Henric Sturehed (born 9 October 1990) is a Swedish professional golfer who has played on the European Tour.

Henric Sturehed
Personal information
Born (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 (age 34)
Linköping, Sweden
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceLinköping, Sweden
Career
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
MENA Tour
Nordic Golf League
Professional wins3

Professional career

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Sturehed had his breakthrough competing on the 2017 MENA Golf Tour where he won the season-ending MENA Tour Championship by a convincing nine strokes, setting a course record of 63 in the process.[1] Sturehed became the fourth Swede after Per Barth, Christofer Blomstrand and Fredrik From to win a MENA Tour event. He finished the season second on the MENA Tour Order of Merit which earned him cards on the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Development Tour, along with starts at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic and KLM Open on the European Tour.[2]

In November 2017, Sturehed became one of 33 players to earn European Tour cards through Q School, and he made his debut at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open a few weeks later.[3][4]

On the 2018 European Tour, Sturehed finished T5 at Open de España in April, five strokes behind winner Jon Rahm. In July at Open de France, a 48 OWGR point Rolex Series event with the season's strongest field in continental Europe, he finished T12 and four strokes behind victorious compatriot Alex Norén. He ended the season 151st on the Order of Merit, to spend 2019 on the Challenge Tour. There he recorded top-10 finishes at the Challenge de España, Irish Challenge and Open de Portugal, where he was co-leader ahead of the last round after a seven-under-par 65 third round and finished T5.[5][6] In the strongly reduced 2020 season his best finish was T5 at Challenge de España.

He has continued to make the occasional MENA Tour start and finished T2 at the 2019 Journey to Jordan Tour Championship and T3 at the 2020 Royal Golf Club Bahrain Open.[7]

Professional wins (3)

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Nordic Golf League wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 24 Aug 2014 Landeryd Masters −10 (71-69-66=206) Playoff   Elias Bertheussen

MENA Golf Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 26 Oct 2017 MENA Tour Championship −21 (68-63-67-69=267) 9 strokes   Jake Shepherd

Evolve Pro Tour wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 14 Feb 2017 Lo Romero −10 (68-68-70=206) 2 strokes   Byun Hyun-min,   Ryan Campbell,
  Sebastián García Rodríguez,   Liam Murray,
  Jacobo Pastor

Playoff record

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Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2021 Dimension Data Pro-Am   Wilco Nienaber Lost to par on third extra hole

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2021 Dimension Data Pro-Am   Wilco Nienaber Lost to par on third extra hole

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sturehed fires course-record 63 to lead MENA Tour Championship". Worldwide Golf. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Sturehed wins MENA Tour Championship in dominant fashion". MENA Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Horsfield gallops onto the European Tour". PGA European Tour. 16 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Final Qualifying Stage – Leaderboard". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Sturehed storms into Portugal lead". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Fab four face final day fight in Portugal". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Henric Sturehed". Official World Golf Ranking. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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