Karl Simon Forsström (born 1 April 1989) is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour, where he has won once.[1]
| Simon Forsström | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Karl Simon Forsström |
| Born | 1 April 1989 Bromma, Sweden |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Spånga, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Spouse | Rut Forsström |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2009 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour Nordic Golf League |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2023 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Amateur career
editForsström played for AIK Golf Club. He started competing on the Swedish Teen Tour in 2004 and was runner-up at the 2008 Alex Norén Junior Open. In 2009, he won the Viksjö Junior Open and the Skandia Tour Riks #4 - Stockholm.[2]
Professional career
edit2009–2015: Early years and Nordic Golf League success
editForsström turned professional in 2009. He entered the European Tour Qualifying School every year between 2008 and 2016, but spent his formative years on the satellite Nordic Golf League.[1]
He won once and finished runner-up three times in the 2015 Nordic Golf League. His fifth-place finish on the Order of Merit earned him a Challenge Tour card for 2016.[3]
2016–2022: Challenge Tour
editIn 2016, Forsström made an eagle on the penultimate hole to card a 7-under-par 64 on the final day of the KPMG Trophy, to secure a maiden victory on the Challenge Tour, two strokes ahead of Steven Tiley.[4]
In 2018, his best finish was tied for 3rd-place at the D+D Real Czech Challenge. In 2022, he finished runner-up at the Frederikshavn Challenge and recorded a top-five finish at the British Challenge.[2]
2023: European Tour
editForsström won the 2022 European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage in Tarragona, Spain, by two strokes with a score of 29-under-par over six rounds, earning him a European Tour card for the 2023 season.[5][6] He recorded top-10 finishes at the Joburg Open and the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, to end the 2022 calendar year 17th in the Race to Dubai standings.[7] In May, Forsström claimed his first European Tour victory at the Soudal Open in Belgium. He shot a final-round 69 to win by one shot ahead of fellow country-man Jens Dantorp.[8] The victory helped Forström to qualify for the 2023 U.S. Open through the European Tour "U.S. Open Qualifying Series".[9]
Amateur wins
edit- 2009 Viksjö Junior Open, Skandia Tour Riks #4 - Stockholm
Professional wins (5)
editEuropean Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 May 2023 | Soudal Open | −17 (64-67-67-69=267) | 1 stroke | Jens Dantorp
|
Challenge Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 Jun 2016 | KPMG Trophy | −20 (69-66-65-64=264) | 2 strokes |  Steven Tiley
|
Nordic Golf League wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 May 2015 | Trummenäs Open | −10 (71-67-68=206) | 1 stroke |  Kristian Krogh Johannessen
|
| 2 | 20 May 2022 | Stora Hotellet Fjällbacka Open | −13 (69-66-65=200) | Playoff | Benjamin Hjort,  Malthe Tandrup Laustsen (a)
|
Other wins (1)
edit- 2011 Högtorp Cup (Kumla Golf Club, Swedish Golf Ranking)
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | CUT |
| The Open Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Simon Forsström Bio". European Tour. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Simon Forsström". Golfdata. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "GolfBox Nordic Golf League Ranking 2015". Nordic Golf League. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Fantastic Forsstrom KPMG Champion". European Tour. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ Grimshaw, Harry (17 November 2022). "Simon Forsström banks top ticket to DP World Tour alongside 27 others". Gulf News. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ Hardenberger, Martin (17 November 2022). "Forsström vann Europatour-kvalet: "Otroligt viktigt för min karriär"" [Forsström won European Tour qualification: "Incredidbly important for my career"]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Stark debut av Forsström på DP World Tour" [Strong debut by Forsström on DP World Tour] (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "DP World Tour: Sweden's Simon Forsstrom holds on to claim maiden title at Soudal Open in Belgium". Sky Sports. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Ytterligare tre svenskar klara för U.S. Open" [Another three Swedes ready for the U.S. Open] (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
External links
edit- Simon Forsström at the European Tour official site
- Simon Forsström at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Simon Forsström at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)