Tobias Edén

Tobias Edén
Personal information
Born (1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 29)
Karlstad, Sweden
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceKarlstad, Sweden
Career
CollegeArizona State University
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Nordic Golf League
Professional wins2
Achievements and awards
Swedish Junior Tour
Order of Merit winner		2012

Tobias Edén (born 7 October 1995) is a Swedish professional golfer and European Tour player.[1]

Early life and amateur career

Edén was born in Karlstad and had success on the junior circuit. In 2012 he won the Swedish Junior Matchplay Championship and topped the Swedish Junior Tour Order of Merit, earning the Annika Sörenstam Trophy.[2]

He joined the National Team and won the 2012 European Boys' Team Championship, as well as the bronze at the 2015 European Amateur Team Championship.

Edén accepted a golf scholarship to Arizona State University and played with the Arizona State Sun Devils men's golf team between 2014 and 2018.[3] He graduated with a degree in business communication.[4]

Professional career

Edén turned professional in 2018 and joined the Nordic Golf League where he won his first tournament, the Frederikshavn Championship, in Denmark in 2021. He finished tied 12th at the 2022 Dormy Open on the Challenge Tour.[1]

In November 2022, he shot a 61 in the third round to finish 11th at European Tour Qualifying School, earning a place on the European Tour for 2023.[5][6]

Amateur wins

  • 2008 Skandia Cup Riksfinal P-13, Skandia Tour Regional #3 - Bohuslän/Dalsland
  • 2009 Karlstad Junior Masters
  • 2010 Skandia Cup Riksfinal P-15, Skandia Tour riks #6 - Östergötland
  • 2012 Swedish Junior Matchplay Championship
  • 2013 Skandia Tour Elit #1 Pojkar

Source:[7]

Professional wins (2)

Nordic Golf League wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 6 Aug 2021 Frederikshavn Championship −5 (66-76-69=211) 2 strokes Denmark Zander Lui Rivas

Other wins (1)

  • 2018 Hovås Open

Team appearances

Amateur

Sources:[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Player Profile Tobias Edén". European Tour. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Annika Sörenstam Trophy". Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Men's Golf Roster: Tobias Eden". Arizona State University. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Sun Devil Athletics Celebrates 2018 Spring and Summer Graduations". Arizona State University. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Forsström tops leading 28 at DP World Tour Qualifying School". European Tour. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Tobias Edén framme vid sitt drömmål: "Otrolig glädje – det här betyder allt"" (in Swedish). Nya Wermlands-Tidningen. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Player Profile Tobias Edén". Golfdata. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  8. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Player Profile Tobias Edén". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 16 November 2022.