Fredrik Widmark (born 20 November 1975 in Hässleholm) is a Swedish professional golfer.
| Fredrik Widmark | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Hans Fredrik Widmark |
| Born | 20 November 1975 Hässleholm, Sweden |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Hässleholm, Sweden |
| Career | |
| College | Western Texas College |
| Turned professional | 1998 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 3 |
| Other | 5 |
A graduate from the U.S. college system where he won five times, Widmark turned professional in 1998 and played predominantly on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour where he won three tournaments. Graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2002 when he finished 14th on the end of season rankings. A 66 (-7) in the final round, the best round of the tournament, gave him his maiden Challenge Tour victory in the 2002 Izki Challenge de España but had to wait until the closing weeks of the season before three more top ten finishes secured his place in the top 20.[1]
After a disappointing 2004, two Challenge Tour victories in 2005, at the Riu Tikida Hotels Moroccan Classic and the Texbond Open, helped him to third place on the final 2005 Rankings and to a career best year-end 189th on the Volvo Order of Merit.[2]
Finished 5th twice on the European Tour, in the 2005 BMW Russian Open and the 2008 Madeira Island Open.[2]
Professional wins (8)
editChallenge Tour wins (3)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 May 2002 | Izki Challenge de España | −16 (67-70-73-66=276) | 1 stroke | Raimo Sjöberg
|
| 2 | 29 May 2005 | Riu Tikida Hotels Moroccan Classic | −15 (66-70-63-70=269) | Playoff |  Gary Clark, Oliver Whiteley
|
| 3 | 16 Jul 2005 | Texbond Open | −19 (65-70-68-66=269) | 2 strokes |  Michael Hoey,  Marc Warren
|
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Riu Tikida Hotels Moroccan Classic | Gary Clark, Oliver Whiteley
|
Won with par on first extra hole |
Nordic Golf League wins (4)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Jun 1999 | Stavanger Open | −7 (67-74-68=209) | 2 strokes | Johan Necander
|
| 2 | 27 Jun 1999 | Vår Bank & Försäkringar Open | +1 (72-72-73=217) | 1 stroke |  Morten Haerås
|
| 3 | 26 Sep 1999 | Tomelilla Open | −11 (70-67-71=208) | 5 strokes | Claes Hovstadius, Björn Pettersson
|
| 4 | 2 Sep 2001 | SM Match | 19 holes | Yngve Nilsson
| |
Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Sep 1998 | AP Parts Motoman Open | −11 (71-66-68=205) | 2 strokes | Jonas Karlsson
|
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Challenge Tour Statistics
- ^ a b Fredrik Widmark, Golfdata
External links
edit- Fredrik Widmark at the European Tour official site
- Fredrik Widmark at golfdata.se (in Swedish)