Tony Edlund
Swedish professional golfer (born 1972)
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Tony Edlund (born 2 June 1972) is a Swedish professional golfer and former Challenge Tour player.[1]
Sweden| Tony Edlund | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 2 June 1972 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Sporting nationality | Sweden |
| Residence | Rönninge, Stockholm County, Sweden |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1991 |
| Former tours | Challenge Tour Nordic Golf League Swedish Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 6 |
Career
Edlund turned professional in 1991 and joined the Challenge Tour, where he recorded his maiden professional title at the 1992 Upsala Golf International. He was runner-up at the 2001 Dutch Challenge and lost a playoff at the 2003 Finnish Challenge.[2]
Edlund recorded six wins on the Nordic Golf League between 2005 and 2013.[2][3] He was runner-up at the 1996 Volvo Finnish Open on the Swedish Golf Tour and lost the final of 2010 SM Match, after winning the event in 2009.[4]
Edlund also made 14 starts in the European Tour, with a best finish of tied 44th at the 2001 Italian Open.[1]
Professional wins (7)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Sep 1992 | Upsala Golf International | −7 (71-67-71=209) | 2 strokes |  Per Haugsrud |
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | Talma Finnish Challenge |  Marcus Fraser |
Lost to eagle on third extra hole |
Nordic Golf League wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Sep 2005 | Västerås Open | −2 (68-67-70=205) | 1 stroke | Kalle Edberg |
| 2 | 11 Jun 2006 | Telia Masters | −13 (67-69-67-72=275) | 3 strokes | Pehr Magnebrant |
| 3 | 27 May 2007 | PayEx Masters | −6 (72-71-67=210) | 1 stroke | Fredrik Hammarberg, Robert Wahlin |
| 4 | 22 Aug 2009 | SM Match | 2 and 1 | Wilhelm Schauman | |
| 5 | 14 Aug 2010 | Isaberg Open | −10 (69-71-66=206) | 3 strokes |  Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen, Steven Jeppesen Joakim Lagergren, Björn Åkesson |
| 6 | 24 May 2013 | Landskrona Masters | −13 (66-67-67=200) | 2 strokes | Jesper Billing, Richard Pettersson |