Magnus A. Carlsson (born 21 August 1980) is a Swedish professional golfer.
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Magnus A. Carlsson | ||
| Born | 21 August 1980 Västerås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12.6 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden | ||
| Residence | Bromma, Sweden | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2001 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Challenge Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 3 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Challenge Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 2 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Carlsson was born in Västerås, Sweden. He turned professional in 2001.
Carlsson played on the Challenge Tour from 2003 to 2007. He secured his first ever professional win in 2007 at the Challenge of Ireland. He went on to finish seventh in the Challenge Tour Order of Merit that same year, ensuring he would play on the European Tour in 2008.
In his debut season on the European Tour, Carlsson was edged out in a playoff at the Joburg Open by Richard Sterne. He returned to the Challenge Tour in 2010, and again in 2012 and successfully regained his European Tour playing rights each time.
Professional wins (3) edit
Challenge Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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| 1 | 5 Aug 2007 | Challenge of Ireland | −10 (69-70-69-70=278) | 1 stroke |  Mike Lorenzo-Vera,  Julio Zapata
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Nordic Golf League wins (2) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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| 1 | 6 Jun 2004 | Kinnaborg Open | −12 (66-67-65=198) | 2 strokes | Björn Bäck
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| 2 | 3 Jul 2004 | SM Match | 3 and 2 | Per Larsson (a)
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Playoff record edit
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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| 1 | 2008 | Joburg Open |  Garth Mulroy, Richard Sterne
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Sterne won with birdie on second extra hole |
See also edit
External links edit
- Magnus A. Carlsson at the European Tour official site
- Magnus A. Carlsson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Profile at golfdata.se