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GRÔNBERG, Mathias
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BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH:
T3—2007 Valero Texas Open.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (4):
1995 Canon European Masters. 1998 Smurfit European
Open. 2000 Mercedes-Benz - S.A. Open Championship.
2003 60th Italian Open Telecom Italia.
BEST 2007 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T3—Valero Texas Open; T7—Frys.com Open benefiting
Shriners Hospitals for Children.
2007 SEASON:
For the second consecutive year, earned fully exempt status
for next season (No. 125) late in the year. In 2006, he was
124th while he finished 125th in 2007...Recorded the best
finish of his TOUR career and his first top-10 of the season
with a T3 at the Valero Texas Open. Carded all four rounds
in the 60s (65-65-65-69--264) for only the second time in his
TOUR career (2005 B.C. Open). The $261,000 payday moved
him from 150th to 130th on the money list...The next week
opened 69-64 en route to a T7 finish at the Frys.com Open
benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children. Jumped from
No. 130 to No. 120 on the money list with a payday of
$124,667...Managed to stay in the top-125 on the money
list thanks to a T37 finish at the Children's Miracle Network
Classic presented by Wal-Mart, the last full-field event of
the season.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2006: Finished in the top 125 (No. 124) on the money list for
the first time in his three-year TOUR career...First-round coleader
with three others at The Honda Classic after a 5under-par
67. Finished T16...Trailed eventual winner Stuart
Mathias Grönberg (mat-TEE-us grown-BERG)
EXEMPT STATUS: 125th on 2007 money list
FULL NAME: Mathias Gronberg
HEIGHT: 6-0
WEIGHT: 185
BIRTHDATE: March 12, 1970
BIRTHPLACE: Stockholm, Sweden
RESIDENCE: Monaco
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/
Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank
1995 1
1999 3 1 5,961/308
2000 2 1
2001 4 2 8,863
2002 2
2003 4 2 2 128,013
2004 32 12 2 5 565,014/132
2005 19 12 1 2 401,140/160
2006 30 16 1 6 674,002/124
2007 31 16 1 2 5 785,180/125
Total 128 62 1 6 20 2,568,172
NATIONWIDE TOUR
Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank
2005 7 5 1 2 34,860/116
Total 7 5 1 2 34,860
EUROPEAN TOUR
Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings
2007 1
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
Appleby by two entering the final round of the Shell
Houston Open. Final-round, 1-over 73 left him eight strokes
back in solo fourth, the best finish of his career (75 starts) to
date. 2005: After finishing 160th on TOUR money list,
placed T26 at the Qualifying Tournament in December to
regain his status for 2006...Lone top-10 on TOUR was a T6
at the B.C. Open. Recorded four rounds in the 60s for first
time in his TOUR career...Also played seven events on the
Nationwide Tour, earning one top-10, a T9 at the LaSalle
Bank Open. 2004: Was a TOUR rookie and recorded first
top-10 of his career in only his 28th career start with a
ninth-place finish at the 2004 Wachovia
Championship...Tied Duffy Waldorf for the most points on
the weekend at The International and finished T9...Missed
the cut in his last 10 starts after The International and finished
132nd on the money list. 2003: After seven previous
attempts at the Qualifying Tournament, earned TOUR card
for 2004 by being medalist. Finished 20-under-par with four
of six rounds in the 60s, two strokes ahead of runner-up
Danny Ellis. Played four events on the PGA TOUR, with two
top-25s, a T18 at the British Open and a T15 at the John
Deere Classic...Ended three years without a victory on The
European Tour when he won the 60th Italian Open Telecom
Italia. Finished 2003 with four top-10s in 22 events, and
ranked 20th in earnings on the European Tour. 2002: Only
played in 15 European Tour events due to the birth of his
first child, Lars. 2000: Third victory on the European Tour
came when he won the 2000 Mercedes-Benz South African
Open. 1998: Proved to be a superb front-runner in the
Smurfit European Open at The K Club, blowing away a
world-class field to win by 10 strokes, the largest winning
margin that year...Member of the Dunhill Cup and World
Cup of Golf teams. 1995: Claimed his first European Tour
FAMILY: Wife, Tara; Lars Van (5/11/02), Ava Marie
(5/4/05)
EDUCATION: Swedish Golf School (1988, Economics)
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Family, reading
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1990
Q SCHOOL: 2003, 2005
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
victory when he won the Canon European Masters. In his
amateur days he enrolled at the Gothenburg golf school as
a 16-year-old 5-handicapper. Swedish Boys Champion in
1988, and British Youths champion two years later, then
helped Sweden to win the Eisenhower Trophy by 12 strokes
ahead of the United States in New Zealand where he won
the Individual title.
PERSONAL:
Lists Monaco as home, but also has residences in New
Jersey and Florida...Played soccer until age 16...Web site is
mathiasgrönberg.com.
PLAYER STATISTICS
2007 PGA TOUR STATISTICS
Scoring Average ..........................................71.45 (158)
Driving Distance ..........................................301.3 (15)
Driving Accuracy Percentage ......................57.53% (157)
Greens in Regulation Pct. ............................63.48% (112)
Putting Average............................................1.799 (115)
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS
2007 Low Round/Round: 64–Frys.com Open benefiting
Shriners Hospitals for Children/2
Career Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent 2007
Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children/2
Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $264,000–2006 Shell
Houston Open/4
Career High Official World Rank: After 2003 Las Vegas
Invitational/65
Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
U.S. Open CUT T74
British Open CUT CUT CUT CUT T18 T47
PGA CUT CUT CUT
THE PLAYERS T72
Accenture Match Play Championship T33
CA Championship T42
NATIONAL TEAMS: Dunhill Cup, 1998; World Cup (2), 1998, 2000.
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