Carl-Magnus Strömberg Explained

Birth Date:12 July 1962
Residence:Uppsala, Sweden
Yearpro:1987
Extour:European Tour
Challenge Tour
Swedish Golf Tour
Prowins:6
Chalwins:2
Otherwins:4

Carl Magnus Strömberg (born 12 July 1962) is a retired Swedish professional golfer. In 1987 he won both the Swedish Matchplay Championship and the Swedish PGA Championship before joining the Challenge Tour and later the European Tour.

Amateur career

Strömberg was part of the Swedish team, together with Magnus Hennberg, John Lindberg, Johan Tumba, Johan Ryström and Jesper Parnevik, earning silver at the 1985 European Amateur Team Championship at Halmstad GK in Sweden.[1]

He represented Sweden twice at the Eisenhower Trophy. The Swedish team, with Strömberg Mikael Högberg, Jesper Parnevik and John Lindberg, finished 8th in 1984 and, with Strömberg, Johan Ryström, Christian Härdin and Parnevik, fourth in 1986 .[2]

Professional career

Strömberg turned professional in 1987 and joined the Swedish Golf Tour (SGT), where he was runner-up on the Order of Merit in 1987 and 1988.[3] He won five SGT tournaments 1987–1989 and in 1990 joined the nascent Challenge Tour, where he won the Ramlösa Open on home soil in the first season.[4] On the 1991 Challenge Tour, he was fourth at the Zimbabwe Open and in total racked up 14 top-10 finishes 1991–1997.[5] His best season on the European Tour was 1994, where he made 7 cuts in 16 starts, with a best finish of tied 17th at the Italian Open at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club.[6]

Professional wins (6)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
127 Aug 1989Esab Open−3 (68-74-71=213)3 strokes Mikael Hed
220 May 1990Ramlösa Open−4 (73-71-70-70=284)2 strokes Per Haugsrud

Swedish Golf Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
124 May 1987Naturgas Open−1 (75-68-72=215)3 strokes Ulf Nilsson, Johan Ryström
226 Jul 1987SM Match Trygg-Hansa Cup1 up Johan Ryström
323 Aug 1987PGA Club Sweden Open−12 (71-72-67-66=276)Playoff Emanuele Bolognesi
48 May 1988Sapa Torekov Open−7 (68-71-70=209)Playoff Johan Ryström
Sources:[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Golf – Den Stora Sporten . Golf – The Great Sport . Anders . Jansson . Swedish Golf Federation . Swedish . 30 October 2020 . 189.
  2. Web site: Golf – Den Stora Sporten . Golf – The Great Sport . Swedish Golf Federation . Anders . Jansson . Swedish . 30 October 2020 . 180.
  3. Web site: Golf – Den Stora Sporten . Golf – The Great Sport . Swedish Golf Federation . Anders . Jansson . Swedish . 30 October 2020 . 275.
  4. Web site: Resultatlista Ramlösa Open . Golfdata . 30 October 2020.
  5. Web site: Carl-Magnus Strömberg . Swedish Golf Federation . Swedish . 30 October 2020.
  6. Web site: Carl Magnus Strömberg –Career Record Details . European Tour . 30 October 2020.
  7. Web site: Resultatlista Naturgas Open . Golfdata . 30 October 2020.
  8. Web site: SM Match Trygg-Hansa Cup . Golfdata . 30 October 2020.
  9. Web site: Resultatlista PGA Club Sweden Open . Golfdata . 30 October 2020.
  10. Web site: Sapa Torekov Open . Golfdata . 30 October 2020.
  11. Web site: Resultatlista Esab Open . Golfdata . 30 October 2020.
  12. Web site: European Amateur Team Championship . 19 October 2020 . European Golf Association.

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