Erik Oscar Florén (born 3 May 1984) is a Swedish professional golfer.
| Oscar Florén | |||||||||
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 Florén in 2012 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Full name | Erik Oscar Florén | ||||||||
| Born | 3 May 1984 Mölndal, Sweden | ||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden | ||||||||
| Residence | Ljungskile, Sweden | ||||||||
| Career | |||||||||
| College | Texas Tech University | ||||||||
| Turned professional | 2007 | ||||||||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 1 | ||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
| Challenge Tour | 1 | ||||||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||||||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2005, 2013, 2014 | ||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editFlorén was born in Mölndal near Gothenburg. He attended Texas Tech University in the United States where he was named an NCAA First Team All-American in 2006.[1]
Since turning professional in 2007, he has competed on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour. In August 2010 he won for the first time at the SWALEC Wales Challenge, and went on to finish the season in 6th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate to the top level European Tour for 2011.[2] At the end of a poor 2012 Floren successfully completed qualifying school.[3]
Professional wins (1)
editChallenge Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Aug 2010 | SWALEC Wales Challenge | −8 (69-65-71-75=280) | 1 stroke |  Raymond Russell
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Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 | Turkish Airlines Challenge |  Charlie Ford
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Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Florén only played in The Open Championship.
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2002
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2004[4]
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 2004, 2006
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2005
- Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2006 (winners), 2007
Professional
- European Championships (representing Sweden): 2018
See also
editExternal links
edit- Oscar Florén at the European Tour official site
- Oscar Florén at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Oscar Florén at golfdata.se (in Swedish)
- Oscar Florén at the Texas Tech Red Raiders official site
References
edit- ^ "Ny EM-medalj till Oscar Florén - efter 16 år". Bohuslänningen. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "HIO av Florén – belönades med 10 000 kronor". Svensk Golf. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Oscar Floren". OWGR. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "European Youths Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 19 September 2021.