Tobias Jonsson (golfer) explained

Tobias Jonsson
Birth Date:12 June 2000
Birth Place:Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
College:Young Harris College
Mercer University
Status:Amateur

Tobias Jonsson (born 12 June 2000) is a Swedish amateur golfer. He won the individual title at the 2022 Eisenhower Trophy, the World Amateur Team Championship.[1]

Amateur career

Jonsson accepted a scholarship to Young Harris College and spent two years playing with the Young Harris Mountain Lions men's golf team, 2019–2021, winning the 2021 Bobcat Invitational.[2] He spent his next three years at Mercer University playing with the Mercer Bears men's golf team, where he won six tournaments.[3]

In 2021, he finished solo third at the Göteborg Open on the Nordic Golf League, two strokes behind winner Jonathan Ågren.[4]

Jonsson joined the Sweden national team in 2022.[5] He won silver at the 2022 European Amateur Team Championship in England, after Sweden lost the final to Spain 4 to 2.[6] He birdied the final hole for a score of 17-under 269, a stroke ahead of Japan's Taiga Semikawa, to become the individual leader at the 2022 Eisenhower Trophy.[7] His team, which also consisted of Ludvig Åberg and Adam Wallin, finished in second place behind Italy and ahead of the United States in third.[8]

Jonsson played in the Scandinavian Invitation at Ullna Golf & Country Club on the 2023 European Tour, and made the cut.

In 2023, he represented Europe at the Bonallack Trophy at La Manga Club. Teaming up with Albert Hansson for the foursomes and fourballs he recorded a score of 3–2–0 (W–L–D) for the event.[9] Jonsson made it to match play at the U.S. Amateur and the quarterfinals at The Amateur Championship,[10] to find himself on the 2023–24 Haskins Award pre-season watch list.[11]

In 2024, he won the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational, earning a start at the PGA Tour's 3M Open.[12]

Amateur wins

Sources:[13] [14]

Team appearances

Amateur

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mercer's Jonsson wins individual title at World Amateur Team Championship . SoCon Sports . 20 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Men's Golf Roster: Tobias Jonsson . Young Harris College Athletics . 25 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Men's Golf: Tobias Jonsson . Mercer University Athletics . 25 October 2023.
  4. Web site: 2021 Göteborg Open presented by Enkla Elbolaget . OWGR . 25 October 2023.
  5. Web site: National Team Roster: Tobias Jonsson . Swedish Golf Federation . 25 October 2023.
  6. Web site: European Team Championships . EGA . 25 October 2023.
  7. Web site: Mercer golfer takes individual title at World Amateur . Mercer Athletics . 8 September 2022 . 25 October 2023.
  8. Jourdan . Cameron . Italy captures men's World Amateur Team Championship, beats Sweden by one stroke for first medal ever . Golfweek . 25 October 2023 . 25 October 2023.
  9. Web site: 2023 Bonallack Trophy . European Golf Association . 25 October 2023.
  10. It's a tall order to win the British Amateur . Golf Digest Australia . John . Huggan . 25 June 2023 . 25 October 2023.
  11. Meet the golfers on the 2023-24 Haskins Award preseason watch list . Golfweek . Jourdan . Cameron . 5 September 2023 . 25 October 2023.
  12. Web site: Jonsson Picks Up His Second Tournament Title Of The Year . Mercer Bears . 8 April 2024.
  13. Web site: Tobias Jonsson . Golfdata . 25 October 2023.
  14. Web site: Tobias Jonsson . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 9 April 2024.