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2020 Summary
December 25, 2020
3 top 10’s
Fastest round on the European Tour, ever, at Omega Dubai Desert Classic: 96 minutes
Tested Covid-19 positive in March
Spent 10 days in quarantain in September, in a hotel room in Belfast, because someone seated next to Sebastian on the flight to Ireland, tested Covid-19 positive on arrival. Sebastian himself tested negative. Missed out from two tournaments because of the quarantine.
Due to the pandemic Sebastian gets to keep his Tour Card for the coming two seasons
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Another Top 10
October 18, 2020
A triple bogey on the 16:th hole on Saturday, could have spoiled the chances for a new Top 10 result but Sebastian wanted revenge and came out super sharp on Sunday.
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Back in business at Wentworth
October 6, 2020
After many long days, alone in a hotel room in Belfast, Sebastian now has arrived to London and Wentworth, very motivated to get his swing going and putter hot in the prestigious Rolex series tournament BMW PGA Championships 2020, at Wentworth Golf Club, outside London.
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T5 in Wales with a taste for more
August 30, 2020
In the Celtic Classic Sebastian finished 10th but with a taste for more. The 2nd consecutive week, Wales Open, also at Celtic Manor, resulted in a 5th place.
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Top-10 at Celtic Classic
August 19, 2020
On his first appearance on the UK Swing Sebastian played an excellent golf for three days, and there was hope and possibilities for a really good score on the Sunday. Unfortunately margins were not on his side and Sebastian finished 10th.
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Quarantine finished – WGC FedEx St. Jude next
July 27, 2020
Two weeks of quarantine at Myrtle Beach, SC, due to the awful Coronavirus, is now finally ended…
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Gothenburg Male Golfer of the year 2019
March 31, 2020
For the second year in a row, Sebastian received the price “Gothenburg Male golfer of the year 2019” A fifth place at the Scandinavian Invitation at Hills GC in Gothenburg, Sweden, and then the spectacular maiden ET-win the week after, at Omega European Masters in Switzerland, contributed, of course, heavily to the price.
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Soderberg brothers race to record breaking round
January 26, 2020
“Sebastian Soderberg made European Tour history in the final round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic as he played his final round at Emirates Golf Club in just 97 minutes”
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Birdie Friday in Abu Dhabi
January 17, 2020
Abu Dhabi is Sebastian’s first tournament for the season. and it’s also a Rolex series Tournament. A good start of the season is of course desirable. 1st round gave us 3 over par (75) and 108th place. A fantastic Friday gave us 8 under par!!! (64). The 2nd best score of the day and T18. With 10 birdies Sebastian obviously found some of that good feeling from last season.
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2019 Summary
November 28, 2019
First ET Victory
52nd at R2D
ET-Card Secured for two seasons
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Aiming for top 50
November 14, 2019
Only two tournaments are remaining for the season 2019. 60 players are teeing up at Gary Player CC in Sun City, South Africa to play the Nedbank Golf Challenge, hosted by Gary Player…
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A Weekend at Wentworth
September 22, 2019
This was Sebastian’s first attempt at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club, outside London…
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Celebrating the Champion and Honorary Member
September 7, 2019
The week following the first win on the European Tour was, of course, full of celebrations of all kinds…
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A dramatic maiden ET win at Omega European Masters
September 1, 2019
What a thrill! After a super 4th round the winner was to be decided in a 5 player play-off.
As one of the players was world number 2 Rory McIlroy, we knew it was going to be a though play-off…
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Sebastian’s super Sunday
August 25, 2019
This week, on one of his “home” courses, (Hills Golf and Sports club) Sebastian had a super Sunday, with a 63 round (-7). His finish with 5 birdies on his 9 last holes made the big crowd following him go crazy.
“How fantastic to do this in your home country, in your home town, on one of your home courses and in front of friends and family”
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Scandinavian Invitation – Cut made!
August 24, 2019
Cut made! Now we’re looking for birdies for the weekend. Competition is hard and margins are small. All of Team Soderberg and fans will be there supporting of course.
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Scandinavian Invitation – Preparations made!
August 21, 2019
One of the top events of the year – the Scandinavian Invitation at Hills Golf Club in Sebastian’s hometown Gothenburg. That means a well known course, lots of fans and of course some extra adrenalin and motivation…
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Season-best
June 26, 2019
An excellent chip & put game took Sebastian into a good position. After the weekend, playing alongside Lee Westwood, he finished on a season-best T14.
