Oskar Karl Henningsson (born 10 August 1985) is a

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professional

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er. Henningsson was born in

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and later moved to

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. He turned professional in 2004. Henningsson reached the final stage of the European Tour Qualifying School in 2004 to gain a place on the second tier

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for 2005. He had little success, and lost his playing status after just two seasons. Having mostly played in minor tournaments in Sweden for two years, he returned to the

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at the end of 2008. He came out with the number one card for the

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, becoming the first player ever to be medalist at qualifying school having gone through all three stages. In 2009, Henningsson won his first European Tour title at the Moravia Silesia Open in the

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. He came from behind in the final round with a 5 under par 67 to finish 2 strokes ahead of overnight leader Steve Webster and Sam Little.

Professional wins (11)

European Tour wins (1)

Other wins (10)

*2007 Varberg Open (Swedish mini-tour) *2008 Svalöv Open, Wiredaholm Open (both SGF Golf Ranking) *2013 Gränna Open (SGF Golf Ranking) *2017 Wiredaholm Open, Gränna Open (both SGF Golf Ranking) *2018 Wiredaholm Open, Gränna Open (both SGF Golf Ranking) *2019 Kumla Open by Malmbergs El AB, Hjo S Open (both Swedish mini-tour)

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Sweden): 2003 *

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(representing Sweden): 2004

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