Martin Erlandsson (born 12 February 1974) is a

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Career

Erlandsson was a top amateur golfer, representing Sweden in the 1996

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before turning professional the following year. He joined the

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, where he spent seven seasons before winning his first tournament in 2003 at the Izki Challenge de España and earning promotion to the

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for 2004. He spent a further seven seasons at this level, despite finishing three places shy of automatic qualification in his debut season and having to visit

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. However, after a poor 2010 season, Erlandsson returned to the Challenge Tour in 2011. Erlandsson's best finishes on the

are a pair of runner-up placings in the 2005

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and the 2009 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.Hedblom captures Johnnie Walker Championship
/ref> His best season was 2005, when he finished 67th on the Order of Merit. On 10 September 2006, Erlandsson achieved a career highest

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of 248.

Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Nordic Golf League wins (1)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Erlandsson only played in The Open Championship.''
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Sweden): 1996 *

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(representing the Continent of Europe): 1996

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Erlandsson, Martin Swedish male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Malmö 1974 births Living people 20th-century Swedish people