Oscar Lengdén (born 12 May 1992) is a Swedish professional golfer. Lengdén spent four years and won two NCAA Division titles at

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before he returned to Europe and turned professional in 2015. Competing in his native Sweden he won four times in six weeks to earn his place on the

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, where he won twice. He finished third on the 2016 Nordic Golf League ranking to become a

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rookie in

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. Lengdén made it to the final qualifying stage at the

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in 2016 but failed by one stroke to earn a European Tour card. He made a handful of starts on the

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and finished tied for fifth at the

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. The following week he claimed his maiden Challenge Tour victory at the Bridgestone Challenge in September. The event used a modified Stableford scoring system. Lengdén finished birdie-birdie-eagle to gain 9 points on the final three holes and won the tournament by 2 points. His run of form continued when, the next week, he was joint runner-up in the Irish Challenge, after which he rose to 186 on the

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Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Nordic Golf League wins (2)

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Sweden): 2010

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lengden, Oscar Swedish male golfers European Tour golfers Nova Southeastern Sharks men's golfers Sportspeople from Helsingborg Golfers from Skåne County 1992 births Living people 21st-century Swedish sportsmen