Michael Jonzon

Michael Jonzon
Jonzon in 2009
Personal information
Full nameMichael Jonzon
Born (1972-04-21) 21 April 1972 (age 52)
Skara, Sweden
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceSkövde, Sweden
Career
Turned professional1991
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Challenge Tour2
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT60: 1996

Michael Jonzon (born 21 April 1972) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Jonzon was born in Skara, Sweden. He turned professional in 1991 and has spent most of his career on the European Tour and the Challenge Tour. He has two European Tour titles, the 1997 Portuguese Open and the 2009 Castelló Masters Costa Azahar,[1] and several wins in lower level professional events.

Professional wins (8)

European Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 16 Mar 1997 Portuguese Open −19 (67-65-68-69=269) 3 strokes Spain Ignacio Garrido
2 25 Oct 2009 Castelló Masters Costa Azahar −20 (64-68-65-67=264) 1 stroke Germany Martin Kaymer, Sweden Christian Nilsson

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 29 Jun 2003 Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge −25 (63-63-69-68=263) 2 strokes England Phillip Archer, Sweden Chris Hanell,
England David Ryles
2 24 Aug 2003 Rolex Trophy −21 (66-67-67-67=267) 3 strokes Austria Martin Wiegele

Other wins (4)

Playoff record

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2022 Farmfoods European Senior Masters Scotland Paul Lawrie Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
The Open Championship T60 CUT

Note: Jonzon only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2009 2010
Match Play
Championship
Invitational T78
Champions T57
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jonzon keeps card with Spain win". BBC Sport. 2009-10-25. Retrieved 2009-10-26.