Eirik Tage Johansen
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Eirik Tage Johansen is a Norwegian
professional golf
er.
Johansen was born in the United States
, and returned to the country of his birth as a successful amateur golfer, taking up a golf scholarship at the University of South Carolina
, where he was a member of the golf team. After graduating in 2006, he turned professional, and immediately won a place on the European Tour after advancing through qualifying school
. After a disappointing first season, he dropped down to the second-tier Challenge Tour
for 2008, but was once again successful at qualifying school at the end of that season. Johansen has retained his place on the European Tour since 2009, although he has never yet retained his card automatically, having had to return to qualifying school every year.
Johansen also has three wins on the Scandinavian Nordic League
professional circuit; the first of these was while still an amateur.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er.
Johansen was born in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and returned to the country of his birth as a successful amateur golfer, taking up a golf scholarship at the University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
, where he was a member of the golf team. After graduating in 2006, he turned professional, and immediately won a place on the European Tour after advancing through qualifying school
Qualifying school
In professional golf the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S. based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the tour for the following season, otherwise known as a...
. After a disappointing first season, he dropped down to the second-tier Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
for 2008, but was once again successful at qualifying school at the end of that season. Johansen has retained his place on the European Tour since 2009, although he has never yet retained his card automatically, having had to return to qualifying school every year.
Johansen also has three wins on the Scandinavian Nordic League
Nordic League (golf)
The Nordic League is one of the four PGA European Tour-recognised third-tier men's professional golf tours that are collectively known as the Satellite Tour...
professional circuit; the first of these was while still an amateur.
Nordic League wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Jun 2004 | P4 Tour - Hydro-Texaco Open(as an amateur) | 2 strokes |  Jan-Are LarsenJan-Are Larsen Jan-Are Larsen is a Norwegian professional golfer.Having shown promise as an amateur golfer, Larsen earned a scholarship to play on the golf team at the University of Alabama. Upon graduating in 2002, he entered qualifying school for the European Tour as an amateur, and was successful in claiming... |
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| 2 | 9 Jul 2006 | P4 Tour - Interspons Open | 1 stroke | Ofeigur Johann Gudjonson |
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| 3 | 17 Aug 2008 | Estatum Masters | 3 strokes |  Kristian Grud, Thomas NørretThomas Nørret -Career:Nørret turned professional in 1999 at the relatively late age of 25, having spent time studying in both Denmark and the USA. He immediately joined the second-tier Challenge Tour and found instant success, posting two runners-up finishes in his debut season and finishing 25th in the final... |
See also
- 2008 European Tour Qualifying School graduates2008 European Tour Qualifying School GraduatesThis is a list of the 32 players who earned their 2009 European Tour card through Q School in 2008.*Players in yellow were 2009 European Tour rookies.-2009 Results:T = Tied...
- 2009 European Tour Qualifying School graduates2009 European Tour Qualifying School GraduatesThis is a list of the 31 players who earned their 2010 European Tour card through Q School in 2009.*Players in yellow were 2010 European Tour rookies.-2010 Results:T = Tied...
- 2010 European Tour Qualifying School graduates2010 European Tour Qualifying School graduatesThis is a list of the 34 players who earned their 2011 European Tour card through Q School in 2010.*Players in yellow are 2011 European Tour rookies.-Runners-up on the European Tour in 2011:-References:**...