| Erik Tjärnberg | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Karl Erik Tjärnberg |
| Born | (2006-04-09) 9 April 2006 Huddinge, Stockholm County, Sweden |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Huddinge, Stockholm County, Sweden |
| Career | |
| College | East Tennessee State University |
| Status | Amateur |
| Current tour | Nordic Golf League |
Karl Erik Tjärnberg (born 9 April 2006) is a Swedish amateur golfer. He won the 2025 Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship and bronze at the 2024 European Boys' Team Championship.
Early life
Tjärnberg was raised in Segeltorp, Huddinge Municipality and represents Kristianstad Golf Club.[1]
Amateur career
Tjärnberg had success on the junior circuit and won the 2025 Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship.[2]
He represented his country at the 2024 European Boys' Team Championship in Austria where they finished 3rd, behind France and England.[3]
In the summer of 2025, Tjärnberg made six starts on the Nordic Golf League, where he won the Golfkusten Blekinge by 4 strokes ahead of Tobias Edén, to earn his first Official World Golf Ranking points.[4][5]
He had a successful 2026 where he finished 4th at the Portuguese International Amateur Championship, 3rd at the Spanish International Amateur Championship, and runner-up at the Lytham Trophy in England, to sit second in the European Golf Association's European Amateur Order of Merit at the conclusion of the Front 9 swing in May.[6]
College career
Tjärnberg has accepted a golf scholarship to East Tennessee State University and will start playing with the East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's golf team in the fall of 2026.[7][8]
Amateur wins
- 2022 Slaget om Skåne - Elit #3, Teen Tour Future #3
- 2023 Slaget om Skåne - Elit #3
- 2024 Slaget om Stockholm - Elit #2
- 2025 Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship, Ljunghusen Junior Games
Source:[9]
Professional wins (1)
Nordic Golf League wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 May 2025 | Golfkusten Blekinge (as an amateur) |
−14 (71-66-65=202) | 4 strokes | Tobias Edén |
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2024
Sources:[10]
References
- Persson, Patrik (30 August 2022). "Gulddrömmen som sprack: "Golfen är brutal på så sätt"". Kristianstadbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- Bergman, Andreas (12 August 2025). "KGK-talangen om framtiden i Tennessee: "Sa redan på bussen"". Norra Skånes Tidningar (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- "News, France wins Jean-Louis Dupont Trophy". European Golf Association. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- Nilsson, Jerry (2 May 2025). "Tonåringen bara bäst – fast tvåan tog prispengarna". Blekinge Läns Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- "Erik Tjärnberg". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- "European Amateur Order of Merit: Men". European Golf Association. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- Nilsson, Patric (6 May 2026). "KGK-stjärnan slår Europa med häpnad: "Helt sjukt"". Kristianstadbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- "O'Callaghan inks No. 1 U19 Swedish Golfer, Erik Tjarnberg". East Tennessee State Buccaneers. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- "Player Profile Erik Tjärnberg". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- "Erik Tjärnberg". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
External links
- Erik Tjärnberg at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Erik Tjärnberg at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)