List of Swedish professional golfers

This is a list of Swedish professional golfers with one or more professional tour wins or holding a PGA, LPGA, Ladies European Tour (LET) or European Tour card.

Updated as of 31 January 2021.

Male golfers

Player		Birth	Main Tour wins					Other wins				OWGR[1]		Awards and notes
			MAJ	WGC	PGA	EUR	First-Last	AS/AF/LA	KFT	CHA	CMP/SEN		Year
	Henrik Stenson	1976	1	1	6	11	2001–2017	1 · 1 · –		3		2	2014	FedEx Cup #1 (2013) Race to Dubai #1 (2013 · 2016) Golfer of the Year (2013 · 2016)
	Robert Karlsson	1969	(T4 · T4)		(RU)	11	1995–2010				(RU) · –	6	2008	European Tour Order of Merit #1 (2008) Harry Vardon Trophy (2008)
	Jesper Parnevik	1965	(RU · RU)		5	4	1993–2001				1 · –	7	2000	The Open runner-up (1994 · 1997)
	Alex Norén	1982			(RU)	10	2009–2017	2 · – · –		1		8	2017	Race to Dubai #3 (2016)
	Freddie Jacobson	1974	(T5)	(RU)	1	3	2003–2011					16	2004	European Tour Order of Merit #4 (2003)
	Peter Hanson	1977	(T3)			6	2005–2012			1		17	2012	Race to Dubai #4 (2012)
	Niclas Fasth	1972	(RU)			6	2000–2007			4		18	2007	European Tour Order of Merit #7 (2007)
	Carl Pettersson	1977	(T3)		5	1	2002–2012					23	2006	European Amateur Champion (2000)
	Pierre Fulke	1971		(RU)		3	1999–2000			2		26	2001
	Jonas Blixt	1984	(RU)		3		2012–2017					33	2014
	Anders Forsbrand	1961	(T4)			6	1987–1995				– · 1	35	1993	European Tour Order of Merit #4 (1992)
	David Lingmerth	1987			1		2015		1			35	2016
	Joakim Haeggman	1969				3	1993–2004			2		39	2004
	Per-Ulrik Johansson	1966				6	1991–2007					40	1997	Rookie of the Year (1991)
	Johan Edfors	1975				3	2006	2 · – · –		4		44	2006	European Tour Order of Merit #10 (2006)
	Patrik Sjöland	1971				2	1998–2000	1 · – · –		1		48	1998	European Tour Order of Merit #5 (1998)
	Jarmo Sandelin	1967				5	1995–2001	1 · – · –		2		59	1999	Rookie of the Year (1995) European Tour Order of Merit #9 (1999)
	Alexander Björk	1990				1	2018	1 · – · –		1		59	2018
	Daniel Chopra	1973			2		2007–2008	1 · – · –	3	2		60	2008
	Kristoffer Broberg	1986				1	2015			4		64	2015	100th Swedish European Tour win (2015)
	Mathias Grönberg	1970				4	1995–2003	– · 1 · –	1	1		65	2003	European Tour Order of Merit #10 (1998)
	Fredrik Andersson Hed	1972				1	2010			2		68	2010
	Rikard Karlberg	1986				1	2015	2 · – · –				69	2016
	Peter Hedblom	1970				3	1997–2009			4		77	2008
	Marcus Kinhult	1996				1	2019	(RU)		(RU)		81	2020	Race to Dubai #12 (2019) · Lytham Trophy (2015)
	Mats Lanner	1961				3	1987–1998			4		84	1989
	Richard S. Johnson	1976			1	2	2002–2010			1		94	2006
	Ove Sellberg	1959				3	1986–1990					96	1989	First Swedish European Tour win (1986)
	Henrik Norlander	1987			(2xRU)		(2016–2021)		2			107	2020
	Sebastian Söderberg	1975				1	2019			2		107	2019
	Gabriel Hjertstedt	1971			2		1997–1999					111	1999	First Swedish PGA Tour win (1997)
	Joakim Lagergren	1991				1	2018			1		129	2017
	Magnus Persson Atlevi	1965				(2xRU)	(1987–1990)			3	– · 2	131	1990	European Senior Tour Order of Merit #2 (2016)
