Tobias Jonsson (born 12 June 2000) is a

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amateur golfer. He won the individual title at the

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, the World Amateur Team Championship.

Amateur career

Jonsson accepted a scholarship to

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and spent two years playing with the

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men's golf team, 2019–2021, winning the 2021 Bobcat Invitational. He spent his next two years at Mercer University playing with the

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men's golf team, where he won five tournaments. In 2021, he finished solo third at the Göteborg Open on the

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, two strokes behind winner Jonathan Ågren. Jonsson joined the Swedish National Team in 2022. He won silver at the

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in England, after Sweden lost the final to Spain 4 to 2. He birdied the final hole for a score of 17-under 269, a stroke ahead of Japan's Taiga Semikawa, to become the individual leader at the

. His team, which also consisted of Ludvig Åberg and

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, finished in second place behind Italy and ahead of the United States in third. Jonsson played in the

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at Ullna Golf & Country Club on the 2023 European Tour, and made the cut. In 2023, he represented Europe at the

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at La Manga Club. Teaming up with Albert Hansson for the foursomes and fourballs he recorded a score of 3–2–0 (W–L–D) for the event. Jonsson made it to match play at the

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and the quarterfinals at The Amateur Championship, to find himself on the 2023–24 Haskins Award pre-season watch list.

Amateur wins

*2020 Vikingaskeppet, Richard S Johnson Junior Open *2021 Bobcat Invitational, Hagge Open, Richard S Johnson Junior Open *2022 Wexford Intercollegiate, Eisenhower Trophy (individual), The Carolina Cup, Pinetree Intercollegiate *2023 The Cleveland Golf Palmetto, Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational Sources:

Team appearances

Amateur * Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden):

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* European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden):

(representing Europe): 2023 Source:

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