Henrik Norlander Facts: 22 Things You Didn't Know About The PGA Tour Golfer
Discover more about Swedish professional Henrik Norlander via these facts regarding his life and career so far
Henrik Norlander is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on both the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. Discover more about his life and career to this point via these facts.
1. Norlander was born on March 25, 1987 in Danderyd, outside Stockholm, Sweden.
2. His full name is Henrik Anders Norlander.
3. His father is a lawyer called Anders Norlander.
4. Norlander's favorite golf memory was when his dad took him to St. Andrews as a boy.
5. Norlander is 6ft4in (1.93m) tall.
6. He played both tennis and golf in his youth, but eventually chose golf.
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7. His dream golf fourball would be Roger Federer, Pete Sampras and Johnny Cash.
8. As a 15-year-old in 2002, Norlander finished second in his age category behind future PGA Tour player David Lingmerth in the unofficial Swedish Youth Championship, called the Bankboken Cup. The following year, Norlander won the competition for 16-year-olds.
9. He represented Sweden at the European Boys' Team Championship once, the European Amateur Team Championship three times, and the Eisenhower Trophy twice. At the latter in 2008, Sweden picked up a bronze medal.
10. He attended Augusta State University and studied Business Management. Alongside Patrick Reed, he helped lead the team to consecutive NCAA Division I Championships in 2010 and 2011.
11. Norlander admitted he was actually recruited by the University of Minnesota initially but an admin issue meant that he would have had to sit out for a year as his grades weren't transferrable. An old friend played at Augusta State and vouched for him to the coach, hence Norlander ended up going there instead.
12. After graduating in 2011, Norlander turned professional.
13. He began on the European Challenge Tour and has also featured on the DP World Tour, the Korn Ferry Tour, and the PGA Tour since.
14. Norlander reached No.10 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
15. His first professional victory arrived at the 2015 Hotel Fitness Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour. He later went on to win the Korn Ferry Tour's 2019 Wichita Open.
16. Norlander follows the Detroit Red Wings.
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17. He has won twice on the Korn Ferry Tour, they came in 2015 at the Hotel Fitness Championship, and 2019 at the Wichita Open.
18. At the end of the 2015-16 PGA Tour season, Norlander was set to lose his card. He had a chance to keep his PGA Tour card at the Web.com Tour Finals, but when Hurricane Matthew got the Tour Championship cancelled, he was $788 short.
19. He has not won on the PGA Tour yet but came close at the 2016 RSM Classic after starting the event via a sponsor's exemption. He lost in a five-man playoff to Mackenzie Hughes, who was a rookie at the time, after the pair returned on Monday. Only two playoff holes were possible on Sunday. He also ended the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open in a tie for second to match his best-ever result in a PGA Tour event.
20. Norlander represented Sweden at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
21. He is married to Julie Anderson, who is from Augusta, Georgia, where the couple live alongside their son, William.
22. Despite living in Augusta, Norlander has never played The Masters. However, he has played the course a fair few times and is a member of Augusta Country Club.
Henrik Norlander Bio
Full Name | Henrik Anders Norlander |
Born | March 25, 1987 - Danderyd, Sweden |
Height | 6ft 4in (1.93 m) |
Lives | Augusta, Georgia |
College | Augusta State University |
Turned Professional | 2011 |
Former Tours | eGolf Professional Tour, Challenge Tour, Korn Ferry Tour |
Current Tours | PGA Tour, DP World Tour |
Pro Wins | 3 |
Highest OWGR | 96th |
Henrik Norlander Pro Wins
Tour | Event | Winning Score |
---|---|---|
eGolf Professional Tour | 2012 Olde Sycamore Open | -16 (two strokes) |
Korn Ferry Tour | 2015 Hotel Fitness Championship | -19 (three strokes) |
Korn Ferry Tour | 2019 Wichita Open | -15 (playoff - four players) |
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