Pontus Nyholm

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Pontus Nyholm
Personal information
Full nameLars Pontus Nyholm
Born (1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 (age 24)
Gävle, Sweden
Height6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceGävle, Sweden
Career
CollegeCampbell University
Turned professional2021
Current tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins2
Achievements and awards
Big South Freshman of the Year2018
Big South Golfer of the Year2021
Skandia Tour Order of Merit2015

Pontus Nyholm (born 10 February 1998) is a Swedish professional golfer. As an amateur, he won the 2016 Jacques Léglise Trophy and the 2019 European Amateur Team Championship, and played in the 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup. He earned a place on the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour at Q-School.[1]

Amateur career[]

As a junior, Nyholm won the 2015 Order of Merit on the Skandia Tour, an under-21 circuit in Sweden, and was runner-up in the 2015 Swedish Junior Matchplay Championship. In 2016, he won the tournament, and advanced to the round of 16 in the Boys Amateur Championship.[2]

Nyholm appeared for the National Team at the Junior Golf World Cup in Japan and European Boys' Team Championship in 2016, and was a member of the winning Continental European Team in the Jacques Léglise Trophy against Great Britain and Ireland. He was part of the Swedish team, together with Albin Bergström, Vincent Norrman, Christoffer Pålsson, David Nyfjäll and Ludvig Åberg, winning the 2019 European Amateur Team Championship.[3]

Nyholm accepted a scholarship to Campbell University and played with the Campbell Fighting Camels golf team 2017–2021. He was 2018 Big South Conference Freshman of the Year and qualified individually for the NCAA Championship. In 2021, he was Golfer of the Year after three first-place finishes and leading Campbell to a second-straight league title while rating first in stroke average (70.08).[2]

He graduated in May 2021 as a business administration major, with the most top-10 individual finishes (21) and the lowest career stroke average (71.17) in school history. He was rated as high as No. 13 by Golfstat, No. 15 in PGA Tour University and No. 46 in World Amateur Golf Rankings. Nyholm earned a sponsor's exemption to Rex Hospital Open on the Korn Ferry Tour where he made the cut. He crowned his college career by winning the 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup with the international team.[4]

Professional career[]

Nyholm turned professional after the European Amateur Team Championship in July 2021. He made a few starts on the Challenge Tour where he was tied 6th at the Finnish Challenge and tied 7th at the British Challenge.

In November 2021, he finished tied 29th at the Korn Ferry Tour Final Stage of Q-School to secure a minimum of eight starts for the 2022 season.[5]

Amateur wins[]

  • 2016 Swedish Junior Matchplay Championship
  • 2019 Intercollegiate at Innisbrook
  • 2020 Golfweek True Blue Amateur
  • 2021 The Match 1.0, Gävle GK
  • 2021 Southern Invitational, Golfweek Spring Invitational, Stitch Intercollegiate

Source:[6]

Professional wins (2)[]

Swedish Future Series (2)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 4 Aug 2018 Bilmetro Gefle Open
(as an amateur) 		−10 (66-68=134) 4 strokes Sweden
2 7 Aug 2018
(as an amateur) 		−13 (63-68=131) 2 strokes Sweden

Sources:[7][8]

Team appearances[]

Amateur

Source:[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Pontus Nyholm – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Men's Golf Roster: Pontus Nyholm". Campbell University Athletics. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  3. ^ "European Team Championships". EGA. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Campbell's Pontus Nyholm Selected to Play in Arnold Palmer Cup". Big South Sports. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Meet The 40: Zack Fischer wins Final Stage as guaranteed starts are awarded". PGA Tour. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Pontus Nyholm". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Results 2018 Bilmetro Gefle Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Results 2018 Siljan Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

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