Johan Edfors

Johan Edfors (born 10 October 1975) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays primarily on the European Tour.

Early life and amateur career Edfors was born in Varberg. He attended the University of Texas at San Antonio on a Division I athletic scholarship for men's golf. He played for the team under the coaching of Barry Denton for two years.

Professional career Edfors turned professional in 1997. He spent several years playing the second tier Challenge Tour, but failed to make the top hundred on the Order of Merit until 2003, when he won twice and topped the Challenge Tour Order of Merit. He narrowly failed to hold on to his tour card in 2004, but at the end of 2005 he regained it at the Final Qualifying School.

In 2006, Edfors achieved a maiden European Tour win at the TCL Classic and quickly followed up by winning the more prestigious Quinn Direct British Masters and the Scottish Open. His three victories took him into the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings in July 2006, and he finished the year placed 10th on the European Order of Merit.

Edfors had to wait almost three years for his next victory, which he achieved at the inaugural Black Mountain Masters in Thailand on the Asian Tour.

Edfors is known for being a big hitter averaging over 300 yards.

Edfors made his European Senior Tour debut at the 2025 Senior Italian Open, where he tied for 2nd.

Awards, honors In 2006, he received Elit Sign number 133 by the Swedish Golf Federation based on world ranking achievements.

In 2012, he was awarded honorary member of the PGA of Sweden.

Professional wins (11) European Tour wins (3) 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Asian Tour wins (2) 1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour wins (1) 1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour wins (4) 1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Nordic Golf League wins (1)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

European Senior Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied

Team appearances Amateur Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1993

Professional Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2007 (winners), 2009, 2011 (winners) European Championships (representing Sweden): 2018