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Mathias Grönberg
Personal information
Full name	Mathias David Grönberg
Born	12 March 1970 (1970-03-12) (age 40) Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Nationality	Sweden
Residence	Monaco; West Palm Beach, FL, US
Career
College	Swedish Golf Academy
Turned professional	December 1990
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	4
Nationwide Tour	1
Challenge Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
The Masters	DNP
U.S. Open	T74: 2001
Open Championship	T18: 2003
PGA Championship	CUT: 2000, 2001, 2003

Mathias David Grönberg (born 12 March 1970) is a Swedish professional golfer who has played on the European Tour, PGA Tour, and their second-tier tours.

Career

Grönberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He won the Swedish Boys Championship in 1988 and the British Youths Championship in 1990. That year he helped Sweden to win the Eisenhower Trophy, and picked up the individual title at that event.

Grönberg turned professional late in 1990. After starting out on the second tier Challenge Tour, he was a member of the European Tour from 1994 to 2003, winning four European Tour events in that time. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit was tenth in 1998. However, he was keen to join the PGA Tour in America, repeatedly entering its Qualifying Tournament. After six failed attempts he topped the event in 2003. He had difficulty settling on the PGA Tour, and after his 2005 second season he had to return to the Qualifying Tournament to retain his card, which he did. His best finish in a tour event so far is a tie for 3rd place at the 2007 Valero Texas Open, where he ultimately trailed winner Justin Leonard by three shots.

Grönberg won his first event on the Nationwide Tour in 2009 at the Melwood Prince George's County Open where he lapped the field and won by six strokes over Esteban Toledo and Justin Bolli. He finished 24th on the money list to earn his 2010 PGA Tour card.

Personal life

Grönberg's wife, Tara, is American. They have a son Van, born in 2002, and a daughter Ava, born in 2005. They reside in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Mathias Grönberg Trophy 2008

In August 2008 the first Mathias Grönberg Trophy event took place in Sweden. Grönberg's goal is to make golf more popular with young children. He hopes to make this a yearly event.

Amateur wins (3)

• 1988 Swedish Boys Championship
• 1990 British Youths Open Amateur Championship
• 1991 Swedish Open

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	3 Sep 1995	Canon European Masters	-18 (70-65-66-69=270)	2 strokes	Barry Lane, Costantino Rocca
2	23 Aug 1998	Smurfit European Open	-13 (68-71-67-69=275)	10 strokes	Miguel �ngel Jiménez, Phillip Price
3	23 Jan 2000	Mercedes-Benz South African Open	-14 (70-70-67-67=274)	1 stroke	Darren Fichardt, Ricardo González, Nick Price
4	4 May 2003	Italian Open	-17 (71-67-68-65=271)	2 Strokes	Ricardo González, José Manuel Lara, Colin Montgomerie

Sunshine Tour wins (1)

• 2000 Mercedes-Benz South African Open (co-sanctioned with the European Tour)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

• 1991 SM Match Play

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	7 Jun 2009	Melwood Prince George's County Open	-19 (68-69-67-65=269)	6 strokes	Esteban Toledo, Justin Bolli

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

• Eisenhower Trophy (amateur; representing Sweden): 1990 (winning team and individual winner)
• Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Sweden): 1998, 2000
• World Cup (representing Sweden): 1998, 2000
• Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2002

See also

• 2009 Nationwide Tour Graduates

External links

• Official site
• Profile on the European Tour's official site
• Profile on the PGA Tour's official site
• Profile on the Sunshine Tour's official site
• Results in ranking events for the last two years from the Official World Golf Ranking site
• Profile at golfdata.se