Simon Forsström
Karl Simon Forsström (born 1 April 1989) is a Swedish professional golfer.
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Personal information | |
Full name | Karl Simon Forsström |
Born | 1 April 1989 |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Nationality | |
Residence | Spånga, Stockholm, Sweden |
Spouse | Rut Forsström |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2009 |
Current tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
Former tour(s) | Nordic Golf League |
Professional wins | 3 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Challenge Tour | 1 |
Other | 2 |
Forsström played in the European Tour Qualifying School 2008–16, advancing to the second round in 2009.[1]
He won once[2] and finished runner-up three times in the 2015 Nordic Golf League.[3] His fifth-place finish on the Order of Merit earned him a Challenge Tour card for 2016.
In 2016, Forsström made an eagle on the penultimate hole to card a 7-under-par 64 on the final day of the KPMG Trophy, to secure a maiden victory on the Challenge Tour.[4]
On 15 August 2016, after a 7th place finish at the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge on the Challenge Tour in Finland, he reached a career best 355th in the Official World Golf Ranking. The year after he finished lone runner-up at the same tournament, his second best performance during his career.
Professional wins (3)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 12 Jun 2016 | KPMG Trophy | −20 (69-66-65-64=264) | 2 strokes |
Nordic Golf League wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 23 May 2015 | Trummenäs Open | −10 (71-67-68=206) | 1 stroke |
Other wins (1)
- 2011 Högtorp Cup (Kumla Golf Club, Swedish Golf Ranking)
References
- "Simon Forsström – Biography". simonforsstrom.se. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- Simon Forsström at GolfData
- "Simon Forsström". OWGR. 27 June 2016.
- "Fantastic Forsstrom KPMG Champion". PGA European Tour. 12 June 2016.
External links
- Simon Forsström at the European Tour official site
- Simon Forsström at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Simon Forsström at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)