Guðmundur Kristjánsson (golfer)

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Guðmundur Ágúst Kristjánsson (born 7 October 1992) is an Icelandic professional golfer and European Tour player.{{cite web |title=Gudmundur Kristjansson player profile |url=https://www.europeantour.com/players/gudmundur-kristjansson-41429/ |publisher=European Tour |access-date=19 November 2022}}

Early life and amateur career

Kristjánsson grew up in Reykjavík, Iceland. He won the Icelandic Junior Matchplay Championship in 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009, and in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2010 he won the Icelandic Junior Strokeplay Championship.

He played his first event abroad in 2007 when he was 14, and three years later he won the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy at Royal St George's Golf Club in England.{{cite web |title=Q&A: Guðmundur Kristjánsson |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/q-a-gu%C3%B0mundur-kristjansson/ |publisher=European Tour |access-date=19 November 2022}}

Kristjánsson attended college at East Tennessee State University between 2012 and 2016, and played golf with the East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's golf team.{{cite web |title=Roster: Gudmundur Kristjansson |url=https://www.etsubucs.com/mgolf/roster/2014-15/7070/gudmundur-kristjansson/ |publisher=East Tennessee State Athletics |access-date=19 November 2022}} He roomed with Adrian Meronk and won multiple times, and represented the school in the NCAA National Championship. He turned professional after graduating with a degree in Physics in 2016.

Professional career

Kristjánsson joined the Nordic Golf League in 2017. In 2019 he won three events and earned promotion to the Challenge Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.golf.is/gudmundur-agust-sigradi-og-tryggdi-ser-keppnisrett-a-askorendamotarodinni/ |title=Guðmundur Ágúst sigraði og tryggði sér keppnisrétt á Áskorendamótaröðinni |trans-title=Guðmundur Ágúst won and secured the right to compete in the Challenge Tour |language=is |publisher=Golf Iceland |first=Sigurður |last=Elvar |date=12 July 2019 |access-date=11 October 2024 |quote=Þetta var þriðji sigur hans á mótaröðinni á þessu tímabili og tryggði hann sér keppnisrétt á Áskorendamótaröðinni út þetta tímabil og á því næsta. |trans-quote=It was his third Tour victory this season and he secured the right to compete on the Challenge Tour for the rest of this season and the next.}}

In his rookie year on the Challenge Tour, he finished fifth at the Northern Ireland Open, and became the highest ranked Icelandic golfer on the Official World Golf Ranking, as he overtook Haraldur Magnús.{{cite web |title=Guðmundur Ágúst upp um 95 sæti á heimslista atvinnukylfinga |url=https://www.golf.is/gudmundur-agust-upp-um-95-saeti-a-heimslista-atvinnukylfinga/ |publisher=Golfsamband Íslands |access-date=19 November 2022 |language=is}}

In 2022, he tied for 3rd at the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge.{{cite web |title=John Murphy finishes in tie for third in Finland |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/golf/arid-40935074.html |publisher=Irish Examiner |access-date=19 November 2022}} He also came through the European Tour Qualifying School to earn a spot on the European Tour for 2023.

Amateur wins

2005 Icelandic Junior Strokeplay Championship, Icelandic Junior Matchplay Championship
2006 Icelandic Junior Strokeplay Championship
2007 Icelandic Junior Matchplay Championship
2008 Icelandic Junior Strokeplay Championship, Icelandic Junior Matchplay Championship
2009 Icelandic Junior Matchplay Championship
2010 Icelandic Junior Strokeplay Championship, Duke of York Young Champions Trophy
2013 Icelandic Matchplay Championship
2015 Seminole Intercollegiate

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Professional wins (3)

=Nordic Golf League wins (3)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|14 Feb 2019

|Mediter Real Estate Masters

|−12 (64-70-66=200)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Jarand Ekeland Arnøy

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|align=right|15 Jun 2019

|PGA Championship

|−9 (67-67-70=204)

|colspan=2|Shared title with {{flagicon|DEN}} Christian Bæch Christensen

align=center|3

|align=right|12 Jul 2019

|Svea Leasing Open

|−16 (66-67-67=200)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonathan Ågren

*Christensen and Kristjánsson agreed to share the 2019 PGA Championship (NGL) after unsafe conditions caused play to halt after three holes of a playoff.

Team appearances

Amateur

European Amateur Team Championship (representing Iceland): 2011, 2014
Eisenhower Trophy (representing Iceland): 2010, 2016

Source:{{cite web |title=Gudmundur Agust Kristjansson |url=https://www.owgr.com/playerprofile/gudmundur-kristjansson-22996 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=19 November 2022}}