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Jonas Blixt

Jonas Fredrik Blixt Berglund (born 24 April 1984) is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He is a three-time winner on the PGA Tour, with his most recent win coming at the 2017 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Jonas Blixt
Personal information
Full nameJonas Fredrik Blixt Berglund
Born (1984-04-24) 24 April 1984 (age 40)
Nässjö, Sweden
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight164 lb (74 kg; 11.7 st)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceJacksonville Beach, Florida, U.S.
Career
CollegeFlorida State University
Turned professional2008
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Former tour(s)Nationwide Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking33 (13 April 2014)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT2: 2014
PGA Championship4th: 2013
U.S. OpenCUT: 2014, 2022
The Open ChampionshipT26: 2013

Amateur career

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Blixt was born in Nässjö, in the province of Småland, Sweden, but moved with his parents to Karlstad in the province of Värmland. Representing Hammarö Golf Club, he won the 2003 Swedish Junior Stroke-play Championship at Finspång Golf Club and the 2005 Swedish Junior Match-play Championship at Ängsö Golf Club. He also won the 2003 Nordic Championship individually as well as with the Swedish team.[2]

He represented Sweden twice at the European Boys' Team Championship, in 2001 in the winning team, and twice at the European Amateur Team Championship.[3]

He played golf at Florida State University during which time he was a second-team All-American selection in 2007 and a first-team All-American in 2008. He was All-ACC as a junior and a first team All-ACC in 2008. He was a Ping All Southeast Region in 2008. He won the 2007 Inverness intercollegiate event and had five top fives along with two sixth-place finishes at other collegiate events in 2008. He won four career collegiate events and was a 2008 all-Nicklaus honoree.

Blixt competed in the Palmer Cup in 2007 and 2008.

Professional career

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Blixt turned professional in 2008 and competed in one Nationwide Tour event that season.[4] In 2009, Blixt competed in more than 20 events, earning over $120,000. Although primarily based in the United States, he also played on the European Challenge Tour.

Blixt earned a place on the PGA Tour in 2012 by finishing fifth on the Nationwide Tour standings in the 2011 season. In May 2012, Blixt finished in a tie for third at the HP Byron Nelson Championship, having been tied for the lead until he bogeyed the 71st hole. After the Memorial Tournament in June, Blixt missed two months of the season due to a rib injury. He started the PGA Tour Fall Series well with another third-place finish at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

The following week at the 2012 Frys.com Open, Blixt beat rookie Jason Kokrak and veteran Tim Petrovic by one stroke for his maiden PGA Tour win in his 19th PGA Tour start.

In a rare visit to Sweden, he finished runner-up at the European Tour tournament Nordea Masters at Bro Hof Slott Golf Club in June 2013. A month later, Blixt won again, this time the Greenbrier Classic by two strokes over four players, including Johnson Wagner, who was four ahead of Blixt after three rounds. Blixt finished in fourth place at the 2013 PGA Championship.

Blixt played in the 2014 Masters Tournament, his first visit to Augusta, and finished in a tie for second place with Jordan Spieth, three shots behind Bubba Watson.[5] He played all four rounds under par, shooting 70-71-71-71 for a five-under-par total. The result elevated Blixt to a career-high of 33rd in the Official World Golf Ranking.

In 2015, Blixt was added as a new golfer on EA Sports' Rory McIlroy PGA Tour Game.

On 1 May 2017, Blixt partnered with Cameron Smith to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the first team event on the PGA Tour since 1981. The pair did not make a bogey during the tournament and defeated Scott Brown and Kevin Kisner in a playoff. It was Blixt's third career PGA Tour win.[6]

During the 2017–18 season, Blixt only had one top-25 finish in 23 events, and finished 173rd in the FedEx Cup points list. He still retained full playing privileges for the following season due to his 2017 Zurich Classic of New Orleans victory.

Blixt barely held onto his PGA Tour card during the 2018–19 season after he finished 124th on the FedEx Cup points list. He had 4 top-25 finishes, including a solo 5th at the Charles Schwab Challenge.

Due to medical issues, Blixt only competed in 8 events during the 2020–21 season, and finished 222nd on the FedEx Cup points list.

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (4)

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PGA Tour wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 14 Oct 2012 Frys.com Open 66-68-66-68=268 −16 1 stroke   Jason Kokrak,   Tim Petrovic
2 7 Jul 2013 Greenbrier Classic 66-67-67-67=267 −13 2 strokes   Steven Bowditch,   Matt Jones,
  Johnson Wagner,   Jimmy Walker
3 1 May 2017 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
(with   Cameron Smith) 		67-62-68-64=261 −27 Playoff   Scott Brown and   Kevin Kisner

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2017 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
(with   Cameron Smith) 		  Scott Brown and   Kevin Kisner Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Other wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 4 Jul 2008 Lyckorna Scratch −7 (70-67=137) 4 strokes   Pontus Leijon,   Claes Nilsson

Results in major championships

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Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament T2 T28
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship T26 CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship 4 T35 CUT CUT
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship NT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
PGA Championship 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 2
Totals 0 1 0 2 2 2 12 5
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2013 Open Championship – 2014 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2013 PGA – 2014 Masters)

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
The Players Championship 77 T75 CUT T19 CUT CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2013 2014
Match Play R32
Championship T16
Invitational T59 T58
Champions T63 T14
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied

Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 15 2014 Ending 13 Apr 2014" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation 100 Years. pp. 201, 211, 224. ISBN 91-86818007.
  3. ^ a b "European Amateur Team Championship". European Golf Association. 19 October 2015.
  4. ^ Milligan, Del (10 July 2013). "Former 'Nole Blixt Wins Twice in Eight Months". The Ledger. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  5. ^ Porter, Kyle (13 April 2014). "Bubba Watson wins 2014 Masters". CBS Sports.
  6. ^ "Cameron Smith-Jonas Blixt team wins Zurich Classic in a playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. 1 May 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Blågula segrar". Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  8. ^ "European Youths Team Championship". European Golf Association. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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