Mikael Johan Lindberg (born 12 January 1993) is a Swedish professional golfer and European Tour player. He won the 2022 Indoor Golf Group Challenge.
| Mikael Lindberg | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Mikael Johan Lindberg | ||||
| Born | 12 January 1993 | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden | ||||
| Residence | Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 2013 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | European Tour | ||||
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour Nordic Golf League | ||||
| Professional wins | 8 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| Sunshine Tour | 1 | ||||
| Challenge Tour | 2 | ||||
| Other | 6 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Professional career
editLindberg turned professional in 2013 and joined the Nordic Golf League. He recorded his maiden professional victory at the 2016 Trummenäs Open. In 2019 he won the Tour Final in Estonia.
His breakthrough season was 2020 when he won 4 tournaments and topped the Nordic Golf League Order of Merit, to graduate to the Challenge Tour.[1]
On the Challenge Tour he was in contention in his second start, finishing tied for third at the 2021 Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open, one stroke behind J. C. Ritchie and Jacques Blaauw. The finish propelled him to 250th on the Official World Golf Ranking.[2]
In 2022, Lindberg finished third at the Challenge de España, before shooting a closing five under par round of 66 to win the Indoor Golf Group Challenge three strokes ahead of Denmark's Nicolai Tinning, Englishman Steven Tiley and France's Robin Sciot-Siegrist.[3][4] The following week he was runner-up at the B-NL Challenge Trophy, one stroke behind Alexander Knappe.
Lindberg finished 5th in the 2022 Challenge Tour rankings to graduate to the European Tour for 2023.[5]
Amateur wins
edit- 2007 Skandia Tour Distrikt #1
- 2009 Skandia Tour Regional #5
- 2011 Skandia Tour Elit Pojkar #5, Viksjö Junior Open, Junior Masters Invitational, Alex Norén Junior Open
- 2012 Stocholm District Championship
Source:[6]
Professional wins (8)
editChallenge Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Aug 2022 | Indoor Golf Group Challenge | −17 (68-62-66=196)* | 3 strokes |  Robin Sciot-Siegrist,  Steven Tiley, Nicolai Tinning
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| 2 | 11 Feb 2024 | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open1 | −16 (70-70-65-67=272) | Playoff |  Ryan van Velzen
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*Note: The 2022 Indoor Golf Group Challenge was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open | Ryan van Velzen
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Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Nordic Golf League wins (5)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 May 2016 | Trummenäs Open | −10 (69-68-69=206) | Playoff | Oliver Lindell
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| 2 | 12 Oct 2019 | Tour Final | −18 (62-66-70=198) | 2 strokes | Björn Hellgren, Niklas Nørgaard
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| 3 | 1 Mar 2020 | Lumine Lakes Open | −10 (69-66-68=203) | Playoff | Per Längfors
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| 4 | 7 Aug 2020 | Thisted Forsikring Championship | −13 (64-67=131) | 2 strokes | Jeppe Huldahl, Frederik Kjettrup (a), Lauri Ruuska
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| 5 | 28 Sep 2020 | Ledreborg Palace Golf Masters | −16 (67-65-68=200) | 3 strokes | Lauri Ruuska, Anton Wilbertsson
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Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Jul 2020 | Stockholm Trophy | −7 (71-66-66=203) | 3 strokes | Charlie Lindh
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "GolfBox Nordic Golf League Ranking 2020". Nordic Golf League. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Mikael Lindberg Player Profile". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Uppdatering från Mikael Lindberg inför IGG Challenge" (in Swedish). Indoor Golf Group. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Lindberg claims maiden victory in Sweden". European Tour. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Clinical Kimsey claims Rolex Grand Final and Rankings double". European Tour. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Mikael Lindberg Player Profile". Golfdata. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
External links
edit- Mikael Lindberg at the European Tour official site
- Mikael Lindberg at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Mikael Lindberg at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)