Per Längfors Explained

Per Längfors
Birth Date:16 August 1994
Birth Place:Vara, Sweden
Residence:Gothenburg, Sweden
Yearpro:2013
Tour:Challenge Tour
Extour:European Tour
Nordic Golf League
Prowins:6
Award1:PGA of Sweden Future Fund Award
Year1:2019[1]

Per Längfors (born 16 August 1994) is a Swedish professional golfer. He has played on the European Tour and now plays on the Challenge Tour. He was runner-up at the 2024 Blot Open de Bretagne.[2]

Career

Längfors grew up in Tråvad near Vara, Sweden and started playing golf at Vara-Bjertorp Golf Club in 2006.[3] In 2010, he moved to Scania when he was accepted to the golf program at Riksidrottsgymnasium Klippan/Ljungbyhed where he was classmates with Elin Arvidsson and Lynn Carlsson, and coached by Hans Larsson. He turned professional after graduating in 2013.[4]

Längfors joined the Nordic Golf League in 2014. Between 2016 and 2018 he won four titles, one each in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Germany.[5]

Längfors secured his European Tour card for 2019 at Q-School.[6] His best finish in his rookie season came at ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth, where he shot an eight-under-par 64 and was the top seed heading into the final match-play round, ultimately finishing 9th.[7] [8]

In 2024, he joined the Challenge Tour, where he was runner-up at the Blot Open de Bretagne.

Amateur wins

Source:[9]

Professional wins (6)

Nordic Golf League wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Stora Hotellet Bryggan Fjällbacka Open −17 (67-66-66=199) 2 strokes Mark Haastrup, Björn Hellgren
2 Borre Open −9 (68-70-69=207) 1 stroke Daniel Løkke, Aksel Olsen,
Anton Wejshag
3 9 Sep 2017 Willis Towers Watson Masters −9 (68-73-66=207) Playoff Male Arnøy
4 Master of the Monster E (73-73-73-73=292) 1 stroke Marcus Helligkilde

Other wins (2)

Source:[9]

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Team appearances

Professional

See also

Notes and References

  1. Johansson . Jesper . Årets PGA of Sweden-stipendiater utsedda . Svensk Golf . 23 June 2024 . sv . 29 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Per Längfors Bio . European Tour . 23 June 2024.
  3. Web site: Per Längfors klar för Europatouren . Sveriges Radio . 23 June 2024 . sv.
  4. Web site: About me . Per Längfors . 23 June 2024.
  5. Strömberg . Martin . Längfors vann på Fjällbacka . 23 June 2024 . Svensk Golf . 21 May 2016 . sv.
  6. Hellsten . CM . Svenska trion som är klar för ET . 23 June 2024 . Svensk Golf . 15 November 2018 . sv.
  7. News: ISPS Handa World Super 6: Sweden's Per Langfors is top seed heading into final round . 23 June 2024 . Sky Sports . 16 February 2019.
  8. Web site: Langfors takes 54-hole honours in Perth . European Tour . 23 June 2024 . 16 February 2019.
  9. Web site: Per Längfors . Golfdata . 23 June 2024.