Pontus Widegren
Widegren in 2014
Personal information
Born (1990-10-14) 14 October 1990
Danderyd, Sweden
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Sporting nationality Sweden
Career
CollegeUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour

Pontus Widegren (born 14 October 1990) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Widegren became the youngest Club Champion at Stockholm Golf Club after winning the title aged just 13. He turned professional in 2013 after playing college golf for four years while studying at the University of California, Los Angeles, winning twice.[1]

Widegren played on the Challenge Tour 2014–2016 and secured his European Tour card at the 2016 European Tour Qualifying School. He finished runner-up at the 2013 Norwegian Challenge and had a one shot advantage heading into the final day of the 2015 Madeira Islands Open, a dual-ranked Challenge Tour and European Tour event, but eventually tied for fourth.[2]

On the 2017 European Tour, Widegren finished tied for third at the D+D Real Czech Masters.[3]

Amateur wins

  • 2010 Ping-Golfweek Preview
  • 2012 CSU San Marco Fall Classic

Source[4]

Team appearances

Amateur

Source[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pontus Widegren Biography". European Tour. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Widegren Chasing Dream Victory in Madeira". European Tour. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "2017 D+D Real Czech Masters". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Pontus Widegren". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.


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