Magnus Persson Atlevi
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Full name | Magnus Persson Atlevi | |
Born | European Senior Tour Rookie of the Year 2016 | | 26 July 1965
Magnus Persson Atlevi (born 26 July 1965) is a Swedish professional golfer. He competed as Magnus Persson until his marriage to Elisabeth Atlevi in 1999.[1]
Amateur career
As a golf prodigy, Persson became a scratch player at age 15, at the time the youngest ever in Sweden, and at 16 reached a +1 handicap, as one of just four players in the country. At just 15 years of age, Persson finished runner-up and low foreign contestant at the 1980 Orange Bowl International Junior Championship in Coral Gables, Florida, after winning a playoff for second place with Stephen Ames and Paul Way.[2] The year after, he repeated his low foreign contestant finish at Orange Bowl, again after a playoff against Stephen Ames, and a total sixth place.
Persson won the European final of the 1981 Doug Sanders International Junior Championship, for players up to 18 years of age, at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, Scotland.
His last year playing as an amateur, he qualified for the 1982 Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club, aged only 16. This year, he also won the amateur tournament Martini Cup at Rya Golf Club, Helsingborg, Sweden, with a 72-hole score 8 under par and the Swedish Junior Stroke-play Championship at the same course.[3]
Persson was a member of the tied second-placed Sweden amateur team at the 1982 Eisenhower Trophy in Lausanne, Switzerland, in September. Persson made a four feet birdie putt at his 72nd hole to give Sweden a silver medal, shared with Japan, seven strokes behind United States.[4]
At the end of 1982, he was named Swedish Golfer of the Year, male and female, by far the youngest player ever and the last time an amateur received the award.
Professional career
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As a pro, he followed his 1982 Open Championship participation, by also qualifying the following three years, with a career best tied 39th finish in 1985. He would go on to start in The Open Championship totally eight times.[7]
In 1986, he won the Swedish PGA Championship (that year named PGA Club Sweden Open) at a course, Lindö in Stockholm at Björn Borg Sports Club, designed 10 years earlier by his father Åke Persson, one of Sweden's most respected golf course architects at the time.[8] Persson would go on to win the same title for a second time 24 years later, at 45 years of age.
Persson was twice a runner-up on the European Tour, losing in a sudden-death playoff on the sixth extra hole against
1990 would become Perssons best season, finishing 30th on the
Persson won three times on the European
In 2009, Persson became Tournament Director of the
Persson also found interest in playing golf with hickory sticks and twice, 2012 and 2013, won the Swedish Hickory Championship.
Turning 50, Persson entered the 2015 Senior Tour Qualifying School. He had a
Amateur wins
- 1981 Flygt National Junior (Kalmar GC), Doug Sanders International Junior Championship Europe
- 1982 Swedish Junior Stroke-play Championship, Martini Cup (Rya GC)
Sources:[11]
Professional wins (14)
Challenge Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 30 Aug 1992 | Perrier European Pro-Am | −3 (74-69-70=213) | 2 strokes | Mathias Grönberg |
2 | 2 May 1993 | Torneo Istantilla Golf
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−5 (70-73-70-70=283) | 1 stroke | Antonio Garrido |
3 | 5 Apr 1998 | Is Molas Challenge | −5 (69-71-69-74=283) | 2 strokes | Thomas Levet, Christophe Pottier |
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2001 | Telia Grand Prix
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Jamie Donaldson | Lost to par on third extra hole |
Nordic Golf League wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 21 Sep 2008 | Visma Masters | −11 (71-68-66=205) | 2 strokes | Toni Hakula |
2 | 18 Sep 2010 | PEAB PGA Open
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+3 (71-71-77=219) | 4 strokes | Mark Larsson |
Swedish Golf Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 24 Aug 1986 | PGA Club Sweden Open
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−3 (71-67-70-77=285) | Playoff | Magnus Grankvist |
2 | 28 Sep 1986 | Owell Open
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−8 (67-73-68=208) | 6 strokes | Anders Forsbrand |
Other wins (5)
- 1983 Gevalia Open[13]
- 1984 Kvällsposten Masters
- 2009 Svalöv Open (Swedish Minitour)
- 2011 Guldpokalen (Swedish Minitour)
- 2013 Swedish PGA Club Pro Championship[14]
European Senior Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 11 Sep 2016 | Paris Legends Championship | −8 (70-66-69=205) | 2 strokes | Stephen Dodd, Philip Golding, Mark Mouland |
2 | 9 Sep 2018 | European Tour Properties Senior Classic
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−14 (66-66-67=199) | 3 strokes | Stephen Dodd |
Playoff record
European Tour playoff record (0–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1987 | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | Gordon Brand Jnr | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 1990 | Open Renault de Baleares
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Seve Ballesteros | Lost to par on first extra hole |
PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1986 | Foster's Tasmanian Open
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Stewart Ginn | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T39 | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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The Open Championship | T101 |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
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The Open Championship | CUT |
Note: Persson Atlevi only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1980
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1980, 1981
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1981, 1982
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1982 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 1982[15]
Professional
- Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing Sweden): 1984
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Sweden): 1988, 1989, 1990
- Europcar Cup (representing Sweden): 1988 (winners)
References
- ^ "Paris Legends Championship 2017 Douze Portraits Choises" (PDF) (in French). www.parislegendschampionship.com. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Tvåa i världen – två år för tidigt" [Second in the world – two years early]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. February 1981. pp. 6–7.
- ^ "Persson, Sliten men fantastisk". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. August 1982. pp. 55, 76.
- ^ "VM, Bragden i Lausanne". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7. September 1982. pp. 36–39.
- ^ a b c Challenge Tour Bio, European Tour, accessed 4 March 2016
- ^ a b c Senior Tour Qualifying School 2016 - Meet The Graduates, European Tour, 29 February 2016
- ^ Meet the Pro, Lunds Akademiska Golfklubb, accessed 4 March 2016
- ^ a b "PGA Club Sweden Open". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 1986. pp. 24, 25, 77.
- ^ "Vägen tillbaka" [The way back]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 5. May 1993. pp. 62–68.
- ^ "Atlevi staying hungry ahead of new season". European Tour. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "I siffror sett, nationellt". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. August 1981. pp. 54, 76.
- ^ "Owell Open". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 11. November 1986. pp. 42, 43, 71.
- ^ "Magnus flyger iväg med segern" [Magnus flies away with the victory]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 1983. p. 62.
- ^ Swedish PGA Club Pro Championship, Tidigare vinnare (in Swedish) Swedish PGA, Former winners
- ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
External links
- Magnus Persson Atlevi at the European Tour official site
- Magnus Persson Atlevi at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Magnus Persson Atlevi at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)