Charlie Lindh
| Charlie Lindh | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sven Anders Charlie Lindh | ||
| Born | 1 August 1997 Kristianstad, Sweden | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden | ||
| Residence | Färlöv, Sweden | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2018 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour Challenge Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Nordic Golf League | ||
| Professional wins | 3 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2024 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Charlie Lindh (born 1 August 1997) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the Challenge Tour. He won three times on the 2023 Nordic Golf League to earn battlefield promotion to the Challenge Tour.
Early life
[edit]Lindh was born in Kristianstad and is attached to Kristianstad Golf Club.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Lindh turned professional in 2018 and joined the Nordic Golf League. In 2019, he tied for 3rd at the Bravo Tours Open in Denmark and finished solo 3rd at the Swedish PGA Championship, where he lost out on joining the playoff by one stroke. In 2020, he was runner-up at the Stockholm Trophy behind Mikael Lindberg, and in 2021 he finished 2nd at the MoreGolf Mastercard Tour Final. In 2022, he was runner-up at the Junet Open at Sand Golf Club.[2] In late 2022 Lindh had to drop out of European Tour Qualifying School after having won the First Stage in Austria, as he fell off a horse and broke a clavicle.[3][4]
In 2023, he won three tournaments on the Nordic Golf League, one in Poland and two in Denmark, to earn battlefield promotion to the Challenge Tour.[5][6] He made nine Challenge Tour starts in 2023 and finished top-5 at the Copenhagen Challenge and Indoor Golf Group Challenge.[7]
In January 2024, he finished 6th at the Asian Tour Q-School in Cha-Am, Thailand, and earned a card for the 2024 season.[8][9] He finished his rookie season 44th in the Order of Merit, with a best finish of tied 7th at the International Series Thailand, where he was co-leader after a bogey-free first round of 63.[10]
In July 2024, Lindh qualified for his first major championship, the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland, through final qualifying at Burnham & Berrow Golf Club, after prevailing in a playoff against Abraham Ancer and Anirban Lahiri for third and fourth place.[11][12]
Professional wins (3)
[edit]Nordic Golf League wins (3)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Apr 2023 | Gebwell Championship | −14 (66-67-69=202) | 3 strokes |  Axel Bóasson
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| 2 | 28 Apr 2023 | Bravo Tours Open | −4 (67-74-71=212) | 2 strokes |  Alexander George Frances
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| 3 | 6 Oct 2023 | Aarhus Alliance | −12 (67-67-70=204) | 2 strokes | Frederik Severin Tøttenborg (a)
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Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
References
[edit]- ^ "Succé för Charlie Lindh i Thailand – klar för Asian Tour" [Success for Charlie Lindh in Thailand – ready for Asian Tour]. Norra Skånes Tidningar (in Swedish). 21 January 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Charlie Lindh Results". Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Tillbaka med besked efter ridolyckan: "Galet sugen"" [Back with news after the riding accident: "Crazy hungry"] (in Swedish). Norra Skånes Tidningar. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Lindh leads twelve to progress from Q School in Austria". European Tour. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Åkesson secures Challenge Tour return through Nordic Golf League". European Tour. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Strömberg, Martin (15 April 2023). "Lindh vann på Sand Valley" [Lindh won at Sand Valley]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Fyra svenskar topp-10 i Köpenhamn" [Four Swedes top 10 in Copenhagen]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 28 May 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Broberg vann kvalskolan" [Broberg won the qualifying school]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 Asian Tour Qualifying School (Final Stage)". Asian Tour. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Charlie Lindh from Sweden plus Australians Jed Morgan and Maverick Antcliff impressed at the International Series Thailand today, shooting seven-under-par 63s to take the first-round lead at Thai Country Club, in Bangkok". The Nation. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ Åsgård, Olof (3 July 2024). "Lindh klar för The Open – gör majordebut på Royal Troon" [Lindh ready for The Open – will make major debut at Royal Troon]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Final Qualifying / Rose headlines 16 qualifiers on day of high drama". The Open Championship. The R&A. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Charlie Lindh at the European Tour official site
- Charlie Lindh at the Asian Tour official site
- Charlie Lindh at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Charlie Lindh at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)