Henric Sturehed
| Henric Sturehed | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 9 October 1990 Linköping, Sweden |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Linköping, Sweden |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2011 |
| Current tour | Challenge Tour |
| Former tours | European Tour MENA Tour Nordic Golf League |
| Professional wins | 6 |
Henric Sturehed (born 9 October 1990) is a Swedish professional golfer who has played on the European Tour.
Early life
Sturehed was born in Linköping, where his father was general manager of Landeryd Golf Club. He played ice hockey for Linköping HC until an injury ended his career, and he instead became a professional golfer at age 21.[1]
Professional career
Sturehed turned professional in 2011 and joined the Nordic Golf League, where he won his first title in 2014.[2]
MENA Tour
Sturehed had his breakthrough competing on the 2017 MENA Golf Tour, where he won the season-ending MENA Tour Championship by a convincing nine strokes, setting a course record of 63 in the process.[3] Sturehed became the fourth Swede after Per Barth, Christofer Blomstrand and Fredrik From to win a MENA Tour event. He finished the season 2nd on the MENA Tour Order of Merit which earned him cards on the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Development Tour, along with starts at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic and KLM Open on the European Tour.[4]
He has continued to make the occasional MENA Tour start and was runner-up at the 2019 Journey to Jordan Tour Championship, and tied 3rd at the 2020 Royal Golf Club Bahrain Open.[5]
European Tour
In November 2017, Sturehed became one of 33 players to earn European Tour cards through Q School, and he made his debut at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open a few weeks later.[6] In his rookie season, Sturehed finished tied 5th at Open de España in April, five strokes behind winner Jon Rahm. In July at Open de France, a 48 OWGR point Rolex Series event with the season's strongest field in continental Europe, he finished tied 12th and four strokes behind victorious compatriot Alex Norén. He ended the season 151st on the Order of Merit, and was relegated to the Challenge Tour.[7]
Challenge Tour
In 2019, Sturehed recorded top-10 finishes at the Challenge de España, Irish Challenge and at the Open de Portugal, where he was co-leader ahead of the last round after a seven-under-par 65 third round and finished in a tie for 5th.[8][9]
In the reduced 2020 season his best finish was a tie for 5th at Challenge de España.[7]
In 2021, Sturehed was runner-up at the Dimension Data Pro-Am after losing a playoff to Wilco Nienaber.[10] Since 2021, he has been plagued by a back injury, and had to sit out the 2025 season almost entirely to undergo several surgeries.[11]
Professional wins (6)
Nordic Golf League wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Aug 2014 | Landeryd Masters | −10 (71-69-66=206) | Playoff |  Elias Bertheussen
|
MENA Golf Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Oct 2017 | MENA Tour Championship | −21 (68-63-67-69=267) | 9 strokes |  Jake Shepherd
|
Evolve Pro Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Feb 2017 | Lo Romero | −10 (68-68-70=206) | 2 strokes |  Byun Hyun-min,  Ryan Campbell, Sebastián García Rodríguez, Liam Murray, Jacobo Pastor
|
Swedish Future Series wins (3)
- 2015 Åtvidaberg Open
- 2016 Swerob Torshälla Open
- 2017 Skytteholm Open
Playoff record
Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | Dimension Data Pro-Am |  Wilco Nienaber
|
Lost to par on third extra hole |
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Wilco Nienaber
|
Lost to par on third extra hole |
See also
References
- ^ "Förra hockeyspelaren blev halvmiljonär". Idrottens Affärer (in Swedish). 16 April 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "2014 Road to Europe". Danish Golf Tour. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Sturehed fires course-record 63 to lead MENA Tour Championship". Worldwide Golf. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Sturehed wins MENA Tour Championship in dominant fashion". MENA Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Henric Sturehed". Official World Golf Ranking. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Horsfield gallops onto the European Tour". PGA European Tour. 16 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Henric Sturehed Career Record". European Tour. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "Sturehed storms into Portugal lead". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Fab four face final day fight in Portugal". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Nienaber continues South Africa's hot streak with Dimension Data victory". European Tour. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ Calén, Peter (20 August 2021). "Hoppa till innehållet Corren Senaste nytt Prenumerera Logga in Envis skada kan krossa drömmen för Sturehed". Corren (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
External links
- Henric Sturehed at the European Tour official site
- Henric Sturehed at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Henric Sturehed at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)
