Algot Kleen

Algot Kleen (born 18 June 2002) is a Swedish professional golfer. He was part of the Swedish team winning the 2024 European Amateur Team Championship.

Early life Kleen plays out of Skaftö Golf Club in Fiskebäckskil, on the small Swedish west coast island Skaftö with 1,400 inhabitants. His coach was Mikael Kinhult, father of professional golfers Marcus Kinhult and Frida Kinhult.

Amateur career Kleen joined the Swedish national team and was part of the Swedish team earning bronze at the 2019 European Boys' Team Championship at Golf de Chantilly in France where Sweden won the bronze game against Ireland 4–3 after Kleen beat Max Kennedy 6 and 5. He was on the winning 2024 European Amateur Team Championship team in Italy, with Sweden beating the Netherlands 3–2 in the final.

Individually, he was runner-up at the Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship in 2019 and 2021, and lost a playoff for the 2021 Katrineholm Open, a Nordic Golf League event.

Kleen attended East Tennessee State University from 2021 to 2024, and played with the East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's golf team, where he was Southern Conference Freshman of the Year and won twice. For his senior year he transferred to Louisiana State University and the LSU Tigers golf team, where he was Southeastern Conference Newcomer of the Year.

Kleen ranked 9th in the PGA Tour University class of 2025, earning him Korn Ferry Tour membership. He reached a career best 23rd on the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

In 2026, he tied for 3rd at the Danish Golf Challenge, two strokes behind winner Tapio Pulkkanen.

Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2019 Junior Golf World Cup (representing Sweden): 2019 European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2023, 2024 (winners) Spirit International Amateur (representing Sweden): 2024 Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2025

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