Daniel Svärd (golfer)

Daniel Svärd
Personal information
Born (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003
Järfalla, Stockholm County, Sweden
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight181 lb (82 kg)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceChicago, Illinois, U.S.
Career
CollegeNorthwestern University
Turned professional2026
Current tourPGA Tour Americas
Professional wins1
Achievements and awards
Annika Sörenstam Trophy2020
Big Ten Freshman of the Year2023

Daniel Svärd (born 7 February 2003) is a Swedish professional golfer. He won the 2024 European Amateur Team Championship, and the 2021 Jacques Léglise Trophy with the continental European team.

Early life

Svärd was born in 2003 and is attached to Viksjö Golf Club in his native Järfälla Municipality.[1] He was educated at the Celsius School in Uppsala.[2]

Amateur career

In 2020, Svärd won the Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship, a stroke ahead of William Wistrand, and topped the Swedish Teen Tour Order of Merit, earning the Annika Sörenstam Trophy. In 2021, he was selected to represent Europe in the Jacques Léglise Trophy, in which the Europeans prevailed 161⁄2 to 81⁄2 over the British at Falsterbo Golf Club, Sweden. He secured two points in foursomes paired with Tim Wiedemeyer.[3]

Svärd joined the National Team in 2021.[1] He won bronze in the 2021 European Boys' Team Championship in Denmark after Sweden lost the semi-final to Germany 3–4, where he beat Tim Wiedemeyer, 2 and 1.[4] He secured gold for Sweden at the 2024 European Amateur Team Championship in Italy after he won his Sunday singles match against Benjamin Reuter, 2 and 1, for a score of 3–2 in the final against the Netherlands.[5][6]

College career

Svärd enrolled at Northwestern University in 2022 as an economics major and started playing with the Northwestern Wildcats men's golf team.[2]

He earned Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year honors and won the Big Ten Championship both as a freshman and sophomore, joining only Luke Donald and Sid Richardson as two-time individual conference champions for the Wildcats.[7][8]

Professional career

Svärd placed 19th in the final 2026 PGA Tour University rankings and earned membership of the PGA Tour Americas for the remainder of the 2026 season.[9]

He made his professional debut at the Explore NB Open in New Brunswick, Canada, where he shot an opening round 64.[10] In his fourth start, he won the Manitoba Open with a par on the first playoff hole.[11]

Amateur wins

Source:[12][13]

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour Americas wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 23 Aug 2026 Manitoba Open −14 (67-65-64-70=266) Playoff United States Adam Duncan

Team appearances

Amateur

Sources:[4][13]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Team Roster: Daniel Svärd". Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Men's Golf Roster: Daniel Svärd". Northwestern Athletics. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Jacques Léglise Trophy". European Golf Association. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 "European Boys' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. ↑ Strömberg, Martin (13 July 2024). "EM-guld till herrlandslaget, Besegrade Nederländerna i dramatisk final" (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Sweden Wins European Amateur Team Championship in Italy". European Golf Association. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  7. ↑ Gilbert, Myles A. (3 May 2023). "Golf: Svärd wins 2023 Big Ten title". Inside NU. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Levin, Ascher (29 April 2024). "Men's Golf: 'Cats claim first Big Ten title in 18 years". Inside NU. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Daniel Svärd Earns Membership Through PGA Tour University". 2 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "2026 Explore NB Open". PGA Tour. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Strömberg, Martin. "Svärd segrare efter särspel". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Daniel Svärd". Golfdata. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Daniel Svärd". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
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