	Pelle Edberg	1979				(3xRU)	(2008–2015)					143	2007
	Mikael Lundberg	1973				3	2005–2014			3		145	2009
	Christian Nilsson	1979				1	2009			1		150	2010
	Johan Ryström	1964				(3xRU)	(1992–1993)			3		151	1991
	Michael Jonzon	1972				2	1997–2009			2		159	1997
	Chris Hanell	1973				1	2004			1		162	2004
	Johan Carlsson	1986								1		166	2014
	Olle Karlsson	1969				(RU)	(1998)			1		167	2001
	Mats Hallberg	1964								3		174	1998
	Magnus A. Carlsson	1980				(RU)	(2008)			1		176	2008
	Oscar Lengdén	1992								2		186	2017
	Johan Axgren	1975								4		190	2006
	Oskar Henningsson	1985				1	2009					192	2009
	Oscar Florén	1984								1		203	2011
	Mårten Olander	1971				(RU)	(2003)			1		212	2003	Ben Hogan Award (1993)
	Dennis Edlund	1965				(2xRU)	(1997)			5		222	1997
	Klas Eriksson	1971								5		226	1994	European Amateur Champion (1990)
	Joel Sjöholm	1985				(RU)	(2019)			1		228	2011
	Peter Gustafsson	1976				(2xRU)	(2005–2011)	– · – · 1				237	2005	Tour de las Américas #1 (2009)
	Anders Gillner	1967				(RU)	(1993)			1		237	1993
	Henrik Nyström	1969				(3xRU)	(2000–2006)					244	2002
	Martin Erlandsson	1974				(2xRU)	(2005–2009)			1		248	2006
	Malcolm Kokocinski	1991						1 · – · –				269	2018
	Joakim Bäckström	1978				1	2005			1		276	2006
	Anton Karlsson	1993				(RU)	(2019)	– · 1 · –		1		288	2019
	Adam Mednick	1966				1	2002			6		295	2002
	Christofer Blomstrand	1991				(RU)	(2018)	– · 1 · –				298	2021
	Philip Eriksson	1991						– · 1 · –				307	2019
	Steven Jeppesen	1984				(RU)	(2004)			(4xRU)		357	2006
	Fredrik Henge	1974								5		381	2000
	Per Nyman	1968								4		352	1999
	Mikael Krantz	1965								4		478	1993
	Fredrik Larsson	1968								4		636	1994
	Fredrik Widmark	1975								3		297	2005
	Kalle Brink	1975								3		400	2006
	Olle Nordberg	1967						1 · – · –		2		422	1995
	Joakim Rask	1972								3		538	1998
	Jens Dantorp	1989								2		208	2018
	Fredrik Lindgren	1966								2		253	1993
	Leif Westerberg	1974								2		257	2007
	Jens Fahrbring	1984								2		259	2015
	Eric Carlberg	1974								2		306	2000
	Pehr Magnebrant	1970								2		476	2002
	Per G. Nyman	1974								2		561	2005
	Paul Nilbrink	1971								2		567	2000
	Daniel Westermark	1963								2		741	1999
	Oscar Stark	1988								1		307	2017
	Simon Forsström	1989								1		355	2016
	Johan Sköld	1975						– · 1 · –				435	2005
	Raimo Sjöberg	1970								1		444	2000
	Stephen Lindskog	1967						1 · – · –				486	2000
	Anders Haglund	1964								1		688	2006	European Amateur Champion (1986)
	Mattias Eliasson	1975								(3xRU)		230	2006
	Pontus Widegren	1990								(RU)		402	2012	St Andrews Trophy (2010) · Palmer Cup (2012)
	Peter Malmgren	1971								(RU)		660	2002
	Niklas Lemke	1984										278	2020
	Björn Åkesson	1989										304	2016	J. Léglise Trophy (2006) · Bonallack Trophy (2008)
	Fredrik Ohlsson	1979										801	2008
	Vilhelm Forsbrand	1970								2		n/a[2]	1991
	Gunnar Mueller	1948												First to make the cut in a major (1973 Open)
Total			1	1	26	112	1986–2019	13 · 5 · 1	7	166	1 · 3

