Mikael Lindberg

Swedish professional golfer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mikael Johan Lindberg (born 12 January 1993) is a Swedish professional golfer and European Tour player. He won the 2022 Indoor Golf Group Challenge.

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Mikael Lindberg
Personal information
Full nameMikael Johan Lindberg
Born (1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 (age 32)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceStockholm, Sweden
Career
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Nordic Golf League
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour1
Challenge Tour2
Other6
Achievements and awards
Swedish Golf Tour
Order of Merit winner
2020
Nordic Golf League
Order of Merit winner
2020
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Professional career

Lindberg 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

  • 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

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Professional wins (8)

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Challenge Tour wins (2)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 28 Aug 2022 Indoor Golf Group Challenge −17 (68-62-66=196)* 3 strokes France Robin Sciot-Siegrist, England Steven Tiley,
Denmark Nicolai Tinning
2 11 Feb 2024 Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open1 −16 (70-70-65-67=272) Playoff South Africa 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)

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No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2024 Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open South Africa Ryan van Velzen Won with birdie on second extra hole
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Nordic Golf League wins (5)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 28 May 2016 Trummenäs Open −10 (69-68-69=206) Playoff Sweden Oliver Lindell
2 12 Oct 2019 Tour Final −18 (62-66-70=198) 2 strokes Sweden Björn Hellgren, Denmark Niklas Nørgaard
3 1 Mar 2020 Lumine Lakes Open −10 (69-66-68=203) Playoff Sweden Per Längfors
4 7 Aug 2020 Thisted Forsikring Championship −13 (64-67=131) 2 strokes Denmark Jeppe Huldahl, Denmark Frederik Kjettrup (a),
Finland Lauri Ruuska
5 28 Sep 2020 Ledreborg Palace Golf Masters −16 (67-65-68=200) 3 strokes Finland Lauri Ruuska, Sweden Anton Wilbertsson
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Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 24 Jul 2020 Stockholm Trophy −7 (71-66-66=203) 3 strokes Sweden Charlie Lindh
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References

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