Johan Ryström

Johan Ryström
Personal information
Full nameJohan Börje Ryström
Born (1964-01-13) 13 January 1964 (age 60)
Köping, Sweden
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceLidingö, Sweden
Career
Turned professional1986
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour3
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT62: 1999
Achievements and awards
Swedish Golf Tour
Order of Merit winner		1987

Johan Börje Ryström (born 13 January 1964) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Ryström grew up in Köping. He started playing golf at age six and was a scratch golfer by age fifteen.[1]

in August 1986, Ryström won the Nordic Championship over 72 holes in Hvide Klit, Denmark. Later that year he represented Sweden at the Eisenhower Trophy in Caracas, Venezuela, finishing 4th with his team and 9th individually.[2]

He turned professional after the 1986 season and won three times on the Challenge Tour. He had six top-10 finishes on the Challenge Tour in 2000 including victory in the Costa Blanca Challenge after beating Henrik Stenson in a playoff.[3]

Ryström twice graduated from the Challenge Tour but never won a European Tour title, finishing runner-up three times. He tied for second in the 1992 Monte Carlo Open together with Mark McNulty, two strokes behind Ian Woosnam. Later the same year he tied for second at the Open de Catalonia, one stroke behind José Rivero. In the 1993 Honda Open he lost in a playoff to Sam Torrance.[4]

Ryström earned a medical exemption for the 2003 season after suffering an elbow injury in 2002, but that were to be his last season. His European Tour official prize money 1988–2003 totaled €886,715.[3]

Amateur wins

  • 1986 Nordic Championship[5]

Professional wins (8)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 11 Aug 1991 Länsförsäkringar Open −5 (70-70-68-75=283) Playoff Sweden Magnus Sunesson
2 14 Jun 1998 NCC Open −8 (66-69-69-72=276) 1 stroke Sweden Fredrik Larsson
3 14 May 2000 Costa Blanca Challenge −12 (68-65-73-70=276) Playoff Sweden Henrik Stenson

Challenge Tour playoff record (2–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1991 Länsförsäkringar Open Sweden Magnus Sunesson Won with par on first extra hole
2 2000 Costa Blanca Challenge Sweden Henrik Stenson Won with birdie on first extra hole

Swedish Golf Tour wins (5)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 26 Apr 1987 Martini Cup −2 (70-72=142)* 1 stroke Sweden Jesper Parnevik
2 28 Jun 1987 Teleannons Grand Prix −1 (71) 3 strokes Sweden Daniel Westermark
3 30 Aug 1987 Karlstad Open −5 (70-69=139) 1 stroke Sweden Per-Ive Persson
4 11 Sep 1988 Västerås Kentab Open −4 (70-65-68=203) 1 stroke Sweden Mikael Krantz
5 10 May 1997 Motoman Robotics Open −3 (72-71-70=213) 3 strokes Sweden Johan Lundquist

*Note: The 1987 Martini Cup was shortened to 36 holes due to fog.

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1993 Honda Open England Paul Broadhurst, Scotland Sam Torrance,
Wales Ian Woosnam 		Torrance won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT T62

Note: Ryström only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. ^ Bissenbrainwalk Interview: Johan Ryström 17 November 2014, accessed 23 March 2015
  2. ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf – Den stora sporten (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 180, 189, 191, 197, 200, 210, 211, 257, 275, 276. ISBN 91-86818007.
  3. ^ a b Johan Ryström Bio, European Tour, accessed 6 September 2016
  4. ^ Johan Ryström Results, European Tour, accessed 6 September 2016
  5. ^ "Anna och Johan nordiska mästare" [Anna and Johan Nordic Champions]. Svensk Golf. No. 9. September 1986. pp. 63, 77.
  6. ^ "Svenska amatörer slog alla proffsen" [Swedish amateurs beat all the professionals]. Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1987. pp. 38, 48.
  7. ^ "Svenskt Europaguld" [Swedish European gould]. Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1988. p. 42.