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6/2/2005
- Exempt Status:59th on 2004 money list
- Full Name: Fredrik Jacobson
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 178
- Birthdate:September 26, 1974
- Birthplace:Gothenburg, Sweden
- Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco; plays out of Kungsbacua GC
- Family: Wife, Erika, Alice Sophia J. (5/07/04)
- Special Interests:Boating, skiing, sports
- Turned Professional: 1994
- Joined Tour: 2003
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International Victories
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| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position |
| $476,790 (76) |
| Current Year Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| T6–FedEx St. Jude Classic |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round |
| 62 at Round 2, Bob Hope Chrysler Classic |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| T3–2003 FedEx St. Jude Classic. |
| Best 2004 PGA TOUR Finishes |
| T4–The Honda Classic |
| 2004 Season PGA TOUR |
| Tournaments Entered–24; in money–18; Top 10 finishes–5 |
| 2004 Season Highlights |
| Continued consistent play in just his second season on the PGA TOUR. Recorded five top-10 finishes and collected over $1 million in season earnings…Earned first top-10, a T9, in his second start of the season at the FBR Open…Finished T9 at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship after losing to eventual winner Tiger Woods in the third round (5 and 4)…In next start recorded his third top-10 finish, a T4 at The Honda Classic…Fired a first round, 6-under 66 at the Wachovia Championship and was only two strokes off the lead. Withdrew and flew home at 5:30 a.m. on Friday as his wife, Erika, had gone into premature labor with the couple’s first child at Jupiter Hospital near their home in Hobe Sound, FL. Just missed witnessing the birth of Alice Sofia on May 7…In first tournament back after daughter’s birth, earned second consecutive top-10 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, finishing T5…Two weeks later finished eighth at the Buick Classic and collected $162,750. Surpassed the $1-million mark in a single season in only his 13th event during first full season on the PGA TOUR. Was only one back of the lead after 18 and 36 holes at Westchester CC…Finished T17 at the Masters Tournament and PGA Championship…Played with Joakim Haeggman at the WGC-World Cup in Spain. |
| Career Highlights |
| Played virtually full-time on the European Tour from 1997-2002, with 17-plus starts each of those seasons. Totaled six runner-up finishes and 16 top-10s during that time. 2003: Had three wins on the European Tour, along with top-10 finishes at both the U.S. Open and the British Open, looks to be one of the rising stars in golf…Placed fourth in the European Tour Order of Merit and finished third in PGA TOUR non-member earnings with $786,771, with four top-10s in only eight starts. Joined the TOUR having finished among the top 125 as a non-member. Also added another $66,821 in two World Golf Championships appearances…Playing in his first U.S. Open, finished T5 and shared top first-time honors with Justin Rose…Two weeks later, finished T3 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, four shots behind David Toms. Earned top-10 exemption in the following week’s 100th Western Open, where he finished T8. In just four starts, was eligible to join the PGA TOUR as a Special Temporary Member, having earned ($572,970) more than the No. 150 player (Tom Scherrer, $356,657) from the 2002 TOUR money list…Finished T6 at the British Open, three shots behind Ben Curtis…After 160 events as a professional, claimed his breakthrough victory on The European Tour when he won the Omega Hong Kong Open, the second event of the 2003 season…Won again three tournaments later in the Algarve Open de Portugal. Victory was all the more remarkable considering it was his first start back after a 10-week layoff due to a wrist injury…Ended European Tour season with third victory of 2003 at the Volvo Masters at Valerrama, defeating Spain’s Carlos Rodiles in a four-hole playoff. 2002: Lost to Eduardo Romero in a playoff at the Barclays Scottish Open. Finished 30th on the Volvo Order of Merit. 2001: Was fifth at the Omega European Masters. 2000: Progressed to 25th on the Volvo Order of Merit, his highest prior to 2003. 1999: Had to return to the Qualifying School, but finished seventh to stay on Tour. 1998: With one week remaining, he lay in 124th position in the Volvo Order of Merit but played superbly and only lost in a play-off for the Belgacom Open to Lee Westwood. Moved to 75th place and rescued his card. |
| Personal |
| A promising ice hockey player at age 10. However one of the players at his club, Per Nellbeck, was also the local golf professional and taught the entire Jacobson family to play. First handicap was 40, but reached scratch five years later at age 15…Love of ice hockey was to delay his start to 2000 season. Missed first three months after breaking left thumb playing hockey for golf professionals vs. tennis players in 1999. Needed operation and returned in March to finish third, second and second in successive starts…Won several notable titles in amateur golf before turning professional in 1994. Was ranked top 30 in Swedish table tennis at age 14-15. |
| National Teams |
| World Cup (2), 2003, 2004. |
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