  Ryder Cup player

Female golfers

Player		Birth	Main Tour wins					Other wins			WWGR[3]		Order of Merit	Awards and notes
			MAJ	M.E.^1	LPGA	LET	First-Last	JP/AU/KR/AS	SYM	LEG		Year
	Annika Sörenstam	1970	10	2	72	17	1995–2008	2 · 4 · – · –			1	2006	LPGA #1 1995 · 1997 · 1998 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 LET #1 1995	8 LPGA Player of the Year (record) 6 Vare Trophies (lowest avg. score) World Golf Hall of Fame 2003 3rd most LPGA Tour wins
	Anna Nordqvist	1987	2		8	3	2009–2017				4	2017	LPGA #7 2014 · #10 2015 · #7 2016 · #8 2017	LET Rookie of the Year 2009 LPGA Rookie of the Year Runner-Up 2009
	Helen Alfredsson	1965	1	4	7	11	1990–2008	3 · 1 · – · –		1 · 1	8	2008	LET #1 1998 · #2 2008 LPGA #5 2008	LET Rookie of the Year 1989 LPGA Rookie of the Year 1992 LET Life Membership Solheim Cup captain 2007
	Liselotte Neumann	1966	1	1	13	11	1985–2004	2 · 1 · – · 1		4	21	2005	LET #1 1994	LET Life Membership LPGA Rookie of the Year 1988 First Swedish LPGA win (1988) Solheim Cup captain 2013
	Sophie Gustafson	1973	(RU · RU)	1	5	16	1996–2011	– · – · – · 1			17	2003	LET #1 2000 · 2003 · 2007 · 2009	LET Player of the Year 1998 · 2000 · 2003
	Maria McBride (née Hjorth)	1973	(RU · RU)		5	2	1999–2011				16	2008	LPGA #5 2001 · LET #5 2007
	Caroline Hedwall	1989	(T3)		(RU)	6	2011–2018	– · 3 · – · –			22	2013	LET #3 2011 · 2018	LET Player of the Year 2011 LET Rookie of the Year 2011
	Pernilla Lindberg	1986	1		1	(2xRU)	2018				29	2018	LET #18 2011 · 2012 · 2013
	Catrin Nilsmark	1967	(T4)	1	1	2	1994–1999				81	2002		Solheim Cup captain 2003 · 2005
	Carin Koch (née Hjalmarsson)	1971	(T5)		2	1	2000–2005				9	2002	LPGA #8 2002	Solheim Cup captain 2015
	Madelene Sagström	1992			1		2020		3		51	2020	Symetra #1 2016
	Cecilia Ekelundh	1978				3	2004–2006
	Linda Wessberg	1980				3	2006–2009				71	2007	LET #6 2006 · LET #8 2007
	Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore	1965				3	1989–1999
	Kärstin Ehrnlund	1959				2	1980–1984							First Swedish LET win (1980)
	Lotta Wahlin	1983				2	2008						LET #7 2008
	Julia Engström	2001				2	2020				164	2020	LET #2 2020	LET Rookie of the Year 2018
	Charlotta Sörenstam	1973	(5)		1		2000	– · – · 1 · –			79	2002
	Louise Friberg	1980			1		2008				72	2008
	Åsa Gottmo	1971				1	2002				52	2002
	Marlene Hedblom	1972				1	2003
	Camilla Lennarth	1988				1	2014				105	2014	LET #9 2016
	Anna Oxenstierna	1963				1	1989
	Marie Wennersten-From	1958				1	1985
	Johanna Johansson (née Westerberg)	1977				1	2009
	Emma Zackrisson	1979				1	2008
	Jenny Haglund	1993				1	2018		1		168	2018	LET #4 2018
	Charlotte Montgomery	1958			(2xRU)		(1983)							First LPGA Player
	Mikaela Parmlid	1980			(RU)	(2xRU)	(2012–2014)						LET #12 2013
	Louise Stahle	1985				(2xRU)	(2007–2008)				112	2008		LET Rookie of the Year 2007
	Karin Sjödin	1983	(T4)				(2012)				72	2012
	Pernilla Sterner	1968				(RU)	(1996)	– · – · – · 2
	Maria Bodén	1978				(RU)	(2008)	1
	Lina Boqvist	1991				(RU)	(2019)				289	2016
	Emma Nilsson	1994				(RU)	(2020)				307	2018
	Nina Reis	1980				(RU)	(2008)
	Anna Berg	1973				(RU)	(2001)							LET Rookie of the Year 1997
	Lisa Hed	1973				(RU)	(2000)
	Sofia Renell	1980				(RU)	(2007)
	Helene Koch (née Andersson)	1978				(RU)	(1996)
	Helena Svensson	1979						1
	Helena Alterby	1978						1
	Daniela Holmqvist	1988						– · 1 · – · –	1		162	2019
	Linnea Ström	1996							1		122	2020
	Sofie Andersson	1983							1
	Kristina Tucker (née Engström)	1980							1
	Louise Ridderström	1993							1		376	2019
	Frida Kinhult	1999							1		513	2020
	Pia Nilsson	1954												Solheim Cup captain 1998
	Total		15	9	117	90	1980–2020	7 · 10 · 1 · 4	10	5

