Per Göran Nyman (born 3 May 1974) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Per G. Nyman
Personal information
Full namePer Göran Nyman
Born (1974-05-03) 3 May 1974 (age 50)
Växjö, Sweden
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceVäxjö, Sweden
SpouseJenny Nyman (née Bergenholtz)
Children2
Career
Turned professional1995
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other2

Nyman was born in Växjö. An ice hockey goal minder from the age of four, he began playing golf as a 13-year-old because he lived near the Växjö Golf Course, where he looked up to European Tour professional Klas Eriksson. Nyman claimed his second Challenge Tour victory when he won the Rotterdam International Open in September 2005.[1]

Hickory career edit

After retiring from the tours, he started playing a lot of hickory golf.[citation needed]

Professional wins (4) edit

Challenge Tour wins (2) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 13 Jun 1999 NCC Open −7 (72-68-71-70=281) Playoff   Klas Eriksson,   Thomas Nørret
2 18 Sep 2005 Rotterdam International Open −13 (65-71-66-73=275) 1 stroke   Kyron Sullivan,   Craig Williams

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1999 NCC Open   Klas Eriksson,   Thomas Nørret Won with bogey on second extra hole
Nørret eliminated by par on first hole

Nordic Golf League wins (2) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 5 Aug 2005 Willis Open −14 (69-67-66=202) 4 strokes   Lars Edvinson,   Pontus Leijon,
  Morten Orveland,   Raimo Sjöberg
2 14 Oct 2006 Scanplan Tour Final −4 (74-71-67=212) 1 stroke   Eirik Tage Johansen

References edit

  1. ^ "Per G. Nyman Bio". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

External links edit