Mattias Eliasson

Mattias Eliasson
Personal information
Full nameMattias Daniel Eliasson
Born (1975-04-02) 2 April 1975 (age 49)
Borås, Sweden
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceSkanör, Sweden
SpouseJenny Eliasson
Career
Turned professional1997
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2002, 2007

Mattias Daniel Eliasson (born 2 April 1975) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Career

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Eliasson turned professional in 1997. He played on the second-tier Challenge Tour from 1998 to 2004, with three runners-up finishes, in 1998, 1999, and 2004. During this period he also was successful at qualifying school on three occasions, allowing him to play limited events on the main European Tour in 2000, 2002, and 2003.

In 2004 Eliasson finished in eleventh place on the Challenge Tour rankings, which gave him full promotion to the European Tour. He went on to play at that level for three seasons, from 2005 to 2007.

He then suffered a slump in form, however, and has played only sporadically on either tour since 2008.[1] Nonetheless, he has recorded three wins on the third-tier Nordic League in that time.[2]

Eliasson's best result on the European Tour was a third place in the 2006 Open de España. 2006 was also his best season at the highest level, as he finished 75th in the Order of Merit, with five top-ten finishes in his first seven tournaments.

Professional wins (3)

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Nordic Golf League wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 10 May 2009 Danfoss Masters −3 (70-70-63=213) 2 strokes Denmark Anders Schmidt Hansen, Denmark Kasper Linnet Jørgensen
2 21 Jun 2009 Unibake Masters −9 (65-63-67=195) 3 strokes Denmark Søren Juul
3 23 Jun 2011 Nordea Open −16 (65-66-63=194) Playoff Norway Paul Nilbrink

Playoff record

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Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2004 Bouygues Telecom Grand Final Scotland David Drysdale Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
The Open Championship CUT CUT

Note: Eliasson only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

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Amateur

See also

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References

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  1. ^ European Tour statistics
  2. ^ Nordic League results
  3. ^ "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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