Per-Ulrik Johansson

Per-Ulrik Johansson
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Personal information
Full name	Per-Ulrik Johansson
Born	(1966-12-06) 6 December 1966 Uppsala, Sweden
Height
Nationality	Sweden
Residence	Åkersberga, Sweden; West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.; Marbella, Spain
Spouse	Jill (m. 2002)
Children	Stella (b. 2003), Nova (b. 2006) Luna (b. 2008)
Career
College	Arizona State University
Turned professional	1990
Former tour(s)	European Tour PGA Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T12: 1997, 1998
U.S. Open	T25: 1998
The Open Championship	T15: 1995
PGA Championship	T8: 1996
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	1991

Per-Ulrik Johansson (born 6 December 1966) is a Swedish professional golfer. Like many European golfers he took a golf scholarship in the United States as sports scholarships do not exist in Europe. He attended the Arizona State University and was a member of the same NCAA Championship winning team as Phil Mickelson.

Johansson turned professional later in 1990 and won a European Tour card on his first visit to Qualifying School. He was the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year in 1991. In his first ten seasons on the European Tour he made the top twenty of the Order of Merit four times, with a best ranking of eleventh in 1997. He won five European Tour events between 1991 and 1997 and has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

In 2001, Johansson moved to the United States to play on the PGA Tour, after successfully negotiating the 2000 Qualifying School. He was a member of the PGA Tour for four seasons, but failed to make the same impact as he had in Europe. His best PGA Tour finish is tied sixth, which by coincidence he achieved once in each of those four seasons. In 2001 and 2002 he only just held onto his card via his money list placing. In 2003 he failed to do so, but he made a successful return trip to the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. In 2004 he lost six months to injury and ended the year with a failed trip to the Qualifying Tournament. In 2005 and 2006 he played on the Nationwide Tour with appearances on the PGA Tour and the European Tour without recovering his form.

In 2007, Johansson had to rely on wild card entries to play on the European Tour, but a six shot victory at the Russian Open secured his playing rights until 2009.

Johansson was the first Swede to play in the Ryder Cup twice (1995 and 1997) and he finished on the winning side both times. He was a member of winning Swedish teams at the 1991 Alfred Dunhill Cup and the 1991 World Cup of Golf.

Amateur wins (2)

• 1987 Leven Gold Medal
• 1989 Scandinavian Amateur Championship

Professional wins (6)

European Tour (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	16 Jun 1991	Renault Belgian Open	–12 (68-70-70-68=276)	Playoff	Paul Broadhurst
2	23 Oct 1994	Chemapol Trophy Czech Open	–11 (61-56-54-66=237)	3 strokes	Klas Eriksson
3	29 Sep 1996	Smurfit European Open	–11 (71-70-66-70=277)	1 stroke	Costantino Rocca
4	18 May 1997	Alamo English Open	–19 (70-68-64-67=269)	2 strokes	Dennis Edlund
5	24 Aug 1997	Smurfit European Open (2)	–21 (68-64-66-69=267)	6 strokes	Peter Baker
6	5 Aug 2007	The Russian Open Golf Championship	–23 (69-62-67-67=265)	6 strokes	Robert-Jan Derksen

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1991	Renault Belgian Open	Paul Broadhurst	Won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T12	T12	T24
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	T25	CUT
The Open Championship	T68	CUT	T60	T15	CUT	T66	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T58	T8	T67	T23	CUT

Tournament	2000	2001	2002
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	T64	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	5
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	4
Totals	0	0	0	0	1	7	21	13

• Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1996 PGA – 1998 U.S. Open)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Team appearances

• Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1995 (winners), 1997 (winners)
• Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Sweden): 1991 (winners), 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000
• World Cup of Golf (representing Sweden): 1991 (winners), 1992, 1997

See also

• 2000 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

External links

• Official website
• Per-Ulrik Johansson at the European Tour official site
• Per-Ulrik Johansson at the PGA Tour official site