  Solheim Cup player
¹ M.E. = LET major only. Women's British Open turned major on both tours 2001, Evian turned major on both tours 2013.

Participation in international team tournaments

Ryder Cup

	1993	1995	1997	1999	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2021
Host country
Winning team
Joakim Haeggman
Per-Ulrik Johansson
Jesper Parnevik
Jarmo Sandelin
Niclas Fasth
Pierre Fulke
Anders Forsbrand
Robert Karlsson
Henrik Stenson
Peter Hanson
Alex Norén
Total	1	1	2	2	3	—	2	2	1	1	1	1	2

  Player – Automatic qualifier   Player – Captain's pick   Non-playing vice-captain   Winner in bold

Solheim Cup

	1990	1992	1994	1996	1998	2000	2002	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	First year	Last year	Cups	Matches	Points	Win %	W	L	H
Host country
Winning team
Helen Alfredsson																	1990	2009	8	28	12	42.86%	11	15	2
Liselotte Neumann																	1990	2000	6	21	8.5	40.48%	6	10	5
Catrin Nilsmark																	1992	2000	5	16	8.5	53.13%	8	7	1
Annika Sörenstam																	1994	2007	8	37	24	64.86%	22	11	4
Sophie Gustafson																	1998	2011	8	31	16	51.61%	13	12	6
Charlotta Sörenstam																	1998	1998	1	4	1.5	37.50%	1	2	1
Pia Nilsson
Carin Koch																	2000	2005	4	16	11.5	71.88%	10	3	3
Maria Hjorth McBride																	2002	2011	5	21	8.5	40.48%	6	10	5
Linda Wessberg																	2007	2007	1	2	1.5	75.00%	1	0	1
Anna Nordqvist																	2009	2019	6	23	13	56.52%	12	9	2
Caroline Hedwall																	2011	2019	4	15	8.5	56.67%	8	6	1
Madelene Sagström																	2017	2017	1	3	1	33.33%	1	2	0
Total	2	3	4	4	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2

  Europe captain   Non-playing assistant captain   Player – Automatic qualifier   Player – Captain's pick   Winner in bold   Pending qualification

Golf at the Summer Olympics

Golf	Games of Olympiad	II	III	XXXI	XXXII
	Year	1900	1904	2016	2020
	Athlete \ Host country
Men's[4][5]	Henrik Stenson	DNP	DNP	Silver
	David Lingmerth
	Alex Norén
	Reserves: Alex Norén · Rikard Karlberg · Kristoffer Broberg · Freddie Jacobson · Jonas Blixt
	Reserves: Marcus Kinhult · Henrik Norlander · Joakim Lagergren · Sebastian Söderberg · Mikael Lindberg
Women's[6][5]	Anna Nordqvist
	Pernilla Lindberg
	Madelene Sagström
	Reserves: Maria McBride · Caroline Hedwall · Camilla Lennarth · Madelene Sagström · Lina Boqvist
	Reserves: Linnea Ström · Caroline Hedwall · Pernilla Lindberg · Julia Engström · Daniela Holmqvist
Total		—	—	4	4

  Player – qualifier   Non-playing reserves   Medalist in bold   Pending qualification

