Dennis Edlund (born 24 September 1965) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Dennis Edlund
Personal information
Full nameDennis Edlund
Born (1965-09-24) 24 September 1965 (age 59)
Strängnäs, Sweden
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceTrangsund, Sweden
Career
Turned professional1988
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour5 (Tied-7th all-time)
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1997

Edlund was born in Strängnäs and turned professional in 1988. He played on the European Tour and its official development tour, the Challenge Tour, between 1990 and 2003. He won five times on the Challenge Tour, including twice in 1996, when he won the English Challenge Tour Championship and Rolex Trophy Pro-Am on his way to second place on the tour's end of season rankings. His best finishes on the European Tour were as runner-up at both the 1997 Alamo English Open and the 1998 Standard Life Loch Lomond.

Amateur wins

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  • 1987 Biarittz Cup (France)[1]

Professional wins (7)

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Challenge Tour wins (5)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 18 Jul 1993 Open des Volcans −12 (70-70-64-72=276) 1 stroke   Ignacio Gervás,   Peter Hedblom
2 28 May 1995 Compaq Open −1 (72-71-73-71=287) 3 strokes   Thomas Bjørn,   Thomas Nielsen
3 4 Aug 1996 English Challenge Tour Championship −6 (75-71-66-70=282) 1 stroke   Rob Edwards
4 10 Aug 1996 Rolex Trophy Pro-Am −14 (66-66-68-74=274) Playoff   Carl Watts
5 7 Oct 2000 San Paolo Vita Open −15 (73-68-69-63=273) 1 stroke   Marcelo Santi

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 21 Aug 1988 Gevalia Open −11 (73-66-67-71=277) 3 strokes   Per-Arne Brostedt,   Peter Dahlberg

Other wins (1)

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  • 2007 Älvkarleby Open (Swedish mini-tour)

Team appearances

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Amateur

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Internationellt, amatörer" [International, amateurs]. Svensk Golf. No. 10. October 1987. p. 88.
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