Sven Strüver

Sven Strüver
Strüver at the 2009 Omega European Masters
Personal information
Born (1967-08-09) 9 August 1967 (age 57)
Bremen, Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sporting nationality Germany
ResidenceHamburg, Germany
Orlando, Florida
Spouse
Stephanie
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(m. 1996)​
Children2
Career
Turned professional1990
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 1999
U.S. OpenT32: 1999
The Open ChampionshipT35: 1998

Sven Strüver (born 9 August 1967) is a German professional golfer.

Early life and professional career

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.[1]

After reaching the final in the 1990 Spanish International Amateur Championship, losing to Darren Clarke, 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. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 18 Feb 1996 Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship1 −14 (66-73-63=202)* 3 strokes South Africa Ernie Els, Northern Ireland David Feherty
2 27 Jul 1997 Sun Microsystems Dutch Open −18 (67-64-69-66=266) 3 strokes England Russell Claydon
3 6 Sep 1998 Canon European Masters −21 (69-63-65-66=263) Playoff Sweden Patrik Sjöland

*Note: The 1996 Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
1Co-sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1998 Canon European Masters Sweden Patrik Sjöland Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 1990 German PGA Championship
2 16 May 1993 American Express Trophy −16 (71-73-69-65=268) 6 strokes Germany Alex Čejka, Germany Uli Zilg

Results in major championships

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
U.S. Open T32
The Open Championship T35 66 CUT
PGA Championship CUT

Note: Strüver never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. ^ Peters, Austin; Louth, County (15 May 2009). "Shane Lowry the amateur takes halfway lead in Irish Open". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  2. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.