Mathias Gronberg - Media Guide

Texas Open. Carded all four rounds in the 60s (65-65-65-69--264) for only the second time in his TOUR career (2005 B.C. Open). The $261,000 payday moved him from 150th to 130th on the money list...The next week opened 69-64 en route to a T7 finish at the Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children. Jumped from No. 130 to No. 120 on the money list with a payday of $124,667...Managed to stay in the top-125 on the money list thanks to a T37 finish at the Childern's Miracle Network Classic presented by Wal-Mart, the last full-field event of the season.

Open. Final-round, 1-over 73 left him eight strokes back in solo fourth, the best finish of his career (75 starts) to date. 2005: After finishing 160th on TOUR money list, placed T26 at the Qualifying Tournament in December to regain his status for 2006...Lone top-10 on TOUR was a T6 at the B.C. Open. Recorded four rounds in the 60s for first time in his TOUR career...Also played seven events on the Nationwide Tour, earning one top-10, a T9 at the LaSalle Bank Open. 2004: Was a TOUR rookie and recorded first top-10 of his career in only his 28th career start with a ninth-place finish at the 2004 Wachovia Championship...Tied Duffy Waldorf for the most points on the weekend at The International and finished T9...Missed the cut in his last 10 starts after The International and finished 132nd on the money list. 2003: After seven previous attempts at the Qualifying Tournament, earned TOUR card for 2004 by being medalist. Finished 20-under-par with four of six rounds in the 60s, two strokes ahead of runner-up Danny Ellis. Played four events on the PGA TOUR, with two top-25s, a T18 at the British Open and a T15 at the John Deere Classic...Ended three years without a victory on The European Tour when he won the 60th Italian Open Telecom Italia. Finished 2003 with four top-10s in 22 events, and ranked 20th in earnings on the European Tour. 2002: Only played in 15 European Tour events due to the birth of his first child, Lars. 2000: Third victory on the European Tour came when he won the 2000 Mercedes-Benz South African Open. 1998: Proved to be a superb front-runner in the Smurfit European Open at The K Club, blowing away a world-class field to win by 10 strokes, the largest winning margin that year...Member of the Dunhill Cup and World Cup of Golf teams. 1995: Claimed his first European Tour victory when he won the Canon European Masters. In his amateur days he enrolled at the Gothenburg golf school as a 16-year-old 5-handicapper. Swedish Boys Champion in 1988, and British Youths champion two years later, then helped Sweden to win the Eisenhower Trophy by 12 strokes ahead of the United States in New Zealand where he won the Individual title.

Also played seven events on the 2005 Nationwide Tour, earning one top-10, a T9 at the LaSalle Bank Open. Was a rookie on the PGA TOUR in 2004 and recorded first top-10 of his TOUR career in only his 28th career start with a ninth-place finish at the 2004 Wachovia Championship. Tied Duffy Waldorf for the most points on the weekend at the INTERNATIONAL and moved into the top-10. He collected $135,000 for his T9 finish and increased his season earnings to $565,014. Missed the cut in his last 10 starts after The INTERNATIONAL and finished 132nd on the money list. After seven previous attempts at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament, earned TOUR card for 2004 as medalist at the 2003 Qualifying Tournament. Ended three years without a victory on the European Tour when he won the 60th Italian Open Telecom Italia in 2003. In 2002, only played in 15 European Tour events due to the birth of his first child, Lars. Third victory on the European Tour came when he won the 2000 Mercedes-Benz South African Open. At the 1998 Smurfit European Open at The K Club, won by 10 strokes, the largest winning margin that year. Member of the Dunhill Cup and World Cup teams. Claimed his first European Tour victory when he won the 1995 Canon European Masters. In his amateur days he enrolled at the Gothenburg golf school as a 16-year-old 5-handicapper. Swedish Boys Champion in 1988, and British Youths champion two years later, then helped Sweden to win the Eisenhower Trophy by 12 strokes ahead of the United States in New Zealand where he won the individual title. Lists Monaco as home, but also has residences in New Jersey and Florida. Played soccer until age 16. Web site is mathiasgronberg.com.