Jan Sebastian Söderberg (born 19 September 1990) is a Swedish professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
Söderberg was born in Eksjö in Småland, Sweden, but grew up playing golf at Delsjö Golf Club in Gothenburg on the west coast of the country. He won four junior tournaments in the Gothenburg area.
In June 2016, through sectional qualifying in England, he qualified for his first major championship entry, the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania, where he missed the cut by two strokes.
In a high-quality field at the 2019 Omega European Masters in September at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Switzerland, on the European Tour, Söderberg found himself in a five-man playoff for the title after shooting a 14-under 266 score over 72 holes. One of Söderberg's competitors was the newly-crowned PGA TourFedEx Cup Champion Rory McIlroy, who made five birdies in his last seven holes to catch the leaders. On the first extra hole, the par 4 18th, Söderberg claimed the biggest title of his career by making an eight-feet birdie putt. McIlroy and Kalle Samooja both had birdie-putts from shorter distances, but missed.[9] The win in Switzerland earned Söderberg a first prize of €416,000, an exemption through the end of the 2021 European Tour season and moved him to a career-best (at that time) 107th on the Official World Golf Ranking. He finished the 2019 season 52nd on the Race to Dubai rankings.
In January 2020, Söderberg set a record for playing the fastest round on the European Tour. Teeing off first with a local marker and his caddie in the final round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, he decided to attempt it and shot a round of 75; a better score than 30 golfers who played at normal pace. Söderberg played in 96 minutes, beating the previous record of 119 minutes set by Thomas Pieters.[10]
Söderberg again came close to adding a second European Tour title at the 2022 British Masters at The Belfry. He entered the final round six strokes off the lead but emerged from the chasing pack to set the clubhouse target at nine under. However, Thorbjørn Olesen of Denmark produced an eagle-birdie finish to deny him a second title, and ultimately finished solo second.[11]
In May 2024, Söderberg held a three-shot lead after 36 holes at the Volvo China Open, which was shortened to 54 holes due to inclement weather. He was tied for the lead on the final hole, but made double bogey to finish tied-third, two strokes behind Adrián Otaegui.[12] The following month, Söderberg held an eight-shot lead after 54 holes at the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed. He shot 77 in the final round, including a double bogey on the 18th hole, to finish runner-up, one stroke behind Linn Grant.[13]
Amateur wins
2008 Carin Koch Junior Open (Gullbringa G&CC, Sweden)
2009 Chalmers Junior Open (Chalmers GC, Sweden), Carl Pettersson Hovås Junior Open (Göteborg GC, Sweden)
2010 Carl Pettersson Hovås Junior Open (Göteborg GC, Sweden)
