Sven Strüver
| Sven Strüver | |
|---|---|
 Strüver at the 2009 Omega European Masters | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Sven Strüver |
| Born | 9 August 1967 Bremen, Germany |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  Germany |
| Residence | Hamburg, Germany; Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Spouse | Stephanie (m. 1996) |
| Children | Lily Josepha (b. 1999) Johan Philip (b. 2002) |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1990 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 3 |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 1999 |
| U.S. Open | T32: 1999 |
| The Open Championship | T35: 1998 |
Sven Strüver (born 9 August 1967) is a German professional golfer.
Strüver was born in Bremen. In the 1989 German Open, he shot a 62 in the second round to set a new record for the lowest round by an amateur in a European Tour event. The record was equalled by Shane Lowry in the 2009 Irish Open.[1]
Strüver turned professional in 1990 and won the German PGA Championship that year. He joined the European Tour in 1992, and reached his peak during the mid to late 1990s, when he won three tournaments and consistently finished inside the top 50 on the Order of Merit. His best season was 1998, when he captured the Canon European Masters and finished 13th on the Order of Merit having missed just two cuts all season.
Since 2003, Strüver has failed to win enough money to retain his European Tour card automatically and visited the end of season tour qualifying school every year through 2007, regaining his card on three occasions.
Amateur wins
- 1986 German Amateur Closed Championship
Professional wins (5)
European Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Feb 1996 | Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship1 | –14 (66-73-63=202) | 3 strokes |  Ernie Els,  David Feherty
|
| 2 | 27 Jul 1997 | Sun Microsystems Dutch Open | –18 (67-64-69-66=266) | 3 strokes |  Russell Claydon
|
| 3 | 6 Sep 1998 | Canon European Masters | –21 (69-63-65-66=263) | Playoff |  Patrik Sjöland
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | Canon European Masters | Patrik Sjöland
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Challenge Tour wins (1)
- 1993 American Express Trophy (unofficial money)
Other wins (1)
- 1990 German PGA Championship
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T32 | ||||||
| The Open Championship | T35 | 66 | CUT | ||||
| PGA Championship | CUT |
Note: Strüver never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Germany): 1986, 1988
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1988
Professional
- World Cup (representing Germany): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Germany): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
See also
References
- ^ Peters, Austin; Louth, County (15 May 2009). "Shane Lowry the amateur takes halfway lead in Irish Open". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
External links
- Sven Strüver at the European Tour official site
- Sven Strüver at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Sven Strüver at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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