Oscar Florén

Erik Oscar Florén (born 3 May 1984) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Oscar Florén
Florén in 2012
Personal information
Full nameErik Oscar Florén
Born (1984-05-03) 3 May 1984
Mölndal, Sweden
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceLjungskile, Sweden
Career
CollegeTexas Tech University
Turned professional2007
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2005, 2013, 2014

Career

Florén was born in Mölndal near Gothenburg. He attended Texas Tech University in the United States where he was named an NCAA First Team All-American in 2006.[1]

Since turning professional in 2007, he has competed on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour. In August 2010 he won for the first time at the SWALEC Wales Challenge, and went on to finish the season in 6th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate to the top level European Tour for 2011.[2] At the end of a poor 2012 Floren successfully completed qualifying school.[3]

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 28 Aug 2010 SWALEC Wales Challenge −8 (69-65-71-75=280) 1 stroke Raymond Russell

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2010 Turkish Airlines Challenge Charlie Ford Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2005200620072008200920102011201220132014
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Florén only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. "Ny EM-medalj till Oscar Florén - efter 16 år". Bohuslänningen. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. "HIO av Florén – belönades med 10 000 kronor". Svensk Golf. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. "Oscar Floren". OWGR. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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