Jonas Blixt
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Jonas Blixt

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24 April 1984(Nässjö, Nässjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden)
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Introduction

Jonas Blixt (born 24 April 1984) is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.

Amateur career

Blixt was born in Nässjö, Sweden. He played golf at Florida State University during which time he was a second-team All-American selection in 2007 and a first-team All-American in 2008. He was All-ACC as a junior and a first team All-ACC in 2008. He was a Ping all southeast region in 2008. He won the 2007 Inverness intercollegiate event and had five top fives along with two sixth-place finishes at other collegiate events in 2008. He won four career collegiate events and was a 2008 all-Nicklaus honoree.

Blixt competed in the Palmer Cup in 2007 and 2008.

Professional career

Blixt turned professional in 2008 and competed in one Nationwide Tour event that season. In 2009, Blixt competed in more than 20 events, earning over $120,000. Although primarily based in the United States, he also played on the European Challenge Tour.

Blixt earned a place on the PGA Tour in 2012 by finishing fifth on the Nationwide Tour standings in the 2011 season. In May 2012, Blixt finished in a tie for third at the HP Byron Nelson Championship, having been tied for the lead until he bogeyed the 71st hole. After the Memorial Tournament in June, Blixt missed two months of the season due to a rib injury. He started the PGA Tour Fall Series well with another third-place finish at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

The following week at the 2012 Frys.com Open, Blixt beat rookie Jason Kokrak and veteran Tim Petrovic by one stroke for his maiden PGA Tour win in his 19th PGA Tour start.

In 2013, Blixt won again, this time the Greenbrier Classic by two strokes over four players, including Johnson Wagner, who was four ahead of Blixt after three rounds. Blixt finished in fourth place at the 2013 PGA Championship.

Blixt played in the 2014 Masters Tournament, his first visit to Augusta, and finished in a tie for second place with Jordan Spieth, three shots behind Bubba Watson. He played all four rounds under par, shooting 70-71-71-71 for a five-under-par total. The result elevated Blixt to a career high of 33rd in the Official World Golf Ranking.

In 2015, Blixt was added as a new golfer on EA Sports' Rory McIlroy PGA Tour Game.

Amateur wins (9)

  • 2001 European Boys Championship (team event)
  • 2002 Wermland Junior Open
  • 2003 Bankboken Tour Elite Final
  • 2005 Gator Invitational, Wermland Junior Open, JSM Matchplay
  • 2006 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate
  • 2007 Inverness Intercollegiate, ACC Championship

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory
Runners-up
1 14 Oct 2012 Frys.com Open 66-68-66-68=268 −16 1 stroke United States Jason Kokrak, United States Tim Petrovic
2 7 Jul 2013 Greenbrier Classic 66-67-67-67=267 −13 2 strokes Australia Steven Bowditch, Australia Matt Jones,
United States Johnson Wagner, United States Jimmy Walker

Other wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 4 Jul 2008 Lyckorna Scratch (Sweden Mini-Tour) −7 (70-67=137) 4 strokes Sweden Pontus Leijon, Sweden Claes Nilsson

Results in major championships

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016
Masters Tournament DNP T2 T28 DNP
U.S. Open DNP CUT DNP DNP
The Open Championship T26 CUT CUT DNP
PGA Championship 4 T35 DNP CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
PGA Championship 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2
Totals 0 1 0 2 2 2 9 5
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2013 Open Championship – 2014 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2013 PGA – 2014 Masters)

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.

Tournament 2013 2014
Cadillac Championship DNP T16
Match Play DNP R32
Bridgestone Invitational T59 T58
HSBC Champions T63 T14

DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

  • Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2007, 2008 (winners)

Professional

  • World Cup (representing Sweden): 2013