Mikael Johan Lindberg (born 12 January 1993) is a Swedish professional golfer and European Tour player. He won the 2024 Cape Town Open and 2026 Turkish Airlines Open.
Professional career Lindberg turned professional in 2013 and joined the Nordic Golf League. He recorded his maiden professional victory at the 2016 Trummenäs Open. In 2019 he won the Tour Final in Estonia.
His breakthrough season was 2020 when he won 4 tournaments and topped the Nordic Golf League Order of Merit, to graduate to the Challenge Tour.
Challenge Tour On the Challenge Tour he was in contention in his second start, finishing tied for third at the 2021 Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open, one stroke behind J. C. Ritchie and Jacques Blaauw. The finish propelled him to 250th on the Official World Golf Ranking.
In 2022, Lindberg finished third at the Challenge de España, before shooting a closing five under par round of 66 to win the Indoor Golf Group Challenge three strokes ahead of Denmark's Nicolai Tinning, Englishman Steven Tiley and France's Robin Sciot-Siegrist. The following week he was runner-up at the B-NL Challenge Trophy, one stroke behind Alexander Knappe.
Lindberg finished 5th in the 2022 Challenge Tour rankings to graduate to the European Tour for 2023.
European Tour On the European Tour, Lindberg recorded two top-5 finishes in 2025 at the Danish Golf Championship and Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
In 2026, he finished solo 3rd at the Volvo China Open before securing his maiden title at the Turkish Airlines Open. With the win, he topped the rankings for the Asian Swing, to earn a start at the 2026 PGA Championship. He rose to 129th in the world rankings.
Amateur wins 2007 Skandia Tour Distrikt #1 2009 Skandia Tour Regional #5 2011 Skandia Tour Elit Pojkar #5, Viksjö Junior Open, Junior Masters Invitational, Alex Norén Junior Open 2012 Stocholm District Championship
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Professional wins (9) European Tour wins (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up13 May 2026Turkish Airlines Open−10 (66-73-70-69=278)2 strokes Guido Migliozzi, Daniel Rodrigues
Challenge Tour wins (2) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up128 Aug 2022Indoor Golf Group Challenge−17 (68-62-66=196)3 strokes Robin Sciot-Siegrist, Steven Tiley, Nicolai Tinning211 Feb 2024Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open1−16 (70-70-65-67=272)Playoff Ryan van Velzen 1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12024Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open Ryan van VelzenWon with birdie on second extra hole
Nordic Golf League wins (5) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up128 May 2016Trummenäs Open−10 (69-68-69=206)Playoff Oliver Lindell212 Oct 2019Tour Final−18 (62-66-70=198)2 strokes Björn Hellgren, Niklas Nørgaard31 Mar 2020Lumine Lakes Open−10 (69-66-68=203)Playoff Per Längfors47 Aug 2020Thisted Forsikring Championship−13 (64-67=131)2 strokes Jeppe Huldahl, Frederik Kjettrup (a), Lauri Ruuska528 Sep 2020Ledreborg Palace Golf Masters−16 (67-65-68=200)3 strokes Lauri Ruuska, Anton Wilbertsson
Swedish Golf Tour wins (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up124 Jul 2020Stockholm Trophy−7 (71-66-66=203)3 strokes Charlie Lindh
Results in major championships Tournament2026Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipT55U.S. OpenThe Open Championship
"T" = tied
See also 2022 Challenge Tour graduates 2024 Challenge Tour graduates
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