Simon Forsström
| 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 |
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]
Amateur career[edit]
Forsström 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[edit]
2009–2015: Early years and Nordic Golf League success[edit]
Forsström 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[edit]
In 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[edit]
Forsström 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)[edit]
European 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
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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)
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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[edit]
References[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)