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Jens Fahrbring

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Jens Fahrbring
Personal information
Born (1984-04-20) 20 April 1984 (age 40)
Sollentuna, Sweden
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceSollentuna, Sweden
Career
CollegeVirginia Commonwealth University
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Nordic Golf League
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other1

Jens Fahrbring (born 20 April 1984) is a Swedish professional golfer and European Tour player. He has won the Norwegian Challenge and the D+D Real Czech Challenge.

Amateur career

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Fahrbring played college golf at Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States.[1]

Professional career

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Fahrbring turned professional in 2007 and played on the Nordic Golf League from 2007 to 2012. He finished third on the 2012 rankings which earned him his 2013 Challenge Tour card.[2] In August 2013, he won his first Challenge Tour event, the Norwegian Challenge.[3]

In 2015, Fahrbring won the D+D Real Czech Challenge and tied for third at the Kazakhstan Open, to finishing 10th amongst the Challenge Tour graduates. He shared the half-way lead at the Open d'Italia, ultimately finishing third, one stroke away from joining the playoff between Rikard Karlberg and Martin Kaymer.[4] On the 2016 European Tour his best finish was 12th in the Portugal Masters, and he went through Q School to regain his card. In 2017 he was fifth at the Porsche European Open, but finished 126th in the season rankings.

Back on the Challenge Tour, Fahrbring lost a playoff at the 2018 Barclays Kenya Open, and in 2020 he was third at the Northern Ireland Open.

Fahrbring came through Q-School again to join the 2023 European Tour, where he was in contention almost immediately at the South African Open. After an opening round of 65 he played in the final group on Sunday and ultimately finished third, two strokes behind winner Thriston Lawrence.[5] He made a hole-in-one on his way to a tie for third at the 2024 Acciona Open de España in Madrid, behind Jon Rahm and Ángel Hidalgo.[6]

Professional wins (3)

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Challenge Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 11 Aug 2013 Norwegian Challenge −19 (69-72-62-66=269) 3 strokes United States Daniel Im, Sweden Pontus Widegren
2 31 May 2015 D+D Real Czech Challenge −17 (66-70-67-68=271) 1 stroke England Ross McGowan

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2018 Barclays Kenya Open Italy Lorenzo Gagli Lost to par on third extra hole

Nordic Golf League wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 23 Mar 2012 Mediter Real Estate Masters −13 (69-68-69=203) 4 strokes Sweden Joakim Rask, Sweden Tobias Rosendahl

Source:[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Former Ram Captures Norwegian Challenge". VCU Athletics. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Nordic Golf League Ranking 2012". Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Fahrbring earns maiden win in Norway". Miami Herald. Sports Network. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Jens Fahrbring and Lucas Bjerregaard share Italian Open lead". Sky Sports. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Lawrence hangs on to win South African Open". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Angel Hidalgo wins in Madrid after play-off with Jon Rahm". European Tour. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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