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Mats Lanner
Mats Åke Lanner (born 5 March 1961) is a Swedish professional golfer, who formerly played on the European Tour. In 1987, he became the second Swedish player to win a European Tour tournament.
Lanner was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, and learned the game at Albatross Golf Club, situated on the island Hisingen in the northern part of the city of Gothenburg. He was also a member at Strömstad Golf Club, near the Norwegian border, where he won the club championship at 16 years of age.
After twice winning the yearly 72-hole tournament Gothenburg Open at his home club, but never been nominated to any national amateur teams, he turned professional after the 1981 season, sponsored by a member of his club.
He qualified for the European Tour on his first visit to Qualifying School and finished tied 16h at his first European Tour start, the 1982 Tunisian Open. The year after he won his first professional tournament, the Swedish PGA Championship. The following year, the Swedish Golf Tour (SGT) was established and Lanner came to win ten times on his domestic tour, still the most by any player ever, despite three of his wins in Sweden did not count as SGT-events.
Lanner's victory at the 1987 Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship at St Pierre Golf & Country Club in Wales, was the second European Tour win by a Swedish player, after the victory by Ove Sellberg the year before, coincidentally at the same tournament, the only match-play tournament on the European Tour schedule these years, beside the invitation tournament World Matchplay Championship.
Lanner was a member of the European Tour until 2001, with just a couple of breaks when he failed to retain his card. He won three times on the main tour and two times on the second tier Challenge Tour. His last win came in 1998, when he was invited to the Madeira Island Open as a former winner of the tournament and went on to win there again.
His best European Tour Order of Merit finish was 19th in 1987. Lanner was close to qualify for one of twelve spots in the European Ryder Cup team, as the first Swedish player ever, that year. The top nine players on the Order of Merit after the German Open would automatically qualify and three players would be picked by the European team captain Tony Jacklin. Prior to the final event, Eamonn Darcy was in the 9th qualifying place with Lanner in 10th. Despite starting with a 62 and leading after the first round, Lanner finished one shot ahead of Darcy in the German Open, but Darcy retained his qualifying place and Jacklin did not choose Lanner among his captain's picks.
In May 1989, Lanner reached a career best 84th on the Official World Golf Ranking. At the 1989 World Cup at Las Brisas Golf Club in Marbella, Spain, the Swedish team of Lanner and Ove Sellberg finished tied 3rd with United States, behind Australia and Spain. Lanner finished 8th individually.
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Mats Lanner
Mats Åke Lanner (born 5 March 1961) is a Swedish professional golfer, who formerly played on the European Tour. In 1987, he became the second Swedish player to win a European Tour tournament.
Lanner was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, and learned the game at Albatross Golf Club, situated on the island Hisingen in the northern part of the city of Gothenburg. He was also a member at Strömstad Golf Club, near the Norwegian border, where he won the club championship at 16 years of age.
After twice winning the yearly 72-hole tournament Gothenburg Open at his home club, but never been nominated to any national amateur teams, he turned professional after the 1981 season, sponsored by a member of his club.
He qualified for the European Tour on his first visit to Qualifying School and finished tied 16h at his first European Tour start, the 1982 Tunisian Open. The year after he won his first professional tournament, the Swedish PGA Championship. The following year, the Swedish Golf Tour (SGT) was established and Lanner came to win ten times on his domestic tour, still the most by any player ever, despite three of his wins in Sweden did not count as SGT-events.
Lanner's victory at the 1987 Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship at St Pierre Golf & Country Club in Wales, was the second European Tour win by a Swedish player, after the victory by Ove Sellberg the year before, coincidentally at the same tournament, the only match-play tournament on the European Tour schedule these years, beside the invitation tournament World Matchplay Championship.
Lanner was a member of the European Tour until 2001, with just a couple of breaks when he failed to retain his card. He won three times on the main tour and two times on the second tier Challenge Tour. His last win came in 1998, when he was invited to the Madeira Island Open as a former winner of the tournament and went on to win there again.
His best European Tour Order of Merit finish was 19th in 1987. Lanner was close to qualify for one of twelve spots in the European Ryder Cup team, as the first Swedish player ever, that year. The top nine players on the Order of Merit after the German Open would automatically qualify and three players would be picked by the European team captain Tony Jacklin. Prior to the final event, Eamonn Darcy was in the 9th qualifying place with Lanner in 10th. Despite starting with a 62 and leading after the first round, Lanner finished one shot ahead of Darcy in the German Open, but Darcy retained his qualifying place and Jacklin did not choose Lanner among his captain's picks.
In May 1989, Lanner reached a career best 84th on the Official World Golf Ranking. At the 1989 World Cup at Las Brisas Golf Club in Marbella, Spain, the Swedish team of Lanner and Ove Sellberg finished tied 3rd with United States, behind Australia and Spain. Lanner finished 8th individually.