Carl-Magnus Strömberg

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.

Personal information
Born (1962-07-12) 12 July 1962
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceUppsala, Sweden
Career
Turned professional1987
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other5

Amateur career

Strömberg won silver at the 1985 European Amateur Team Championship at Halmstad GK together with Magnus Hennberg, John Lindberg, Johan Tumba, Johan Ryström and Jesper Parnevik.[1]

He represented Sweden at the Eisenhower Trophy twice and finished 8th in 1984 together with Mikael Högberg, Jesper Parnevik and John Lindberg, and finished fourth in 1986 with Johan Ryström, Christian Härdin and Parnevik.[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 T17 at the Italian Open at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club.[6]

Professional wins (6)

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 20 May 1990 Ramlösa Open −4 (73-71-70-70=284) 2 strokes Per Haugsrud

Swedish Golf Tour wins (5)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref
1 24 May 1987 Naturgas Open −1 (75-68-72=215) 3 strokes Ulf Nilsson, Johan Ryström [7]
2 26 Jul 1987 SM Match Trygg-Hansa Cup Johan Ryström [8]
3 23 Aug 1987 PGA Club Sweden Open −12 (71-72-67-66=276) Playoff Emanuele Bolognesi [9]
4 8 May 1988 Sapa Torekov Open −7 (68-71-70=209) Playoff Johan Ryström [10]
5 27 Aug 1989 Esab Open −3 (68-74-71=213) 3 strokes Mikael Hed [11]

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:[12]

References
  1. "Golf – Den gröna sporten" [Golf – The Green Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 189. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. "Golf – Den gröna sporten" [Golf – The Green Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 180. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. "Golf – Den gröna sporten" [Golf – The Green Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 275. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. "Resultatlista Ramlösa Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. "Carl-Magnus Strömberg" (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. "Carl Magnus Strömberg –Career Record Details". European Tour. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  7. "Resultatlista Naturgas Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  8. "SM Match Trygg-Hansa Cup". Golfdata. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  9. "Resultatlista PGA Club Sweden Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  10. "Sapa Torekov Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  11. "Resultatlista Esab Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  12. "European Amateur Team Championship". European Golf Association. 19 October 2020.
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