Erik Oscar Florén (born 3 May 1984) is a Swedish professional golfer.
Career Florén was born in Mölndal near Gothenburg. He attended Texas Tech University in the United States where he was named an NCAA First Team All-American in 2006.
Since turning professional in 2007, he has competed on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour. In August 2010 he won for the first time at the SWALEC Wales Challenge, and went on to finish the season in 6th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate to the top level European Tour for 2011. At the end of a poor 2012 Floren successfully completed qualifying school.
Professional wins (1) Challenge Tour wins (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up128 Aug 2010SWALEC Wales Challenge−8 (69-65-71-75=280)1 stroke Raymond Russell
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12010Turkish Airlines Challenge Charlie FordLost to birdie on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament2005200620072008200920102011201220132014The Open ChampionshipCUTCUTCUT CUT = missed the halfway cut Note: Florén only played in The Open Championship.
Team appearances Amateur Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2002 European Youths' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2004 Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 2004, 2006 European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2005 Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2006 (winners), 2007
Professional European Championships (representing Sweden): 2018
See also 2010 Challenge Tour graduates 2012 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
External links
Oscar Florén at golfdata.se Oscar Florén at the Texas Tech Red Raiders official site
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