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Albin Bergström

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Albin Bergström
Personal information
Born (1999-03-27) 27 March 1999 (age 25)
Falsterbo, Sweden
Sporting nationality Sweden
Career
CollegeUniversity of South Florida
Turned professional2022
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)Nordic Golf League
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins1
Achievements and awards
Atlantic Coast Conference
Freshman of the Year
2019
University of South Florida
Male Student-Athlete of the Year
2021
American Athletic Conference
Golfer of the Year
2022
Swedish Golf Tour
Order of Merit winner
2024

Albin Bergström (born 27 March 1999) is a Swedish professional golfer and Challenge Tour player. He won the 2019 European Amateur Team Championship and the 2024 Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit.[1]

Amateur career

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Bergström won several titles on the junior circuit in Sweden.[2] He appeared for the National Team at the European Boys' Team Championship twice, and the European Amateur Team Championship twice, securing the gold medal at the 2019 European Amateur Team Championship at Ljunghusen Golf Club in his home town. Alongside Ludvig Åberg, Vincent Norrman, David Nyfjäll and Pontus Nyholm, he beat Ben Jones 3 & 2 for the team to win 412–212 over England in the final.[3] In 2020, he lost his final match against Germany paired with Nyfjäll, and his team finished with the silver medal after a 1–2 score.[4][5]

Bergström attended University of South Florida 2018–2022, where he played collegiate golf with the South Florida Bulls golf team. He was Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and American Athletic Conference Golfer of the Year as a senior, after winning the conference championship as a junior.[6][7]

Representing Sweden at the 2021 Spirit International Amateur in Texas, he won the men's team gold together with Hugo Townsend.[8]

Bergström won three out of four points to help the international team win the 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup, only losing his Sunday singles match to Gordon Sargent 5 & 4.[9]

Professional career

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Bergström turned professional after graduating in 2022 and joined the 2023 Challenge Tour. His best finish in his rookie season was a tie for 8th at the Euram Bank Open.[10]

For 2024, he dropped down to the Nordic Golf League, where he recorded one win and finished second in the rankings, to earn promotion back to the Challenge Tour. He reached the semi-finals at the Swedish Matchplay Championship and was runner-up at the Swedish PGA Championship, to top the 2024 Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit ahead of Jesper Sandborg and Oliver Gillberg.[11]

Amateur wins

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  • 2016 Norwegian Winter Open (Alcaidesa)
  • 2019 Fort Lauderdale Intercollegiate, Windon Memorial
  • 2021 The American Championship

Source:[12]

Professional wins (1)

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Nordic Golf League wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 3 May 2024 Golfkusten Blekinge −10 (70-65-71=206) 2 strokes Sweden Hannes Rönneblad

Team appearances

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Amateur

Sources:[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Albin Bergström – Profile". European Tour. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Albin Bergström". Golfdata. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  3. ^ Strömberg, Martin (13 July 2024). "EM-guld till herrlandslaget". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  4. ^ Strömberg, Martin (4 September 2020). "De ska försvara EM-guldet". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  5. ^ "European Team Championships". EGA. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Men's Golf Roster: Albin Bergström". South Florida Bulls. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  7. ^ "South Florida's Bergstrom Named Unanimous 2022 American Athletic Conference Men's Golf Player of The Year". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Spirit Champions". The Spirit International. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Team International Wins 2022 Palmer Cup". Arnold Palmer Cup. 31 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Nio birdies av Widing – jagar första segern". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 16 July 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Klar seger för Jesper Sandborg" (in Swedish). Golfing.se. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Albin Bergström". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  13. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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