Wilhelm Schauman (born 26 November 1979) is a Swedish professional golfer and former European Tour player.
Amateur career Schauman attended University of Minnesota 1999–2003, where he was part of the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's golf team that won the 2002 NCAA Division I men's golf championship. As a sophomore, he won two tournaments back-to-back and was named All-American. He won the 2003 Palmer Cup with the European team against the American team.
He tied for 4th at the 2002 Volvo Finnish Open, a Challenge Tour event, three strokes behind winner Thomas Nørret.
Schauman won bronze with the Sweden national team at the 2003 European Amateur Team Championship in the Netherlands, alongside Kalle Edberg, Per Nilsson, Steven Jeppesen, Niklas Lemke and Alex Norén.
Professional career Schauman turned professional in 2004 and joined the NGA Hooters Tour, where he won an event in Sikeston, Missouri. He was an alternate in the 2004 Scandinavian Masters at Barsebäck Golf & Country Club, only securing a spot on the Monday of the tournament after Camilo Villegas dropped out. After rounds of 68 and 67, he sat in second place on the leaderboard at the halfway stage, and played the third round alongside leader and eventual winner Luke Donald, before finishing tied 24th following a final round 75.
Schauman qualified at Canoe Brooks, New Jersey, for the 2005 Open Championship but did end up not making the cut in the 134th Open, held at Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland.
Schauman earned his European Tour card for the 2006 season through Q School. His career best performance on the tour ended up being his tie for 11th in the 2005 Scandinavian Masters at Kungsängen Golf Club near Stockholm.
In 2009, he joined the Nordic Golf League where he recorded five wins over two seasons and topped the 2010 Order of Merit ahead of Björn Åkesson, to earn a return to the Challenge Tour.
Broadcast career In 2012, Schauman became a golf broadcaster at Viasat Golf, and joined C More Sport in 2015 to host their PGA Tour coverage.
Amateur wins 2000 PSINet Collegiate Invitational, Wolverine Invitational
Professional wins (6) Nordic Golf League wins (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up116 May 2009Sturup Park Masters−4 (71-71-70=212)Playoff Thorbjørn Olesen210 Oct 2009Volkswagen Kallfors Open−9 (70-67-70=207)4 strokes Niklas Bruzelius, Joakim Rask329 May 2010Fredrik Jacobson Masters−6 (71-71-68=210)1 stroke Jeff Karlsson411 Jul 2010Gant Open−13 (68-67-65=200)4 strokes Johan Bjerhag, Kristoffer Broberg525 Sep 2010Krone Golf Tours Open−13 (66-67-70=203)1 stroke Thomas Nørret
NGA Hooters Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up118 Jul 2004Health Facilities Rehab Classic−21 (65-69-66-67=267)1 stroke Sean Dougherty
Results in major championships Note: Schauman only played in The Open Championship. Tournament2005The Open ChampionshipCUT CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 2002 Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2003 (winners) European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2001, 2003
See also 2005 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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