour)
Team appearances
[edit | edit source]Amateur
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1987
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Dennis Edlund at the European Tour official site
- Dennis Edlund at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Dennis Edlund at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)