Per Längfors

Swedish professional golfer

Per Längfors
Personal information
Born (1994-08-16) 16 August 1994 (age 29)
Vara, Sweden
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceGothenburg, Sweden
Career
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Nordic Golf League
Professional wins6
Achievements and awards
PGA of Sweden Future Fund Award2019[1]

Per Längfors (born 16 August 1994) is a Swedish professional golfer. He has played on the European Tour and now plays on the Challenge Tour. He was runner-up at the 2024 Blot Open de Bretagne.[2]

Career

Längfors grew up in Tråvad near Vara, Sweden and started playing golf at Vara-Bjertorp Golf Club in 2006.[3] In 2010, he moved to Scania when he was accepted to the golf program at Riksidrottsgymnasium Klippan/Ljungbyhed where he was classmates with Elin Arvidsson and Lynn Carlsson, and coached by Hans Larsson. He turned professional after graduating in 2013.[4]

Längfors joined the Nordic Golf League in 2014. Between 2016 and 2018 he won four titles, one each in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Germany.[5]

Längfors secured his European Tour card for 2019 at Q-School.[6] His best finish in his rookie season came at ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth, where he shot an eight-under-par 64 and was the top seed heading into the final match-play round, ultimately finishing 9th.[7][8]

In 2024, he joined the Challenge Tour, where he was runner-up at the Blot Open de Bretagne.

Amateur wins

  • 2008 Skandia Tour Västergötland #5
  • 2011 Skandia Tour Riks #6 Västergötland
  • 2013 Onsjö Junior Open

Source:[9]

Professional wins (6)

Nordic Golf League wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 21 May 2016 Stora Hotellet Bryggan Fjällbacka Open −17 (67-66-66=199) 2 strokes Denmark Mark Haastrup, Sweden Björn Hellgren
2 22 Jun 2017 Borre Open −9 (68-70-69=207) 1 stroke Denmark Daniel Løkke, Norway Aksel Olsen,
Sweden Anton Wejshag
3 9 Sep 2017 Willis Towers Watson Masters −9 (68-73-66=207) Playoff Norway Male Arnøy
4 10 May 2018 Master of the Monster E (73-73-73-73=292) 1 stroke Denmark Marcus Helligkilde

Other wins (2)

  • 2015 Hjo-S-Open (SGF Golf Ranking)
  • 2018 TWS Torreby Open (Future Series)

Source:[9]

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2024 Blot Open de Bretagne England John Parry Lost to par on first extra hole

Team appearances

Professional

  • European Championships (representing Sweden): 2018

See also

References

  1. ^ Johansson, Jesper (29 January 2019). "Årets PGA of Sweden-stipendiater utsedda". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Per Längfors Bio". European Tour. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Per Längfors klar för Europatouren" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  4. ^ "About me". Per Längfors. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. ^ Strömberg, Martin (21 May 2016). "Längfors vann på Fjällbacka". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. ^ Hellsten, CM (15 November 2018). "Svenska trion som är klar för ET". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  7. ^ "ISPS Handa World Super 6: Sweden's Per Langfors is top seed heading into final round". Sky Sports. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Langfors takes 54-hole honours in Perth". European Tour. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Per Längfors". Golfdata. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

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