Mårten Olander

Mårten Olander
 Golfer 
Personal information
Born (1971-11-05) 5 November 1971
Uppsala, Sweden
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Nationality  Sweden
Residence Kalmar, Sweden
Career
College University of Alabama
Turned professional 1995
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins 1
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour 1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T66: 2004
PGA Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
Ben Hogan Award 1993

Mårten Olander (born 5 November 1971) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Olander attended the University of Alabama for four years, and was awarded the Ben Hogan Award for the best college golfer in the United States in 1993.

He turned professional in 1995, and joined the Challenge Tour in 1996, winning promotion to the European Tour in his debut season. He returned to the Challenge Tour for 1999, and spent three further seasons there before winning his first professional tournament at the 2001 Hardelot Challenge de France, sealing his return to the full European Tour.[1] He spent a further five seasons at the highest level, before a dramatic slump in form saw him make only three cuts in 2006, since when he has played rarely.

Olander's best result on the European Tour was a four-way tie for second at the 2003 Telefonica Open de Madrid. 2003 was also his most successful season, as he ended 61st on the Order of Merit.

In 2008, Olander was joint captain of the successful European Palmer Cup team.[2]

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No. DateTournamentWinning ScoreMargin of VictoryRunner-up
1 14 Oct 2001 Hardelot Challenge de France -16 (68–68–62–70=268) 1 stroke Scotland Scott Drummond

Results in major championships

Tournament20032004
The Masters DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT T66
PGA Championship DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

See also

References

  1. "Olander secures maiden victory in Hardelot - Challenge Tour". Europeantour.com. 14 October 2001. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. "Former Tide Golfer Olander Coaches Europe to Victory Vs. UA's Thompson & USA". Rolltide.com. 27 June 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2011.

External links

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