Albin Bergström
{{short description|Swedish professional golfer}}
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Freshman of the Year
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Male Student-Athlete of the Year
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Albin Bergström (born 27 March 1999) is a Swedish professional golfer and Challenge Tour player. He won the 2019 European Amateur Team Championship and the 2024 Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit.{{cite web |title=Albin Bergstrom – Profile |url=https://www.europeantour.com/players/albin-bergstrom-43365/ |publisher=European Tour |access-date=30 October 2024}}
Amateur career
Bergström, representing Ljunghusen Golf Club, won several titles on the junior circuit in Sweden.{{cite web |title=Albin Bergström |url=https://golfdata.se/sgfranking/Players_all_results?PlayerID=51697 |publisher=Golfdata |access-date=31 October 2024}} In 2016, he finished 7th at the Junior Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.{{cite news |last1=Hardenberger |first1=Martin |title=Talang-intervjun: Albin Bergström |url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/blogg/golfbloggen/2016/09/06/albinbergstrom/ |access-date=3 July 2025 |work=Expressen |date=6 September 2016 |language=sv}}
He appeared for the National Team at the European Boys' Team Championship twice, and the European Amateur Team Championship twice, securing the gold medal at the 2019 European Amateur Team Championship at Ljunghusen Golf Club, his home course. Alongside Ludvig Åberg, Vincent Norrman, David Nyfjäll and Pontus Nyholm, he beat Ben Jones, 3 and 2, for the team to win 4{{1/2}}–2{{1/2}} over England in the final.{{cite news |last1=Strömberg |first1=Martin |title=EM-guld till herrlandslaget |url=https://www.svenskgolf.se/artiklar/tournytt/20240713/em-guld-till-herrlandslaget/ |access-date=31 October 2024 |work=Svensk Golf |date=13 July 2024 |language=sv}} In 2020, he lost his final match against Germany paired with Nyfjäll, and his team finished with the silver medal after a 1–2 score.{{cite news |last1=Strömberg |first1=Martin |title=De ska försvara EM-guldet |url=https://www.svenskgolf.se/artiklar/nyheter/20200904/de-ska-forsvara-em-guldet/ |access-date=31 October 2024 |work=Svensk Golf |date=4 September 2020 |language=sv}}{{cite web |title=European Team Championships |url=https://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-team-championships |publisher=EGA |access-date=31 October 2024}}
Bergström attended University of South Florida 2018–2022, where he played collegiate golf with the South Florida Bulls golf team. He was Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and American Athletic Conference Golfer of the Year as a senior, after winning the conference championship as a junior.{{cite web |title=Men's Golf Roster: Albin Bergström |url=https://gousfbulls.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/albin-bergstrom/12981 |publisher=South Florida Bulls |access-date=31 October 2024}}{{cite web |title=South Florida’s Bergstrom Named Unanimous 2022 American Athletic Conference Men's Golf Player of The Year |url=https://theamerican.org/news/2022/5/3/south-floridas-bergstrom-named-unanimous-2022-american-athletic-conference-mens-golf-player-of-the-year.aspx |publisher=American Athletic Conference |access-date=31 October 2024}}
Representing Sweden at the 2021 Spirit International Amateur in Texas, he won the men's team gold together with Hugo Townsend.{{cite web |title=Spirit Champions |url=https://www.thespiritgolf.com/championship-alumni-new-2024/ |publisher=The Spirit International |access-date=31 October 2024}}
Bergström won three out of four points to help the international team win the 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup, only losing his Sunday singles match to Gordon Sargent, 5 and 4.{{cite web |url=https://www.arnoldpalmercup.com/content/team-international-wins-2022-palmer-cup |title=Team International Wins 2022 Palmer Cup |publisher=Arnold Palmer Cup |date=31 October 2024}}
Professional career
Bergström turned professional after graduating in 2022 and joined the 2023 Challenge Tour. His best finish in his rookie season was a tie for 8th at the Euram Bank Open.{{cite news |title=Nio birdies av Widing – jagar första segern |url=https://www.svenskgolf.se/artiklar/toursvepet/20230716/nio-birdies-av-widing-jagar-forsta-segern/ |access-date=31 October 2024 |work=Svensk Golf |date=16 July 2023 |language=sv}}
For 2024, he dropped down to the Nordic Golf League, where he recorded one win and finished second in the rankings, to earn promotion back to the Challenge Tour. He reached the semi-finals at the Swedish Matchplay Championship and was runner-up at the Swedish PGA Championship, to top the 2024 Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit ahead of Jesper Sandborg and Oliver Gillberg.{{cite web |title=Klar seger för Jesper Sandborg |url=https://golfing.se/2024/06/29/klar-seger-for-jesper-sandborg-300667507 |publisher=Golfing.se |access-date=31 October 2024 |language=sv}}
Bergström was in contention at the 2025 Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge, sharing the overnight lead ahead of the final round and ultimately finishing a stroke away from joining the playoff.
Amateur wins
- 2016 Norwegian Winter Open (Alcaidesa)
- 2019 Fort Lauderdale Intercollegiate, Windon Memorial
- 2021 The American Championship
Professional wins (1)
=Nordic Golf League wins (1)=
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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
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|align=right|3 May 2024 |Golfkusten Blekinge |−10 (70-65-71=206) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|SWE}} Hannes Rönneblad |
Team appearances
Amateur
- Junior Golf World Cup (representing Sweden): 2016
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2016, 2017
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2019 (winners), 2020
- Spirit International Amateur (representing Sweden): 2021 (winners)
- Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the International team): 2022 (winners)
Sources:{{cite web |title=European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-boys-team-championship |access-date=22 January 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{EuroTour player|43365|Albin Bergstrom}}
- {{OWGR|23620|Albin Bergstrom}}
- {{Golfdata|51697}}
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Category:South Florida Bulls men's golfers