Swedish professional golfer
Tim Widing (born 14 July 1997) is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the Korn Ferry Tour, where he won two tournaments in a row in April 2024.[1]
Amateur career
Widing grew up in Jönköping, where he played for the A6 Golf Club since he was 13 years old. He had success as a junior and won several titles on the Teen Tour and in the Junior Masters Invitational series.[2]
He appeared for the Sweden national team at the 2015 Junior Golf World Cup in Japan where the team secured the silver, behind the host nation. He also represented Sweden when the team earned the silver medal at the European Boys' Team Championship in 2015 lost to Italy. The achievement was repeated in 2016, but losing to Germany.[3] He was a member of the Continental European Team in the 2015 Jacques Léglise Trophy contested against Great Britain and Ireland.[4]
Widing accepted a scholarship to University of San Francisco and played with the San Francisco Dons golf team 2016–2021. He won three individual titles, and became only the second male student-athlete in USF history to earn first-team all-conference honors four times. As a senior, he was named All-American and crowned USF Male Athlete of the Year. He graduated with a degree in International business, and due to Q-School cancellation because of COVID, stayed on a fifth year to do a graduate degree in sports management.[5]
Widing lost a playoff to Angus Flanagan in the Collegiate Showcase at the 2021 Genesis Invitational to lose out on a spot in field and his first PGA Tour start, but was later offered a sponsor's exemption after Andy Ogletree withdrew due to injury.[6]
Professional career
Widing turned professional in June 2021 and made seven starts on the European Challenge Tour over the summer. In his fourth start, he led the Euram Bank Open ahead the final round,[7] but a bout of food poisoning following a bad pasta carbonara forced him to drop out of the tournament.[8][9] A few weeks later, he also led the Made in Esbjerg Challenge after a five-under-par opening round of 66.[10]
Widing joined the 2022 PGA Tour Latinoamérica after he finished second at the Q-School at Estrella del Mar in Mexico.[11] His best finish was a tie for fifth at the Abierto del Centro, and he finished 33rd in the rankings to keep his status. In February, he won the Storyi Temecula Open on the Golden State Tour, and in December he finished solo third at the Argentina Classic.[12]
Widing joined the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour after he finished tied 29th in the Final Stage of Q-School at the Landings Club in Savannah, Georgia.[13] He recorded a career-low 54-hole score of 198 to hold a one stroke lead going into the final round of the Compliance Solutions Championship in Norman, Oklahoma, eventually finishing in a tie for 4th.[14]
In April 2024, Widing won his first Korn Ferry Tour title at the LECOM Suncoast Classic at Lakewood National Golf Club in Florida, prevailing in a three-man playoff.[15] The week after he won again, with a tour record, in relation to par, score of 31-under-par 253, at the Veritex Bank Championship at Texas Rangers GC, Arlington, Texas. With 33 birdies in the 72-hole tournament, he also reached a new record in the 34-year-history of the tour. With his two victories, Widing took a big lead on the points list, giving him a chance of earning PGA Tour playing rights.[16][17]
Widing's Korn Ferry Tour wins earned him a special exemption into the 2024 PGA Championship, taking place the following month, his first major championship participation.[18]
Amateur wins
- 2012 Skandia Tour Regional #3 - Halland
- 2013 Öijared Junior Open
- 2015 Skandia Tour Elit #5, Junior Masters Invitational, Skydda Junior Open
- 2016 Wilson Junior Open
- 2018 Seattle U Redhawk Invite
- 2020 Lamkin Grips SD Classic
- 2021 Ping Cougar Classic
Source:[2][19]
Professional wins (4)
Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0)
Golden State Tour wins (1)
| No.
|
Date
|
Tournament
|
Winning score
|
Margin of
victory
|
Runner-up
|
| 1
|
9 Feb 2022
|
Storyi Temecula Open
|
−15 (68-63-70=201)
|
2 strokes
|
 Josh McCarthy
|
Other wins (2)
- 2019 Wiredaholm Open (SGF Golf Ranking, as an amateur)[2]
Results in major championships
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
Amateur
Source:[19][20]
See also
References
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