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Albert Hansson – Men’s Golf Student Athlete – Men’s Golf — Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Albert Hansson - Men's Golf Student Athlete – Men's Golf — Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

General

Swedish amateur golfer who is ranked No. 72 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, after rising as high as No. 29 … Comes to Georgia Tech after posting seven top-10 finishes in his last 27 counting events in the WAGR ranking … Sits No. 265 in the European Golf Ranking (No. 174 in the age 21-and-under category) … Won the European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande in Spain and finished as the runner-up at the St. Andrews Links Trophy, the Stora Hotellet Fjallbacka Open and the Spanish Amateur Copa S M El Rey, all in 2023 … Youngest of three children … Enjoys watching ice hockey and the Swedish football league Allsvenskan team GAIS … Picked up golf at his school golf day at age 6 … Enrolled in business administration

Amateur Career

Has enjoyed a solid amateur performance in 2024, finishing 10th at the European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande, 22nd at the Spanish Amateur Copa SM El Rey and 44th at the Lytham Trophy … Also finished 73rd at the Jones Cup Invitational in the United States … Finished 7th in the first NGL event of 2023, the GolfStar Winter Series I in Spain … In March 2023, lost the final of the Spanish International Amateur Championship to Nicola Gerhardsen of Switzerland, 1 up …  In April 2023, he won the European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande in a playoff against John Gough of England, joining past champions of the event such as Padraig HarringtonSergio GarcíaFrancesco MolinariShane Lowry and Rory McIlroy … Was the runner-up at the 2023 St. Andrews Links Trophy and the Stora Hotellet Fjallbacka Open … Finished sixth in stroke play at the 2023 R&A Amateur in England … Tied for 50th at the 2023 European Amateur Championship … Finished 82nd at the World Amateur Team Championship … Joined the Swedish National Team in 2022 … Won bronze medal in the 2021 European Boys’ Team Championship in Denmark after Sweden lost the semi-final to Germany 3-4, and finished 4th in 2022, after the team lost the bronze game to Spain 3-4 … In 2022, won the Junior Golf World Cup individually and finished third with the team, behind Canada and hosts Japan … He beat his close friend and classmate Didrik Ringvall Bengtsson, 2 and 1, to win the 95th R&A Boys Amateur Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links … On the basis of these results, he was selected to represent Europe in the Jacques Léglise Trophy, in which the Europeans prevailed 1312 to 1112 over the British at Blairgowrie Golf…

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