Charlie Lindh (born 1 August 1997) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the Challenge Tour. He won three times on the 2023 Nordic Golf League to earn battlefield promotion for the Challenge Tour.
| Charlie Lindh | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sven Anders Charlie Lindh | ||
| Born | 1 August 1997 Kristianstad, Sweden | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden | ||
| Residence | Färlöv, Sweden | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2018 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour Challenge Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Nordic Golf League | ||
| Professional wins | 3 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Career edit
Lindh was born in Kristianstad and is attached to Kristianstad Golf Club.[1] He turned professional in 2018 and joined the Nordic Golf League. In 2019, he tied for 3rd at the Bravo Tours Open in Denmark and finished solo 3rd at the Swedish PGA Championship, where he lost out on joining the playoff by one stroke. In 2020, he was runner-up at the Stockholm Trophy behind Mikael Lindberg, and in 2021 he finished 2nd at the MoreGolf Mastercard Tour Final. In 2022, he was runner-up at the Junet Open at Sand Golf Club.[2]
In late 2022 Lindh had to drop out of European Tour Q-School after having won the First Stage in Austria, as he fell off a horse and broke a clavicle.[3][4] In 2023, he won three tournaments on the Nordic Golf League, one in Poland and two in Denmark, to earn battlefield promotion to the Challenge Tour.[5][6] He made nine Challenge Tour starts in 2023 and finished top-5 at the Copenhagen Challenge and Indoor Golf Group Challenge.[7]
In January 2024 he finished 6th at Q-School in Cha-Am, Thailand, and joined the Asian Tour, with eligibility for the International Series events.[8][9]
Professional wins (3) edit
Nordic Golf League wins (3) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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| 1 | 15 Apr 2023 | Gebwell Championship | −14 (66-67-69=202) | 3 strokes |  Axel Bóasson
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| 2 | 28 Apr 2023 | Bravo Tours Open | −4 (67-74-71=212) | 2 strokes |  Alexander George Frances
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| 3 | 6 Oct 2023 | Aarhus Alliance | −12 (67-67-70=204) | 2 strokes | Frederik Severin Tøttenborg (a)
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References edit
- ^ "Succé för Charlie Lindh i Thailand – klar för Asian Tour". Norra Skånes Tidningar (in Swedish). 21 January 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Charlie Lindh Results". Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Tillbaka med besked efter ridolyckan: "Galet sugen"" (in Swedish). Norra Skånes Tidningar. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Lindh leads twelve to progress from Q School in Austria". European Tour. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Åkesson secures Challenge Tour return through Nordic Golf League". European Tour. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Strömberg, Martin (15 April 2023). "Lindh vann på Sand Valley" (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Fyra svenskar topp-10 i Köpenhamn" (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Broberg vann kvalskolan" (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 Asian Tour Qualifying School (Final Stage)". Asian Tour. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
External links edit
- Charlie Lindh at the European Tour official site
- Charlie Lindh at the Asian Tour official site
- Charlie Lindh at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Charlie Lindh at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)