Sven Strüver
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Early life and professional career
Strüver was born in Bremen. In the 1989 German Open, he shot a 62 in the second round to set a new record for the lowest round by an amateur in a European Tour event. The record was equalled by Shane Lowry in the 2009 Irish Open.[1]
After reaching the final in the 1990 Spanish International Amateur Championship, losing to Darren Clarke, Strüver turned professional in and won the German PGA Championship that year. He joined the European Tour in 1992, and reached his peak during the mid to late 1990s, when he won three tournaments and consistently finished inside the top 50 on the Order of Merit. His best season was 1998, when he captured the Canon European Masters and finished 13th on the Order of Merit having missed just two cuts all season.
Since 2003, Strüver has failed to win enough money to retain his European Tour card automatically and visited the end of season tour qualifying school every year through 2007, regaining his card on three occasions.
Amateur wins
- 1986 German Amateur Closed Championship
Professional wins (5)
European Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Feb 1996 | Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship1 | −14 (66-73-63=202)* | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Ernie Els, Template:Flagicon David Feherty |
| 2 | 27 Jul 1997 | Sun Microsystems Dutch Open | −18 (67-64-69-66=266) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Russell Claydon |
| 3 | 6 Sep 1998 | Canon European Masters | −21 (69-63-65-66=263) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Patrik Sjöland |
*Note: The 1996 Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
1Co-sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | Canon European Masters | Template:Flagicon Patrik Sjöland | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Other wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990 | German PGA Championship | Template:Flagicon | ||
| 2 | 16 May 1993 | American Express Trophy | −16 (71-73-69-65=268) | 6 strokes | Template:Flagicon Alex Čejka, Template:Flagicon Uli Zilg |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T32 | ||||||
| The Open Championship | T35 | 66 | CUT | ||||
| PGA Championship | CUT |
Note: Strüver never played in the Masters Tournament.
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Team appearances
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing West Germany): 1985[2]
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing West Germany): 1986, 1988
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing West Germany): 1987, 1989
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1988
Professional
- World Cup (representing Germany): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Germany): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
See also
References
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