Mikael Lindberg

Mikael Johan Lindberg (born 12 January 1993) is a Swedish professional golfer and European Tour player. He won the 2024 Cape Town Open and 2026 Turkish Airlines Open.

Professional career Lindberg turned professional in 2013 and joined the Nordic Golf League. He recorded his maiden professional victory at the 2016 Trummenäs Open. In 2019 he won the Tour Final in Estonia.

His breakthrough season was 2020 when he won 4 tournaments and topped the Nordic Golf League Order of Merit, to graduate to the Challenge Tour.

Challenge Tour On the Challenge Tour he was in contention in his second start, finishing tied for third at the 2021 Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open, one stroke behind J. C. Ritchie and Jacques Blaauw. The finish propelled him to 250th on the Official World Golf Ranking.

In 2022, Lindberg finished third at the Challenge de España, before shooting a closing five under par round of 66 to win the Indoor Golf Group Challenge three strokes ahead of Denmark's Nicolai Tinning, Englishman Steven Tiley and France's Robin Sciot-Siegrist. The following week he was runner-up at the B-NL Challenge Trophy, one stroke behind Alexander Knappe.

European Tour On the European Tour, Lindberg recorded two top-5 finishes in 2025 at the Danish Golf Championship and Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. With the win, he topped the rankings for the Asian Swing, to earn a start at the 2026 PGA Championship. He rose to 129th in the world rankings.

Amateur wins 2007 Skandia Tour Distrikt #1 2009 Skandia Tour Regional #5 2011 Skandia Tour Elit Pojkar #5, Viksjö Junior Open, Junior Masters Invitational, Alex Norén Junior Open 2012 Stocholm District Championship

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Professional wins (9) European Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (2) 1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

Nordic Golf League wins (5)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

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