Mårten Olander

Mårten Olander
Mårten Olander
Personal information
Born	5 November 1971 (age 50); Uppsala, Sweden
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Sporting nationality	Sweden
Residence	Kalmar, Sweden
Career
College	University of Alabama
Turned professional	1995
Former tour(s)	European Tour; Challenge Tour
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T66: 2004
Achievements and awards
Ben Hogan Award
Ben Hogan Award	1993

Mårten Olander (born 5 November 1971) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Olander attended the University of Alabama for four years, and was awarded the Ben Hogan Award for the best college golfer in the United States in 1993.

He turned professional in 1995, and joined the Challenge Tour in 1996, winning promotion to the European Tour in his debut season. He returned to the Challenge Tour for 1999, and spent three further seasons there before winning his first professional tournament at the 2001 Hardelot Challenge de France, sealing his return to the full European Tour.^[1] He spent a further five seasons at the highest level, before a dramatic slump in form saw him make only three cuts in 2006, since when he has played rarely.

Olander's best result on the European Tour was a four-way tie for second at the 2003 Telefonica Open de Madrid. 2003 was also his most successful season, as he ended 61st on the Order of Merit.

In 2008, Olander was joint captain of the successful European Palmer Cup team.^[2]

Professional wins (2)[]

Challenge Tour wins (1)[]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	14 Oct 2001	Hardelot Challenge de France	−16 (68-68-62-70=268)	1 stroke	Scott Drummond

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)[]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	10 Sep 1995		−6 (68-69-73=210)	4 strokes	Mattias Eliasson, ,

Results in major championships[]

Tournament	2003	2004
The Open Championship	CUT	T66

Note: Olander only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances[]

Amateur

European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1993

References[]

^ "Olander secures maiden victory in Hardelot - Challenge Tour". Europeantour.com. 14 October 2001. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
^ "Former Tide Golfer Olander Coaches Europe to Victory Vs. UA's Thompson & USA". Rolltide.com. 27 June 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2011.

External links[]

Mårten Olander at the European Tour official site

[1] "Olander secures maiden victory in Hardelot - Challenge Tour". Europeantour.com. 14 October 2001. Retrieved 18 October 2011.

[2] "Former Tide Golfer Olander Coaches Europe to Victory Vs. UA's Thompson & USA". Rolltide.com. 27 June 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2011.

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