Klas Eriksson Explained

Klas Eriksson
Birth Date:30 July 1971
Birth Place:Växjö, Sweden
Residence:Växjö, Sweden
Children:2
Yearpro:1991
Extour:European Tour
Challenge Tour
Prowins:5
Chalwins:5 (Tied 7th all time)
Masters:DNP
Usopen:DNP
Open:T41: 1996
Pga:DNP
Award1:Challenge Tour
Rankings winner
Year1:1993

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

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.

On 30 October 1994, Eriksson achieved a highest world ranking of 226.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (5)

Challenge Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
129 Mar 1993Club Med Open−10 (71-68-70-69=278)2 strokes Neal Briggs
24 Jul 1993Bank Austria Open−10 (69-72-70-67=278)1 stroke Stephen Hamill, Jean-François Remésy
326 Sep 1993Challenge Novotel−12 (68-69-70-69=276)1 stroke Michel Besanceney
412 Aug 2001Talma Finnish Challenge−16 (69-72-66-65=272)4 strokes Gary Clark
517 Aug 2008Trophée du Golf Club de Genève−14 (68-70-73-63=274)Playoff Wil Besseling, Alexandre Rocha

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
11999NCC Open Thomas Nørret, Per G. NymanNyman won with bogey on second extra hole
Nørret eliminated by par on first hole
22008Trophée du Golf Club de Genève Wil Besseling, Alexandre RochaWon with birdie on fourth extra hole
Rocha eliminated by par on third hole

Results in major championships

Note: Eriksson only played in The Open Championship.CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Eriksson ends victory drought in Finland . https://archive.today/20120915101610/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/article-828475-eriksson-ends-victory-drought-in-finland.do . dead . 15 September 2012 . . 12 August 2001 . 2010-07-28 .