Albert Hansson
{{short description|Swedish golfer}}
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Albert Elias Hansson (born 13 February 2004) is a Swedish amateur golfer. He won the 2022 Junior Golf World Cup individual title, the 2022 R&A Boys Amateur Championship, and the 2023 European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande.
Early life
Hansson plays out of Skaftö Golf Club in Fiskebäckskil, on the small Swedish west coast island Skaftö with 1,400 inhabitants. From the age of 6 until 13 his coach was Mikael Kinhult, father of professional golfers Marcus Kinhult and Frida Kinhult.{{cite web |title=Skaftö – årets juniorklubb |url=https://www.svenskgolf.se/artiklar/folja/20120201/skafto-arets-juniorklubb/ |publisher=Svensk Golf |accessdate=24 April 2023 |language=sv}}
He attended the Golf Academy at Riksidrottsgymnasiet Helsingborg.{{cite web |title=Skaftös Albert Hansson vann Boys Amateur |url=https://www.svenskgolf.se/artiklar/tavla/20220815/stark-vandning-nar-hansson-vann-boys-amateur/ |publisher=Svernsk Golf |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=sv}}
Amateur career
Hansson was part of the Swedish team earning bronze at the 2021 European Boys' Team Championship in Denmark after Sweden lost the semi-final to Germany 3–4.{{cite web |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-boys-team-championship |title=European Boys' Team Championship |publisher=European Golf Association |accessdate=24 April 2023}} The year after, he joined the Swedish national team.{{cite web |title=National Team Roster: Albert Hansson |url=https://golf.se/for-spelaren/landslag/herrar/#flik-spelare-2023 |access-date=24 April 2023 |publisher=Swedish Golf Federation}}
In 2022, Hansson won the Junior Golf World Cup individually and finished third with the team, behind Canada and host Japan. He beat his friend and classmate Didrik Ringvall Bengtsson, 2 and 1, in the final to win the 95th Boys Amateur Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links, Scotland.{{cite web |title=Woad and Hansson take out Girls' and Boys' Amateur Championships |url=https://www.golfaustralia.com.au/news/woad-and-hansson-take-out-girls-and-boys-amateur-championships-583958 |publisher=Golf Australia Magazine |access-date=24 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=Hansson wins all-Swedish battle for Boys' Amateur glory |url=https://www.randa.org/articles/hansson-wins-all-swedish-battle-for-boys-amateur-glory |publisher=The R&A |access-date=24 April 2023}} On the basis of these results, he was selected to represent Europe in the Bonallack Trophy and also at the Jacques Léglise Trophy, in which the Europeans prevailed 13{{1/2}} to 11{{1/2}} over the British and Irish team at Blairgowrie Golf Club, Scotland.{{cite web |title=Hansson and van der Sluijs Selected for Continent of Europe Teams |url=https://www.ega-golf.ch/content/hansson-and-van-der-sluijs-selected-continent-europe-teams |publisher=European Golf Association |access-date=24 April 2023}} He won the Swedish Golf Team Invitation at Barsebäck Golf & Country Club, four strokes ahead of Wilhelm Ryding and Didrik Ringvall Bengtsson.{{cite magazine |title=Lyckliga juniorsegrare på Barsebäck |url=https://www.svenskgolf.se/artiklar/tournytt/20221009/lyckliga-juniorsegrare-pa-barseback/ |magazine=Svensk Golf |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=sv}}
Hansson was medalist at the 2022 Nordic Golf League Qualifying School at Vasatorp Golf Club, and tied for 8th at the Q-School Final at Rya Golf Club. He finished 7th in the first NGL event of 2023, the GolfStar Winter Series I in Spain.{{cite web |title=Stabil seger för Albert Hansson |url=https://golfing.se/2022/10/06/stabil-seger-for-albert-hansson |publisher=Golfing.se |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=sv}}
In March 2023, he lost the final of the Spanish International Amateur Championship to Nicola Gerhardsen of Switzerland, 1 up. In April, he won the European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande in a playoff against John Gough of England, joining past champions of the event such as Pádraig Harrington, Sergio García, Francesco Molinari, Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy.{{cite magazine |title=Svensk storseger i Sotogrande – monsterputt avgjorde |url=https://www.svenskgolf.se/artiklar/tournytt/20230423/svensk-storseger-i-sotogrande-monsterputt-avgjorde/ |magazine=Svensk Golf |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=sv}}{{cite web |title=Sotogrande Cup, European Nations Championship |url=https://www.golfsotogrande.com/en/sotogrande-golf-course/sotogrande-cup |publisher=RCG Sotogrande |access-date=24 April 2023}}
In August 2023, Hansson reached a career best 29th on the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
Hansson was part of the Swedish team, winning the 2024 European Amateur Team Championship in Italy, before enrolling at Georgia Tech in fall of 2024 to start playing for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.{{cite web |title=Georgia Tech golf signs two from Sweden |url=https://ramblinwreck.com/georgia-tech-golf-signs-two-from-sweden-110823/ |publisher=RamblinWreck.com |access-date=27 May 2024}}{{cite web |title=Men's Golf Roster: Albert Hansson |url=https://ramblinwreck.com/roster/albert-hansson/ |publisher=Georgia Tech Athletics |access-date=18 November 2024}}
Amateur wins
- 2022 Junior Golf World Cup (individual title), Boys Amateur Championship, Swedish Golf Team Invitation
- 2023 European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande (individual title)
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2021, 2022
- Junior Golf World Cup (representing Sweden): 2022
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2022 (winners)
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2023
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Europe): 2023
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2024 (winners)
Sources:{{cite web |last=Strömberg |first=Martin |date=13 July 2024 |title=EM-guld till herrlandslaget, Besegrade Nederländerna i dramatisk final |trans-title=European Amateur Team Championship gold to the men's national team, Bet the Netherlands in dramatic final |url=https://www.svenskgolf.se/artiklar/tournytt/20240713/em-guld-till-herrlandslaget/ |access-date=13 July 2024 |publisher=Svensk Golf |language=Swedish}}
References
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External links
- {{OWGR|27646}}
- {{Golfdata|61557}}
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Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's golfers
Category:Golfers from Västra Götaland County