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Midsummer Eve with a hot putter
June 21, 2019
Three under on day one and season-best five under on day two took Sebastian to third place at the BMW International Open, going into the weekend. Tomorrow, Saturday, he will play with Lee Westwood and Eduardo Molinari. The weather forecast is not the best but we’re looking forward to two exciting days in Munich.
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A bite like a Shark gave HIO on Himmerland Hill
May 25, 2019
The weather on the second day of Made in Denmark was miserable. 5 dropped shots on the first 4 holes mirrows the difficulties this morning. A nice birdie on 14 (5th hole of the day), where Sebastian made a spectacular eagle on day 1, gave his frozen followers a chance to cheer a bit…
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Gothenburg Male Golfer of the year 2018
March 27, 2019
Last week, Sebastian was awarded the “Gothenburg Male Golfer of the year 2018” by Göteborgs Golfförbund, which is the organisation for the 32 Golf Clubs in the Gothenburg area
“In tough competition with other professional golfers in the district of Gothenburg, Sebastian took charge as the highest ranked player in the district…
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T21 in Oman and New Hopes in Qatar this coming week
March 6, 2019
The Swedish Golf Tour, like national tours all over the world, is a place for hopes and dreams. Göran Söderqvist, a blogger at the Swedish Golf Federation, reflected on young Swedes hopes, dreams and progress.
We like to share his blog entry – freely translated into English.
Land of Hopes and Dreams…
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2018 Summary
January 6, 2019
Challenge Tour 2018: Sebastian missed only three cuts in 19 starts and never carded a round higher than 74 as he notched nine top 20s, six top tens, two runner-up finishes and, most memorably, a win at the Italian Challenge in July. (europeantour.com)
Sebastian’s first entry on the European Tour in 2019 will be in Abu Dhabi on January 16th. That will also be his first start in a Rolex Series Tournament.
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Coastal Carolina Hall of Fame – Class of 2018
November 11, 2018
On the evening of Nov. 9, the Coastal Carolina Department of Athletics officially inducted nine new members to the George F. “Buddy” Sasser Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2018. One of them was Sebastian…
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European Tour 2019 – Mission Completed
November 3, 2018
The goal for the year 2018 was to reach top 15 on the Challenge Tour ranking and become one of the graduates for European Tour 2019.
With his brother Jesper on the bag for the Grand Finale, Sebastian secured the 5th place on the final ranking and can now start preparing for next season.
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Second place
September 15, 2018
After a great week in London Sebastian, with his brother Jesper on the bag, finished T2 at Bridgestone Challenge which also gave him 2nd place on the Challenge Tour ranking. A season-low 63, in the first round, indicates that the game is where it should be as we’re getting closer to the Grand Finale on the road to Ras Al Khaimah.
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Nordea Masters 2018
August 20, 2018
When the tournament is played in your hometown you will, of course, be followed by a lot of friends, family and other fans. A big crowd came to see Sebastian and many of the other Swedes. Sebastian struggled a bit on Thursday, had a good Friday but still, he missed the cut, on the edge.
Thoughts before the tournament (svenskgolf.se)The coming week Sebastian is headed to Switzerland and the Rolex Trophy, trying to defend, his third place on the ranking.
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The Swedish Challenge
August 6, 2018
The Swedish Challenge, hosted by the Vice Captain of the European Ryder Cup Team, Robert Karlsson, became a real challenge for both Sebastian and Robert Karlsson, who were paired together for the first two days…
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Looking forward to two tournaments on Swedish soil
July 30, 2018
This week the Challenge Tour will come to Katrineholm. The Swedish challenge is hosted by Robert Karlsson. (katrineholmsgolf.se)
A look ahead to the Swedish Challenge… (europeantour.com)Two weeks later, European Tour will come to Sebastian’s hometown, Gothenburg. Nordea Masters at Hills Golf & Sports Club. (nordeamasters.se)
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This is a great opportunity for his friends at home and club mates at Delsjö Golfklubb to see and support Sebastian and all the other Swedes. -
Winner Under Italy’s Sizzling Sun
July 15, 2018
After an extremely hot week with gruelling conditions on the final day, Sebastian was delighted to come out on top at the Italian Challenge.
“I played some nice golf today and it feels amazing to win,” he said in an interview Sunday afternoon. “It was a struggle to focus out there in the heat, which kind of helped because I was so focused on eating, drinking and walking with a wet towel. I only thought about what score I was on towards the end because I was so focused on getting in. (europeantour.com)
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