Jesper Svensson (golfer)

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Jesper Svensson
Personal information
Full nameBo Jesper Svensson
Born (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28)
Big South
Golfer of the Year		2017, 2019

Bo Jesper Svensson (born 14 March 1996) is a Swedish

Porsche Singapore Classic.[1][2]

Early life and amateur career

Svensson was born in Uppsala, Sweden. As a junior golfer, he won both the Swedish Junior Matchplay Championship at Vasatorp Golf Club, and the Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship at Sollentuna Golf Club.

He represented Sweden at the European Amateur Team Championship in 2017 and 2018, and played in the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Scotland, where he finished 13th overall. He placed third at the 2015 Campenato de Castellón in Spain.[3]

Svensson played college golf at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina, between 2015 and 2019. He majored in Business Administration and was Big South Conference Golfer of the Year in 2017 and 2019.[3] He won four tournaments, including the Big South Championship twice, the first of which he won with a 14-under-par 202 (67-66-69), breaking a 10-year old record of 204 set by Dustin Johnson of Coastal Carolina.[4]

Professional career

Svensson turned professional in the summer of 2019 and joined the Nordic Golf League, where he won the 2020 Race to Himmerland, the season finale in Denmark.[5] In 2021, he was runner-up in the season opener, the Lindbytvätten Grand Opening, and again runner-up at the Stockholm Trophy in June, one stroke behind Jesper Kennegård.

In August 2021, he was runner-up at the

Made in Esbjerg Challenge, another Challenge Tour event, where he ultimately finished T10.[7] The results propelled him into the top 45 of Challenge Tour Rankings, earning exemption in category 3c for the fall tournaments on the tour.[8]

Svensson was again in contention at the

European Tour card for 2022, with two tournaments left of the season.[10]

Svensson finished the 2021 Challenge Tour season ranked 36th on the rankings, enabling him a few starts on the 2022 European Tour where his best finish was a T19 in the Hero Open at Fairmont St Andrews.

In 2023, Svensson claimed his maiden Challenge Tour win at the 2023

Investec South African Open Championship at the halfway stage, ultimately finishing runner-up.[12]

In February 2024, Svensson again finished second in a European Tour event, this time joined runner-up in the Bahrain Championship, two strokes behind winner Dylan Frittelli, after holding the lead with eight holes to go.[13]

In March 2024, Svensson claimed his first European Tour win at the

Porsche Singapore Classic. After tying the course record 63 in the last round, he won in a sudden-death playoff over Kiradech Aphibarnrat playing the par-5 18th hole three times.[2]

Amateur wins

Sources:[14][15]

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 24 Mar 2024
Porsche Singapore Classic
 −17 (68-73-67-63=271) Playoff Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2024
Porsche Singapore Classic
 Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat Won with par on third extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 21 May 2023 B-NL Challenge Trophy −14 (69-68-67-66=270) 1 stroke South Africa Brandon Stone

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2023
Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz
 France Clément Berardo, Italy Filippo Celli,
England Sam Hutsby, Denmark Nicolai Kristensen,
France Julien Sale 		Hutsby won with par on third extra hole
Berardo, Celli, Kristensen and Svensson eliminated by birdie on first hole
2 2023 Swiss Challenge Sweden Adam Blommé Lost to bogey on first extra hole

Nordic Golf League wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 4 Oct 2020 Race to HimmerLand −16 (64-67-69=200) 3 strokes Sweden Martin Eriksson, Denmark Lasse Jensen

Source:[5]

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jesper Svensson". Challenge Tour. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Jesper Svensson wins Singapore play-off for first DP World Tour victory". European Tour. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Men's Golf Roster". Campbell Camels. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Campbell's Jesper Svensson Wins Big South Men's Golf Championship". Big South Sports. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Results 2020 Race to Himmerland by FREJA". Golfdata. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Jesper Svensson". OWGR. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Spectacular Svensson moves to the front in Denmark". European Tour. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Entry List - Big Green Egg German Challenge". European Tour. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Consistent Brun is victorious at the Empordà Challenge". European Tour. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Extra European Tour cards on offer during 2021 Challenge Tour season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Super Svensson clinches maiden Challenge Tour victory". Gulf News. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Svensson leads South African Open after second round 67". Reuters. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  13. ^ "News, The debrief: Bahrain Championship presented by Bapco Energies". European Tour. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Jesper Svensson". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  15. ^ "2018-19 Men's Golf Roster, Jesper Svensson". Campbell University Athletics. Retrieved 18 April 2024.

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