Men

	World Cup									World Cup of Golf							WGC-World Cup							World Cup (of Golf)									Times played	Best finish
Player	83	84	85	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	11	13	16	18	20	22
Magnus Persson																															C A N C E L L E D		3	T10
Ove Sellberg																																	4
Anders Forsbrand																																	6
Johan Ryström																																	1	9
Mats Lanner																																	3
Per-Ulrik Johansson																																	3
Joakim Haeggman																																	4
Jesper Parnevik																																	2
Jarmo Sandelin																																	3	9
Patrik Sjöland																																	3	5
Mathias Grönberg																																	2	5
Pierre Fulke																																	1	T7
Niclas Fasth																																	4
Robert Karlsson																																	5
Carl Pettersson																																	2
Freddie Jacobson																																	2	T7
Henrik Stenson																																	4
Peter Hanson																																	2	T6
Alex Norén																																	2	5
Jonas Blixt																																	1	11
David Lingmerth																																	1	5
Alexander Björk																																	1	9
Joakim Lagergren																																	1	9
TOTAL	T11	T10	9	7	T19	T3	17	1	2	T13	3	9	13	WD	T11	5	T7	16	T14	T7	T7	T2	3	T6	1	T2	25	11	5	9	–

  Player   Qualified but did not play   Winner in bold

Women

	S. Cup	World Cup					European Nations Cup				International Crown
	1992	2000	2005	2006	2007	2008	2008	2009	2010	2011	2014	2016	2018	2020
Tours	LET		LPGA & LET				LET				LPGA
Host country
Winning team														C A N C E L L E D
Annika Sörenstam
Liselotte Neumann
Helen Alfredsson
Carin Koch
Sophie Gustafson
Maria Hjorth
Johanna Westerberg
Lotta Wahlin
Anna Nordqvist
Caroline Hedwall
Pernilla Lindberg
Mikaela Parmlid
Madelene Sagström

  Seeded player   Unseeded player   Winner in bold

Alfred Dunhill Cup

Player	'85	'86	'87	'88	'89	'90	'91	'92	'93	'94	'95	'96	'97	'98	'99	'00	Times played	Best finish
Mats Lanner																	4
Ove Sellberg																	5	T5
Anders Forsbrand																	7
Magnus Persson																	3	T5
Per-Ulrik Johansson																	6
Robert Karlsson																	1	T5
Jesper Parnevik																	4
Joakim Haeggman																	3
Gabriel Hjertstedt																	2
Jarmo Sandelin																	3
Peter Hedblom																	1
Patrik Sjöland																	4
Mathias Grönberg																	2	T5
TOTAL	–	T9	T9	T9	T5	T9	1	T5	T3	T9	T8	T3	2	T5	T3	T5	15	Win

  Player   Winner in bold

Seve Trophy

	2000	2002	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013
Host country
Winning team
Robert Karlsson
Jarmo Sandelin
Niclas Fasth
Freddie Jacobson
Peter Hanson
Henrik Stenson
Alex Norén
Jonas Blixt
Total	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	—

  Player – Automatic qualifier   Qualified but did not play   Winner in bold

Royal Trophy and EurAsia Cup

	Royal Trophy							EurAsia Cup
	2006	2007	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2016	2018
Host country
Winning team			Asia			Asia		Tie
Henrik Stenson
Niclas Fasth
Robert Karlsson
Johan Edfors
Peter Hanson
Alex Norén
Fredrik Andersson Hed
Kristoffer Broberg
Total	1	4	2	4	4	1	—	—	1	2

  Player   Qualified but did not play   Winner in bold

See also

• List of female golfers
• List of male golfers
• List of golfers with most European Tour wins
• List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins
• List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins
• List of men's major championships winning golfers
• List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins

Notes

• Players eligible for Swedish nationality that have chosen to represent other countries (e.g. Jenny Lidbäck, Carl Suneson, Camilla Hedberg) are not included. Players that have switched their nationality (e.g. Caroline Westrup, Paul Nilbrink) are included if they represented Sweden at the time of their win or notable achievement.

References

1. Career best. Official World Golf Ranking website includes archive of weekly ranking lists of Top-200 from 1987 on.
2. "Vil'lm Forsbrand". OWGR. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
3. Career best. Officially introduced in February 2006, calculated from 2002. Full list of all ranked players at the official WWGR site. Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
4. Olympic Ranking - Men, International Golf Federation
5. "2020 Olympic Golf Rankings".
6. Olympic Ranking - Women, International Golf Federation

External links

• PGA Tour
• European Tour
• LPGA Tour
• Ladies European Tour