Tobias Jonsson (golfer)

Tobias Jonsson (born 12 June 2000) is a Swedish amateur golfer. He won the individual title at the 2022 Eisenhower Trophy, the World Amateur Team Championship.[1]

Tobias Jonsson
Personal information
Born (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000
Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sporting nationality Sweden
Career
CollegeYoung Harris College
Mercer University
StatusAmateur

Amateur career

Jonsson accepted a scholarship to Young Harris College and spent two years playing with the Young Harris Mountain Lions men's golf team 2019–2021, winning the 2021 Bobcat Invitational.[2] He spent his next two years at Mercer University playing with the Mercer Bears men's golf team, where he won five tournaments.[3]

In 2021, he finished solo third at the Göteborg Open on the Nordic Golf League, two strokes behind winner Jonathan Ågren.[4]

Jonsson joined the Swedish National Team in 2022.[5] He won silver at the 2022 European Amateur Team Championship in England, after Sweden lost the final to Spain 41⁄2 to 21⁄2.[6] He birdied the final hole for a score of 17-under 269, a stroke ahead of Japan's Taiga Semikawa, to become the individual leader at the 2022 Eisenhower Trophy, joining the ranks of Rickie Fowler (2008) and Jon Rahm (2014).[7] His team, which also consisted of Ludvig Åberg and Adam Wallin, finished in second place behind Italy and ahead of the United States in third.[8]

Jonsson played in the Scandinavian Invitation at Ullna Golf & Country Club on the 2023 European Tour, and made the cut.[9]

In 2023, he represented Europe at the Bonallack Trophy at La Manga Club. Teaming up with Albert Hansson for the foursomes and fourballs he recorded a score of 3–2–0 (W–L–D) for the event.[10] Jonsson made it to match play at the U.S. Amateur and the quarterfinals at The Amateur Championship,[11] to find himself on the 2023–24 Haskins Award pre-season watch list.[12]

Amateur wins
  • 2020 Vikingaskeppet, Richard S Johnson Junior Open
  • 2021 Bobcat Invitational, Hagge Open, Richard S Johnson Junior Open
  • 2022 Wexford Intercollegiate, Eisenhower Trophy (Individual), The Carolina Cup, Pinetree Intercollegiate
  • 2023 The Cleveland Golf Palmetto, Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational

Sources:[9][13]

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:[13]

References
  1. "Mercer's Jonsson wins individual title at World Amateur Team Championship". SoCon Sports. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. "Men's Golf Roster: Tobias Jonsson". Young Harris College Athletics. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. "Men's Golf: Tobias Jonsson". Mercer University Athletics. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  4. "2021 Göteborg Open presented by Enkla Elbolaget". OWGR. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  5. "National Team Roster: Tobias Jonsson". Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  6. "European Team Championships". EGA. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  7. "Mercer golfer takes individual title at World Amateur". Mercer Athletics. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  8. Jourdan, Cameron (25 October 2023). "Italy captures men's World Amateur Team Championship, beats Sweden by one stroke for first medal ever". Golfweek. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  9. "Tobias Jonsson". Golfdata. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  10. "2023 Bonallack Trophy". European Golf Association. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  11. "It's a tall order to win the British Amateur". Golf Digest Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  12. "Meet the golfers on the 2023-24 Haskins Award preseason watch list". Golfweek. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  13. "Tobias Jonssonl". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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