Simon Forsström

Karl Simon Forsström (born 1 April 1989) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Simon Forsström
Personal information
Full nameKarl Simon Forsström
Born (1989-04-01) 1 April 1989
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceSpånga, Stockholm, Sweden
SpouseRut Forsström
Career
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)Nordic Golf League
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other2

Forsström played in the European Tour Qualifying School 2008–16, advancing to the second round in 2009.[1]

He won once[2] and finished runner-up three times in the 2015 Nordic Golf League.[3] His fifth-place finish on the Order of Merit earned him a Challenge Tour card for 2016.

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.[4]

On 15 August 2016, after a 7th place finish at the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge on the Challenge Tour in Finland, he reached a career best 355th in the Official World Golf Ranking. The year after he finished lone runner-up at the same tournament, his second best performance during his career.

Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (1)
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 (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 23 May 2015 Trummenäs Open −10 (71-67-68=206) 1 stroke Kristian Krogh Johannessen

Other wins (1)
  • 2011 Högtorp Cup (Kumla Golf Club, Swedish Golf Ranking)

References
  1. "Simon Forsström – Biography". simonforsstrom.se. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. Simon Forsström at GolfData
  3. "Simon Forsström". OWGR. 27 June 2016.
  4. "Fantastic Forsstrom KPMG Champion". PGA European Tour. 12 June 2016.


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