Simon Forsström

Karl Simon Forsström (born 1 April 1989) is a Swedish professional golfer and European Tour player.[1]

Simon Forsström
Personal information
Full nameKarl Simon Forsström
Born (1989-04-01) 1 April 1989
Bromma, Sweden
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceSpånga, Stockholm, Sweden
SpouseRut Forsström
Career
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Nordic Golf League
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other3

Amateur career

Forsström played for AIK Golf Club. He started competing on the Swedish Teen Tour in 2004 and was runner-up at the 2008 Alex Norén Junior Open. In 2009, he won the Viksjö Junior Open and the Skandia Tour Riks #4 - Stockholm.[2]

Professional career

2009–2015: Nordic Golf League

Forsström turned professional in 2009. He played in the European Tour Qualifying School every year during 2008–16, but spent his formative years on the satellite Nordic Golf League.[1]

In 2011, he finished 3rd at the Gant Open in Finland, and in 2012 he was runner-up at the Nordea Open in Norway, three strokes behind Kristoffer Broberg.[2]

He won once and finished runner-up three times in the 2015 Nordic Golf League. His fifth-place finish on the Order of Merit earned him a Challenge Tour card for 2016.[3]

2016–2022: Challenge Tour

In 2016, Forsström made an eagle on the penultimate hole to card a 7-under-par 64 on the final day of the KPMG Trophy, to secure a maiden victory on the Challenge Tour, two strokes ahead of Steven Tiley.[4]

On 15 August 2016, after a 7th place finish at the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge on the Challenge Tour in Finland, he reached a career best 355th in the Official World Golf Ranking. The year after he finished lone runner-up at the same tournament, his second best performance during his career.

In 2018, his best finish was tied 3rd at the D+D Real Czech Challenge. In 2022 he was tied 2nd at the Frederikshavn Challenge and tied 4th at the British Challenge.[2]

2023: European Tour

Forsström won the 2022 European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage in Tarragona, Spain, by two strokes with a score of 29-under-par over six rounds, earning him a European Tour card for the 2023 season.[5][6]

He finished T9 at the Joburg Open and T4 at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, to end the 2022 calendar year 17th in the Race to Dubai standings.[7][8]

Amateur wins
  • 2009 Viksjö Junior Open, Skandia Tour Riks #4 - Stockholm

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 12 Jun 2016 KPMG Trophy −20 (69-66-65-64=264) 2 strokes England Steven Tiley

Nordic Golf League wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 23 May 2015 Trummenäs Open −10 (71-67-68=206) 1 stroke Norway Kristian Krogh Johannessen
2 20 May 2022 Stora Hotellet Fjällbacka Open −13 (69-66-65=200) Playoff Sweden Benjamin Hjort, Denmark Malthe Tandrup Laustsen (a)

Other wins (1)
  • 2011 Högtorp Cup (Kumla Golf Club, Swedish Golf Ranking)

See also

References
  1. "Simon Forsström Bio". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. "Simon Forsström". Golfdata. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. "GolfBox Nordic Golf League Ranking 2015". Nordic Golf League. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. "Fantastic Forsstrom KPMG Champion". PGA European Tour. 12 June 2016.
  5. Harry Grimshaw (17 November 2022). "Simon Forsström banks top ticket to DP World Tour alongside 27 others". Gulf News. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  6. Martin Hardenberger (17 November 2022). "Forsström vann Europatour-kvalet: "Otroligt viktigt för min karriär"" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  7. "Simon Forsström Career Record". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  8. "Stark debut av Forsström på DP World Tour" (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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