Sven Strüver (born 9 August 1967) is a German professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career In 1967, Strüver was born in Bremen. In the 1989 German Open, he shot a 62 in the second round to set a new record for the lowest round by an amateur in a European Tour event. The record was equalled by Shane Lowry in the 2009 Irish Open.
After reaching the final in the 1990 Spanish International Amateur Championship, losing to Darren Clarke.
Professional career In 1990, Strüver turned professional in and won the German PGA Championship that year. He joined the European Tour in 1992, and reached his peak during the mid to late 1990s, when he won three tournaments and consistently finished inside the top 50 on the Order of Merit. His best season was 1998, when he captured the Canon European Masters and finished 13th on the Order of Merit having missed just two cuts all season.
Since 2003, Strüver has failed to win enough money to retain his European Tour card automatically and visited the end of season tour qualifying school every year through 2007, regaining his card on three occasions.
Amateur wins 1986 German Amateur Closed Championship
Professional wins (5) European Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up118 Feb 1996Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship1−14 (66-73-63=202)3 strokes Ernie Els, David Feherty227 Jul 1997Sun Microsystems Dutch Open−18 (67-64-69-66=266)3 strokes Russell Claydon36 Sep 1998Canon European Masters−21 (69-63-65-66=263)Playoff Patrik Sjöland 1Co-sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11998Canon European Masters Patrik SjölandWon with birdie on first extra hole
Other wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up11990German PGA Championship 216 May 1993American Express Trophy−16 (71-73-69-65=268)6 strokes Alex Čejka, Uli Zilg
Results in major championships Tournament1998199920002001200220032004U.S. OpenT32The Open ChampionshipT3566CUTPGA ChampionshipCUT Note: Strüver never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing West Germany): 1985 Eisenhower Trophy (representing West Germany): 1986, 1988 European Amateur Team Championship (representing West Germany): 1987, 1989 St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1988
Professional World Cup (representing Germany): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002 Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Germany): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
See also 2006 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2007 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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