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Oscar Florén

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Oscar Florén
Florén in 2012
Personal information
Full nameErik Oscar Florén
Born (1984-05-03) 3 May 1984 (age 40)
Mölndal, Sweden
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceLjungskile, Sweden
Career
CollegeTexas Tech University
Turned professional2007
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2005, 2013, 2014
Medal record
European Golf Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gleneagles Mixed team

Erik Oscar Florén (born 3 May 1984) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Career

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Florén was born in Mölndal near Gothenburg. He attended Texas Tech University in the United States where he was named an NCAA First Team All-American in 2006.[1]

Since turning professional in 2007, he has competed on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour. In August 2010 he won for the first time at the SWALEC Wales Challenge, and went on to finish the season in 6th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate to the top level European Tour for 2011.[2] At the end of a poor 2012 Floren successfully completed qualifying school.[3]

Professional wins (1)

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Challenge Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 28 Aug 2010 SWALEC Wales Challenge −8 (69-65-71-75=280) 1 stroke Scotland Raymond Russell

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2010 Turkish Airlines Challenge England Charlie Ford Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Florén only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ny EM-medalj till Oscar Florén - efter 16 år". Bohuslänningen. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ^ "HIO av Florén – belönades med 10 000 kronor". Svensk Golf. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Oscar Floren". OWGR. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. ^ "European Youths Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 19 September 2021.