Johan Börje Ryström (born 13 January 1964) is a Swedish professional golfer.
| Johan Ryström | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Johan Börje Ryström | ||
| Born | 13 January 1964 Köping, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden | ||
| Residence | Lidingö, Sweden | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1986 | ||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour Swedish Golf Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 8 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Challenge Tour | 3 | ||
| Other | 5 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | T62: 1999 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Ryström grew up in Köping. He started playing golf at age six and was a scratch golfer by age fifteen.[1]
in August 1986, Ryström won the Nordic Championship over 72 holes in Hvide Klit, Denmark. Later that year he represented Sweden at the Eisenhower Trophy in Caracas, Venezuela, finishing 4th with his team and 9th individually.[2]
He turned professional after the 1986 season and won three times on the Challenge Tour. He had six top-10 finishes on the Challenge Tour in 2000 including victory in the Costa Blanca Challenge after beating Henrik Stenson in a playoff.[3]
Ryström twice graduated from the Challenge Tour but never won a European Tour title, finishing runner-up three times. He tied for second in the 1992 Monte Carlo Open together with Mark McNulty, two strokes behind Ian Woosnam. Later the same year he tied for second at the Open de Catalonia, one stroke behind José Rivero. In the 1993 Honda Open he lost in a playoff to Sam Torrance.[4]
Ryström earned a medical exemption for the 2003 season after suffering an elbow injury in 2002, but that were to be his last season. His European Tour official prize money 1988–2003 totaled €886,715.[3]
Amateur wins edit
- 1986 Nordic Championship[5]
Professional wins (8) edit
Challenge Tour wins (3) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Aug 1991 | Länsförsäkringar Open | −5 (70-70-68-75=283) | Playoff | Magnus Sunesson
|
| 2 | 14 Jun 1998 | NCC Open | −8 (66-69-69-72=276) | 1 stroke | Fredrik Larsson
|
| 3 | 14 May 2000 | Costa Blanca Challenge | −12 (68-65-73-70=276) | Playoff | Henrik Stenson
|
Challenge Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1991 | Länsförsäkringar Open | Magnus Sunesson
|
Won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2000 | Costa Blanca Challenge | Henrik Stenson
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Swedish Golf Tour wins (5) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Apr 1987 | Martini Cup | −2 (70-72=142)* | 1 stroke | Jesper Parnevik
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| 2 | 28 Jun 1987 | Teleannons Grand Prix | −1 (71) | 3 strokes | Daniel Westermark
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| 3 | 30 Aug 1987 | Karlstad Open | −5 (70-69=139) | 1 stroke | Per-Ive Persson
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| 4 | 11 Sep 1988 | Västerås Kentab Open | −4 (70-65-68=203) | 1 stroke | Mikael Krantz
|
| 5 | 10 May 1997 | Motoman Robotics Open | −3 (72-71-70=213) | 3 strokes | Johan Lundquist
|
*Note: The 1987 Martini Cup was shortened to 36 holes due to fog.
Playoff record edit
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1993 | Honda Open |  Paul Broadhurst,  Sam Torrance, Ian Woosnam
|
Torrance won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships edit
| Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T62 |
Note: Ryström only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances edit
Amateur
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1985
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 1986
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1986
Professional
References edit
- ^ Bissenbrainwalk Interview: Johan Ryström 17 November 2014, accessed 23 March 2015
- ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf – Den stora sporten (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 180, 189, 191, 197, 200, 210, 211, 257, 275, 276. ISBN 91-86818007.
- ^ a b Johan Ryström Bio, European Tour, accessed 6 September 2016
- ^ Johan Ryström Results, European Tour, accessed 6 September 2016
- ^ "Anna och Johan nordiska mästare" [Anna and Johan Nordic Champions]. Svensk Golf. No. 9. September 1986. pp. 63, 77.
- ^ "Svenska amatörer slog alla proffsen" [Swedish amateurs beat all the professionals]. Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1987. pp. 38, 48.
- ^ "Svenskt Europaguld" [Swedish European gould]. Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1988. p. 42.
External links edit
- Johan Ryström at the European Tour official site
- Johan Ryström at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Johan Ryström at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)