Daniel Olsson (born 27 April 1975) is a Swedish professional golfer. He won the

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in 1996.

Career

Representing the Swedish National Team, Olsson collected medals both in European and World championships. He won the 1993

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in Switzerland where his team, including

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and

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, beat England 6–1 in the final. Olsson was part of the Swedish teams, winning bronze at the

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and finished fourth in the 1997 event at

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, Dublin. He also finished forth at the 1996

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, while at the

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, the Swedish team, with Olsson,

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, Chris Hanell and Leif Westerberg, earned the silver medal. Olsson won the Motoman Robotics Open on the Swedish Golf Tour in May 1996 while still an amateur, but the crowning achievement of his amateur career was to win the 1996

in August on home turf at Karlstad Golf Club, in a field that included future European Tour winners

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and defending European champion

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. It was the ninth installation of the tournament and Olsson was the third Swede to win the event, after Anders Haglund at the inaugural tournament in 1986 and

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in 1990. The win earned Olsson an invitation to the 125th

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in 1997. He did not make the cut. However he shot a

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at the 5th hole in his second round and as of 2020 still held the

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record as the most recent amateur to score a hole in one in a major championship on European soil. The British press noted that, curiously, his fellow countrymen Dennis Edlund and

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also made hole in ones in the same tournament. Olsson turned professional in 1998 and played on the

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1998–2001, but never reached a

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card. After retiring from tournament golf, he became head green-keeper at his home club,

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Amateur wins

*1996

Professional wins (1)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

Source:

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Sweden): 1993 (winners) *

(representing Sweden): 1996 *

(representing Sweden):

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(representing Sweden):

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(representing the Continent of Europe): 1996

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olsson, Daniel Swedish male golfers Sportspeople from Skåne County People from Kristianstad Municipality 1975 births Living people 20th-century Swedish people