Fredrik Jacobson
| Fredrik Jacobson | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Fredrik Ulf Yngve Jacobson |
| Born |
26 September 1974 Kungsbacka, Sweden |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12.7 st) |
| Nationality |
 Sweden
|
| Residence | Hobe Sound, Florida |
| Spouse | Erika Jacobson (m. 2003) |
| Children | Alice, Emmie, Max |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1994 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour (joined 2004) |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour (1995–2004) |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| European Tour | 3 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | T17: 2004 |
| U.S. Open | T5: 2003 |
| The Open Championship | T6: 2003 |
| PGA Championship | T17: 2004 |
Fredrik Ulf Yngve Jacobson (born 26 September 1974) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and formerly the European Tour.
Jacobson was born in Kungsbacka. He turned professional in 1994 and was a member of the European Tour in 1995 and from 1997 to 2004. In 2003 he won his first European Tour title, and went on to claim two more victories that season. His fourth-place finish on the Order of Merit that year equalled Anders Forsbrand's Swedish record set in 1992, and was the first Swede to win three official money events in one season on the European Tour. In 2004, he joined the PGA Tour.
In 2003 Jacobson was the top scorer in the Seve Trophy, collecting four and a half points out of five. In 2004 he just missed out on a Ryder Cup place, finishing one place short in both the European Tour rankings and the world ranking points rankings, and not being selected as a captain's pick.
Jacobson won his first PGA Tour title in 2011 at the Travelers Championship. He beat Ryan Moore, who missed a short four footer at the 72nd hole which would have gotten him into a playoff with Jacobson, but instead settled for a tie with John Rollins one shot behind. During the week, Jacobson went 63 holes bogey-free until the difficult par four 10th on Sunday where he made a bogey five. He hit 100% of the fairways during rounds three and four.
In November 2011, Jacobson had his best finish ever in a World Golf Championship event when he finished solo 2nd at the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China. Jacobson had led the tournament after rounds two and three and entered the final round with a two stroke advantage over Louis Oosthuizen. However it was a final round surge from Martin Kaymer that denied Jacobson, the German firing nine birdies on the day to post a 63. Jacobson could only record a 71 to fall short by three strokes.
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