Nationality Sweden U.S. Open DNP Height 1.93 m Turned professional 1995 Masters Tournament DNP Role Golfer Residence Kalmar, Sweden | Professional wins 1 Name Marten Olander Education University of Alabama College University of Alabama The Open Championship T66: 2004 Weight 85 kg | |
Born 5 November 1971 (age 52)
Uppsala, Sweden ( 1971-11-05 ) Former tours PGA European Tour, Challenge Tour | ||
Mårten Olander (born 5 November 1971) is a Swedish professional golfer.
Olander attended the University of Alabama for four years, and was awarded the Ben Hogan Award for the best college golfer in the United States in 1993.
He turned professional in 1995, and joined the Challenge Tour in 1996, winning promotion to the European Tour in his debut season. He returned to the Challenge Tour for 1999, and spent three further seasons there before winning his first professional tournament at the 2001 Hardelot Challenge de France, sealing his return to the full European Tour. He spent a further five seasons at the highest level, before a dramatic slump in form saw him make only three cuts in 2006, since when he has played rarely.
Olander's best result on the European Tour was a four-way tie for second at the 2003 Telefonica Open de Madrid. 2003 was also his most successful season, as he ended 61st on the Order of Merit.
In 2008, Olander was joint captain of the successful European Palmer Cup team.
Results in major championships
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.