Johan Ryström

Johan Ryström (born 13 January 1964) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Johan Ryström
Personal information
Full nameJohan Ryström
Born (1964-01-13) 13 January 1964
Köping, Sweden
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceLidingö, Sweden
Career
Turned professional1986
Retired2003
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour3
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT62: 1999

Ryström grew up in Köping. He started playing golf at age six and was a scratch golfer by age fifteen.[1] He turned professional in 1986 and won three times on the Challenge Tour. He had six top-10 finishes on the Challenge Tour in 2000 including victory in the Costa Blanca Challenge after beating Henrik Stenson in a playoff.[2]

Ryström twice graduated from the Challenge Tour but never won a European Tour title, finishing runner-up three times. He tied for second in the 1992 Monte Carlo Open together with Mark McNulty, two strokes behind Ian Woosnam. Later the same year he tied for second at the Open de Catalonia, one stroke behind José Rivero. In the 1993 Honda Open he lost in a playoff to Sam Torrance.[3]

Ryström earned a medical exemption for the 2003 season after suffering an elbow injury in 2002, but that were to be his last season. His European Tour official prize money 1988–2003 totaled €886,715.[2]

Professional wins (8)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 11 Aug 1991 Länsförsäkringar Open −1 (283) Playoff Magnus Sunesson
2 14 Jun 1998 NCC Open −8 (66-69-69-72=276) 1 stroke Fredrik Larsson
3 14 May 2000 Costa Blanca Challenge −12 (68-65-73-70=276) Playoff Henrik Stenson

Challenge Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1991 Länsförsäkringar Open Magnus Sunesson
2 2000 Costa Blanca Challenge Henrik Stenson Won with birdie on first extra hole

Telia Tour wins (5)

  • 1997 Motoman Robotics Open
  • 1988 Västerås Kentab Open
  • 1987 Teleannons Grand Prix, Martini Cup, Karlstad Open

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1993 Honda Open Paul Broadhurst, Sam Torrance,
Ian Woosnam
Torrance won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT T62

Note: Ryström only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. Bissenbrainwalk Interview: Johan Ryström 17 November 2014, accessed 23 March 2015
  2. Johan Ryström Bio, European Tour, accessed 6 September 2016
  3. Johan Ryström Results, European Tour, accessed 6 September 2016
  4. "Svenska amatörer slog alla proffsen" [Swedish amateurs beat all the professionals]. Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1987. pp. 38, 48.
  5. "Svenskt Europaguld" [Swedish European gould]. Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1988. p. 42.
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