Patrik Sjöland

Patrik Sjöland
Patrik Sjöland
Personal information
Full name	Patrik Sjöland
Born	13 May 1971 (age 53); Borås, Sweden
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Sporting nationality	Sweden
Residence	Gislaved, Sweden
Career
Turned professional	1990
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour; Challenge Tour
Professional wins	8
Highest ranking	48 (13 September 1998)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Asian Tour	1
Challenge Tour	1
European Senior Tour	1
Other	3
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1999
PGA Championship	CUT: 1998, 1999
U.S. Open	CUT: 1999
The Open Championship	T18: 1999
Achievements and awards
European Senior Tour; Rookie of the Year
European Senior Tour; Rookie of the Year	2023

Patrik Sjöland (born 13 May 1971) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Early life

Sjöland was born in Borås.

Professional career

He turned professional in 1990 and after several season on the second tier Challenge Tour, graduated to the European Tour for the start of the 1996 season.^[2] His most successful year by far was 1998, when he finished 5th on the European Tour Order of Merit and featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings. After a poor 2005 season, during which he slipped outside the top 100 on the Order of Merit and lost his European Tour card, he took a break from the tour, playing just two tournaments in 2006.^[3]

Sjöland secured a return to the European Tour at the end of season qualifying school season in 2006. He was unable to regain his early career form during 2007 and returned to qualifying school at the end of the year where he again regained his card, helped by a holed 7 iron for eagle during the final round.^[4] Having again missed out on retaining his card again in 2008, he was not able to repeat the trick and would have limited opportunities in 2009.

Sjöland has won twice on the European Tour, the first title coming in the 1998 Italian Open and the second in the 2000 Irish Open. He has won several other tournaments around the world, including the 1999 Hong Kong Open.

Professional wins (8)

European Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	3 May 1998	Italian Open	−21 (64-65-66=195)*	3 strokes	Joakim Haeggman, José María Olazábal
2	2 Jul 2000	Murphy's Irish Open	−14 (64-65-71-70=270)	2 strokes	Freddie Jacobson

*Note: The 1998 Italian Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1998	Canon European Masters	Sven Strüver	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Asian PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	28 Nov 1999	Perrier Hong Kong Open	−11 (70-65-62-72=269)	1 stroke	Ian Woosnam

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	9 Jul 1995	Open Divonne	−16 (68-66-66-69=272)	5 strokes	Nicolas Kalouguine

Nordic Golf League wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	20 Jun 2004	Husqvarna Open	−7 (67-66=133)	2 strokes	Daniel Lindgren, Thomas Sundström
2	14 Jul 2013	Gant Open	−8 (65-69-71=205)	Playoff	Fredrik Gustavsson